628 THE R. W. MICHELL, MEMORIAL.—THE SERVICES.

Stockport.Of 5668 elementary school children submitted to

routine medical examination 33-85 per cent. were

found defective. 8-7 per cent. were found sufferingfrom enlarged tonsils and adenoids, and two-thirdsof this number were referred for operative treatment.12-94 per cent. had defective vision, 1-55 per cent.had otorrhoea, and, in addition, 2-82 per cent. sufferedfrom deafness-" largely the result of untreatedtonsils and adenoids." , During the year treatmentwas received by just over half the number requiring it.The addition of a school dentist to the medical staffhas been a step forward. There are no nursery schools.A scheme for effective supervision of physical educa-tion and for inaugurating the treatment of remedial

defects has been approved by the authority. Seventy-five children per meal attended the feeding centres, asagainst 37 during the previous year. These children.are weighed once a fortnight.

THE R. W. MICHELL MEMORIAL.

IT has been suggested by many of his old friendsthat some form of permanent memorial should beinstituted at Cambridge in memory of the late Dr.R. W. Michell, who lost his life in July, 1916, as aresult of wounds received whilst rescuing woundedon the Somme. After holding a demonstratorship inanatomy in the University, Michell remained inCambridge, where his practice was chiefly among theundergraduates and younger graduates. His keen-ness and energy, his enthusiasm for the young life ofthe University, his desire to give the best of hisexperience to those who needed it among activeundergraduates, endeared him to successive genera-tions. Heart strain was one of the conditions heparticularly laboured to understand, so that he mightguide aright the natural bent of the sporting man.He was one of the first practitioners to make use ofthe electro-cardiograph as a regular routine in hisclinical practice. As at one time he captained theCollege boat at Caius, and continued to take anunselfish interest in Cambridge rowing, it is proposed ’,that the memorial should take the form of a challengecup, to be awarded every year to the successfulCollege Boat Club in the Lent and May races, and invarious annual rowing and sculling events. Sub-scriptions, limited to J62 2s., may be sent to Dr. C. H. S.Taylor, 3, Trinity-street, Cambridge.

The Services.ROYAL NAVAL MEDICAL SERVICE.

Surg. Lieut. A. C. Anderson to be Surg. Lieut.-Comdr.The following appointments have been made :-Surg.

Comdrs.-P. M. Rivaz to R.N. Hospl., Chatham ; G. A. S.Hamilton to Vivid for Youths’ Training Establishment ;W. P. Walker to Victory for R.N. Barracks (temp.) ; W. 1-1.Edgar to Wildfire for Sheerness Yard and Barracks ; F. H.Hall to Renozvn; R. R. Horley to Pembroke, addl.. forR.N. Barracks (temp.) ; and S. F. Dudley to President,addl., for Greenwich College, and as Prof. of ClinicalPathology.

Surg. Lieut.-Comdrs.-P. B. Wallis to Colleen, addl.,for Haulbowline Hospl. and Yard ; J. Kirker to TT’ildfire,and for Sheerness Yard ; E. MacEwan to Titania ; C. H. M.Gimlette to Ambrose; and A. Fairley to Cordelia ; R. J. G.Parnell, A. G. V. French, M. C. Mason, S. W. Grimwade,A. B. Clark, and M. J. Aitken to President, add:., for fivemonths’ course of instruction to join R.N. College, Greenwich.

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.

The King has approved of the following appointments :—

To be Colonels Commandant : Lieut.-Gen. Sir A. Keogh,Hon. Col. R.A.M.C., T.F. ; Lieut.-Gen. Sir A. T. Sloggett ; Maj.-Gen. Sir T. J. Gallwey; Surg.-Gen. Sir F. W. ITrevor.

Lieut.-Cols. A. W. Hooper (granted the rank of Col.)and B. W. Longhurst retire on ret. pay.

Lieut.-Col. D. Lawson is placed on ret. pay.Maj. W. R. O’Farrell to be temp. Lieut.-Col. whilst

spec. empld. as A.D. of P.Capt. D. T. M. Large to be temp. Maj. whilst spec. empld.

as D.A.D. of-P.Capt. W. H. Dye is seed. for service under the Colonial

Office.Temp. Capts. relinquish their commns. : F. K. Kerr

(granted the rank of Lieut.-Col.), E. Lauzon and W. S.Angus (retain the rank of Capt.).

ARMY DENTAL CORPS.

Flight Lieut. G. F. Charles, from R.A.F., Dental Branch,to be Capt.Temp. Lieuts. G. Hepburn and A. R. B. Littlar relinquish

their commns. on ceasing to be employed as dental surgeonsand retain the rank of Lieut.

.. TERRITORIAL FORCE.

Maj. A. Bird, having attained the age limit, is retired andretains the rank of Major, with permission to wear theprescribed uniform.

Maj. H. H. B. Cunningham to be D.A.D.M.S., 53rd(Welsh) Divn.

Capts. E. F. Skinner and T. M. Jamieson to be Majs.Maj. A. J. Gibson (late R.A.M.C., Spec. Res.), to be

Capt., and relinquishes the rank of Maj.Capt. J. L. Lawry (late R.A.M.C.) to be Capt.Capt. S. McNaughton (late R.A.M.C.) to be Lieut., and

relinquishes the rank of Capt.Lieut. D. C. Graham to be Capt.2nd Lieut. A. Pain (late Tank Corps) to be Lieut.A. S. Pern to be Lieut.1st W. Gen. Hosp.—Capt. W. Permewan, having attained

the age limit, is retired, and retains the rank of Capt.TERRITORIAL FORCE RESERVE.

Col..T. A. Jones, having attained the age limit, is retired,and retains the rank of Col., with permission to wear theprescribed uniform. -

INDIA AND THE INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE.

Maj. F. T. Thompson to be Lieut.-Col.Major (retd.) to be Lieut.-Colonel (retd.) : M. Dick.The King has approved the retirement of Lieut.-Col.

H. J. Walton.The King has approved the relinquishment of their temp.

commns. by the undermentioned, and the grant of rank asspecified below : Capt. Sham Lal, Capt. Jatindra MohanMitra, in consequence of ill-health. And are permitted toretain the rank of Capt. : Harmusji Framji Maneckshaw,Dattatraya Mahadeo Bhatavadekar.

DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS.-The committee ofthe Christie (Cancer) Hospital, Manchester, has received thefollowing bequests : Miss M. E. Adshead £5067, Miss SophiaBenger £500, Mr. William Sutcliffe jE200, Miss Emily Scown2100.

NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE PARALYSED ANDEPILEPTTC.-A syllabus of post-graduate work for the termOctober-December has now been issued. Three courseswill be given at the Hospital : 1. A course of clinical lecturesand demonstrations will comprise attendance at out-patientclinics at 2 P.M., on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, andFridays, followed at 3.30 P.M. by lectures delivered by Dr.Hinds Howell, Dr. F. M. R. Walshe, Dr. Grainger Stewart,Dr. Risien Russell, Dr. Farquhar Buzzard, Dr. GordonHolmes, Dr. J. Collier, Mr. S. Scott, Dr. Russell Reynolds,Mr. D. J. Armour, Dr. S. A. Kinnier Wilson, Mr. P. W. G.Sargent, Dr. P. W. Saunders, Dr. James Taylor, and Mr.L. Paton. Provided sufficient entries are received, twoadditional courses will be given. Dr. Greenfield will give acourse of 10 lectures and demonstrations, at 12 noon, onMondays, commencing Oct. 3rd, on the Pathology of NervousSystem, and a course of 10 lectures will be given on theAnatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System by Dr.Gordon Holmes and Dr. Hinds Howell, at 12 noon, on Fridays,commencing Oct. 7th. A fee of £8 8s. will be charged for theclinical lectures and demonstrations, and those taking thiscourse will be entitled to attend the course in pathologywithout further payment. The fee for the pathologicalcourse alone or for the course in Anatomy and Physiologyalone is ;C5 5s. Holders of the Fellowship of Medicinesticket for the National Hospital will be admitted to theclinical lectures and demonstrations and to the course inpathology.

Further information can be obtained from Dr. C. bi.Hinds Howell, Dean of Medical School, Queen-square,Bloomsbury, London, W.C. 1.