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practitioners" in cases of this kind, but at present county councilsand similar bodies have no power to pay such fees.

UNEBRIETY writes :-" Can any of your readers tell me if ’sparteinecan be substituted for ’atropine’ in the injection treatment foralcoholism and morphinism, and where atropine’ is not wellborne ? "

Worried.-In our opinion the surveyor is right. Our correspondentmust pay his proportion of his predecessor’s assessment ; but at theend of the financial year, April 5th next, he is entitled to computehis income for the year then ending, and if he finds that he has paidtax on more than his actual income he can claim the repayment ofthe amount overpaid.

Miss F. M. writes to us in reference to finding a home for a tuberculouschild, aged seven years, whose spine is affected. The mother of thechild is a widow and cannot afford to pay anything in support of thechild. If any of our readers can suggest any course to be pursuedthey are requested to write to 13, Glencairn-crescent. Edinburgh.

.Chiro " can obtain official recognition as a surgeon" by entering one of ’,the recognised medical schools, passing the examinations belongingto the medical curriculum, and paying his fee for registration. Hewill be fortunate if this costs him less than £800. The "professionof surgeon-chiropodist " does not exist.

Rob.-The medical adviser in the case can recommend the specialistwho should be consulted and can also say if there is any feature in

symptoms or treatment upon which a second opinion is wanted.

,Dr. R. H. Steen.-We agree with our correspondent and are sorry thatby a slip the term escaped correction.

Oxygen Baths.-Our correspondent will find information in THE LANCETof Nov. 4th, 1905, p. 1338.

.J. G.-Such appliances are useless. No medical man holds any otherview.

ERRATUM.—In the report of the Clinical Society’s meeting whichappeared in THE LANCET of Dec. 16th the name Mr. W. A.Davidson of Shepherd’s Bush (p. 1773. paragraph 3, line 4) should havebeen given as Dr. J. Davidson of Uxbridge.

-COMMUNICATIONS not noticed in our present issue will receive attentionin our next.

Medical Diary for the ensuing Week.OPERATIONS.

METROPOLITAN HOSPITALS.MONDAY (25th).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.

Thomas’s (3.30 P.M.), St. George’s (2 P.M.), St. Mary’s (2.30 r.ns.),Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), Westminster (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.),Samaritan (Gynaeeological, by Physicians, 2 P.M.), Soho-square(2 P.M.), City Orthopoedic (4 P.M.), Gt. Northern Central (2.30 P.M.),West London (2.30 P.M.), London Throat (9.30 A.M.), Roval Free(2 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Royal Ear (2 P.M.), Children, Gt. Ormond-street (3 p M.).

TUESDAY (26th).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), StThomas’s (3.30 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), West-minster (2 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), University College(2 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), St. Mary’s (1 P.M.), St. Mark’s s(2.30 P.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.), Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat(9.30 A.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Soho-square (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.), CentralLondon Throat and Ear (2 P.M.), Children, Gt. Ormond-street

(2 P.M.. Ophthalmic. 2 15 P.M.).WEDNESDAY (27th).-St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), University College

(2 P.M.), Royal Free (2 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), Charing Cross,(3 P.M.), St. Thomas’s (2 P.M.), London (2 P.M.), King’s College(2 P.M.), St. George’s (Ophthalmic, 1 P.M.), St. Mary’s (2 P.M.),National Orthopaedie (10 A.M.), St. Peter’s (2 P.M.), Samaritan<(9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Gt. Northern Central (2.30 r.r2.), West.minster (2 P.M.), Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat (9.30 A.M.),Cancer (2 P.M.), Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.),Royal Bar (2 P.M.), Royal Orthopaedie (3 P.M.), Children, Gt.

Ormond-street (9.30 A.M.. Dental, 2 P.M.).RSDAY (28th),-St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’s

(3.30 P.M.), University College (2 P.M.), Charing Cross (3 P.M.), St.George’s (1 P.M.), London (2 P.M.), King’s College (2 P.M.), Middlesex(1.30 P.M.), St. Mary’s (2.30 P.M.), Soho-square (2 P.M.), North-WestLondon (2 P.M.), Gt. Northern Central (Gynaecological. 2.30 P.M.).Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat (9.30 A.M.), St. Mark’s s(2 P.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Throat, Golden-square(9.30 A.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.). Royal Orthopaedie (9 A.M.), Royal Ear(2 P.M.), Children, Gt. Ormond street (2.30 P.M.).

’iFRIDAY (29th).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.Thomas s (3.30 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), CharingCross (3 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), King’s College (2 P.M.), St. Mary’s e(2 P.M.), Ophthalmic (10 A.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.), Gt.Northern Central (2.30 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), LondonThroat (9.30 A.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.). Throat,Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), City Orthopaedic (2.30 P.M.), Soho-square(2 P.M.), Central London Throat and Ear (2 P.M.), Children, GtOrmond-street (9 A.M., Aural, 2 P.M.).

SATURDAY (30th).-Royal Free (9 A.M.), London (2 r.nc.), Middlesex(1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’s (2 P.M.), University College (9.15 A.M.),Charing Cross (2 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), St Marv’s (10 P.M.),Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Children, Gt.Ormond-street (9.30 A.M.).

At the Royal Eye Hospital (2 P.M.), the Royal London Ophthalmic(10 A.M.), the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic (1.30 P.M.), and theCentral London Ophthalmic Hospitals operations are performed daily.

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