International Otological Congress In Milan

Source: The British Medical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1014 (Jun. 5, 1880), p. 864
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 864 THE BRITISH MEDICAD JOURNAL. [June 5, 1880.
INTERNATIONAL OTOLOGICAL CONGRESS IN MILAN. familiar zymotic diseases was at the rate of 5.1 per thousand, being
The members of the first International Otological Congress held in New slightly below that for last week. Whooping-cough continues the most
York in 1876, decided that the second Congress should take place in prevalent, and caused deaths in all the towns, except Greenock and
the same city in which the International Ophthalmological Congress Perth. Acute diseases of the chest caused 103 deaths, or 15 less than
should meet. As the Ophthalmological Congress is to meet jn Milan, the number recorded for the previous week. One death from hydro
Dr. Voltolini of Breslau, Dr. Moos of Heidelberg, Dr. Politzer of phobia was registered in Edinburgh. The mean temperature was 53.6o,
Vienna, and Dr. Loewenberg of Paris, have decided that the Inter being 5.8o above that of the week immediately preceding, and 4.6o above
national Otological Congress shall also meet there from the 6th to the that of the corresponding week of 1879.
9th of September 1880. A local committee has been formed, consisting
ROYAL INFIRMARY, EDINBURGH.
of Professor Rossi of Rome, Dr. Sapolini and Dr. Restellini of Mil?n.
At the ordinary weekly meeting of the managers of the Royal
Gentlemen who intend to attend the Congress are requested to com
Infirmary, Edinburgh, held on Monday, the vacant post of Extra
municate with Professor Moos at Heidelberg; and those who intend to
read papers are. also invited to inform him of the fact. Assistant-Physician, recently created, was filled up by the appointment
of Dr. Andrew Smart, F.R.C.P.E. Of the other four candidates, one,
Dr. Byrom Bramwell, was disqualified as not yet being a Fellow of
SCOTLAND. the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. The close relation that
has always existed between the Infirmary and the College of Physicians,
TYPHOID FEVER IN GLASGOW, AND THE MILK-SUPPLY. and the active part taken by the College in the establishment and
continued success of the Infirmary, are the best warrants for the
The Barony Parochial Board, sitting as local authority, last week,
heard a most interesting and complete report by Dr. Christie regarding
regulation as to each medical officer appointed necessarily being a
Fellow. _
the outbreak of enteric fever at Possilpark. In his report, Dr. Christie,
after giving his investigations, made along with Dr. Russell, Medical MORTALITY OF THE PAST YEAR IN GLASGOW.
Officer of Health for the city, stated that there were epidemic circles Dr. J. B. Russell, Medical Officer of Health for the City of Glasgow,
of enteric fever at Possilpark, St. Rollox, High John Street, and New issued the mortality tables for the preceding year, last week. During
City Road?all apparently connected with one common source of infec that period, there were 12,450 deaths in Glasgow, equal to an annual
tion. The suspected source was the milk-supply of a wholesale milk mortality of 23 per 1,000; this is 6 per 1,000 less than the average of
dealer in the city. Without delay, the various farms from which the the previous ten years'; 5,224 were of children under five years of age,
milk-supply of this milk-dealer was derived were inspected, and within 1,401 were over five and under twenty years, 3,865 were over twenty
two days a suspected farm was discovered; and, having been visited by and under sixty years, and 1,960 were upwards of sixty. Consump
Dr. Russell personally, he sa>w reason to prohibit the delivery of milk. tion and other pulmonary diseases caused 4,700 deaths; nervous dis
This line of investigation was pursued by Dr. Russell and his well eases of children, etc., 1,602; infantile diseases, such as scarlet fever,
trained staff of assistant-inspectors without an hour's delay. It was 1,149; diarrhceal diseases, 288; and fevers, 198. As to the district
satisfactory, therefore, to know that the supposed source of infection mortalities in the city, they varied from 15 per 1,000 in Sandyford, to
had been cut off. He pointed out that there was no hospital accommo 36 per 1,000 in the Fligh Street and closes.
dation belonging to the Barony parish, and no disinfecting or washing
station. Regarding the drainage, he said the main sewer discharged GLASGOW INSTITUTION FOR DISEASES OF WOMEN.
itself into what appears to be the channel of a burn which, but for the The annual meeting of the supporters of the Glasgow Institution for
sewer, would be at present almost dry. In fact, the so-called burn was the Diseases of Women and Children was held in the Religious Institu
at present the common-sewer. During rains, there might be a con tion Rooms there last week. Dr. Robert Bell submitted the medical
siderable flow of water from surface and field drainage, quite sufficient report, which showed that 360 women had been treated during the
to flush the channel ; but, at other times, there may be absolutely none. year, and, during the same period, 230 children. He suggested that
At the present time, the daily discharge from at least sixty patients the institution should be rendered available for purposes of instruction
suffering from enteric fever, mixed up with the excreta of the entire to -students of medicine. The financial report was not so satisfactory
population of Possilpark (probably about five thousand), runs into the as could have been wished.
sluggish channel "of Possil Burn. He observed the appearance of a
well-beaten path along the side of the burn, and he was informed that IRELAND.
the footpath was frequented as the appearance indicated. In the vicinity
of the burn or common-sewer, this must always be a potential source of
In addition to the new vice-regal- medical appointments mentioned
danger; and at the present time, he had no hesitation in stating that
in the Journal of the 22nd ult., Dr. A. H. Jacob has been appointed
its contents were a virulent poison. The Possil Burn in its present
Surgeon-Oculist in Ordinary to His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant.
condition was a nuisance, and injurious to the public health. It was Dr. McDonnell, one of the Surgeons to the Lord-Lieutenant, should
agreed to remit the report to the subcommittee appointed to confer
have been designated Ex-President, not ^?-President of the Royal
with the law agent in defending the resolution of the local authority, to
College of Surgeons in Ireland, in the former notice.
form the Barony Special Drainage District ; and, in regard to the por
tion as to hospital accommodation, to instruct the inspectors to inquire ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND.
at neighbouring local authorities if the Barony Local Authority could,
The annual meeting of this College on Monday last was a largely
to a limited extent, participate in their existing hospital accommoda attended one. With a view of enabling provincial Fellows to vote for
tion, and upon what terms.
the election of the President, the Vice-President, and the Council,
RJEGISTRAR-GENERAL'S RETURNS. without coming to Dublin, Dr. Brunker^ a retired provincial Fellow
FA-QMathe returns of the Registrar-General for the week ending Satur and a member of the Council,, brought forward a motion to permit
day, .May 22nd, it appears that the death-rate in the eight principal Fellows to vote for these officers by proxy-papers. The proposal, how
towns was 23.7 per thousand of estimated population. This rate is 0.4 ever, was rejected by a-large majority. A motion was then made
above that for the corresponding week of last year, buti.i helow that and carried in favour of altering the day for the holding of the annual
for the previous week of the present year. The lowest (mortality was meeting of the College, in order that the provincial Fellows might be
?recorded in Aberdeen, vit., 18.6 per thousand; and itbe; highest in enabled more conveniently than at present to take part in its proceed
Perth, viz., 48.7 per thousand. The mortality from the; seven, most ingsi Considerable interest-was excited by a resolution brought for

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