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MEDICAL NOTES IN PARLIAMENT.

Vaccunation Grants.IN the House of Commons, in Committee of Supply on the Civil

Service Estimates, on the 6th inst., on the vote of £ 448,968 for the Local ’,Government Board, Dr. Clark hoped that the President of the LocalGovernment Board would now prove that Scotland obtained more

grants in aid per head of the population than England did. He foundthat, so far as the medical vote in England was concerned, the medicalvaccination vote was £ 21,724, against £ 400 for Scotland. In regard to Ithe whole medical vote, he complained that they were giving in Englandtwice as much in proportion to population as they gave in Scotland,and that they made the Scotch taxpayer pay a portion of the Englishcharge.-Mr. Bradlaugh begged to move the reduction of the vote by£ 1564, the item for the national vaccine establishment.-Mr. Pictonasked the President of the Local Government Board seriously to con-sider the issue which had now been reached and the propriety ofinstituting some new inquiry into the new position which this questionhad assumed medically, so as to relieve parents whose feelings stoodbetween their conscientious duty to their children on the one hand andtheir sense of loyalty to the law on the other.—Mr. Caldwell said thatthe value of vaccination was admitted in Scotland, and in cases inwhich it was neglected it was performed by the parochial boards at thecost of the ratepayers. Why, then, should the ratepayers in Englandbe relieved to a certain extent out of the public revenue?-Mr. Ritchiesaid that if Scotland had a grievance, it would end with the presentvote, as in future the whole duty would devolve upon the local rate-payers ; but still, as matters now stood, he did not think that Scotlandwould be found to suffer any injustice when all the grants in aidgiven to Scotland were compared with those given to England.-Mr. Channing said that the vaccination returns moved for by himself andgranted by the Government amply supported the contention which

persons interested in this question had put forward again and again-viz., that there had been a very serious increase in the proportion ofdeaths of children under one year of age through causes and diseaseswhich were alleged by certain scientitic men to be associated withvaccination.-Sir W. G. Hunter said his experience in India led him tothe conclusion that compulsory vaccination was absolutely necessary forthe protection of the inhabitants from small-pox. Experience alsoshowed the necessity for revaccination, in order to protect individualsfrom attacks of the disease. As to the supposed introduction of sub-stances other than vaccine into the system, Dr. Buchanan, in his report,showed that the number of cases in which allegations of that naturewere made might be reduced to nil on careful examination.-Dr. Mac-donald remarked that from a very different point of view he must givehis vote in favour of the proposal of the member for Northampton,because he considered this system of public vaccination to be altogetherwrong. The trouble in reference to vaccination had come mainly fromthe office of public vaccinator. There was, he believecl, a great deal ofheartburning among members of the medical profession because oneman in a district got all the vaccination grants year after year, while theclaims of other practitioners were wholly overlooked.-Dr. Tanner saidthat all the objections which had been raised had been refuted againand again. It did not at all follow that vaccination was to blame forthe outbreaks of erysipelas which had been described as occurring inwaves. He sincerely hoped that the Government would take some stepsto obtain an inquiry into the subject, to satisfy all reasonable doubtsand objections thrown out by hon. members, and set the matter at restonce and for ever. It would be a very terrible thing if the anti-vaceina-tion doctrines were to spread.—Colonel Nolan, Mr. Whitbread, andDr. Fitzgerald having spoken, Mr. Ritchie said that he could not holdout any hope that the Government would take any step to put an end tothe law as it now existed, because their opinion was very strong thatanything in that way might result in consequences of the most disastrouscharacter to the people of this country. The committee divided, and thenumbers were : For the reduction of the vote 45 ; against, 154 ;majority 109.

Appointments.Successful applicants for Vacancies, Secretaries of Public Institutions, and

others possessing information suitable for this column are invited toforward it to THE LANCET Office, d’irected to the Sub-Editor, not laterthan 9 o’clock on the Thursday morning of each week for publication inthe next number. -

BUGGY, Louis, L.K.Q.C.P. Irel., L.M., has been appointed ResidentPhysician to the Mater Misericordiæ Hospital, Dublin.

BYRXE, JOHN, L.K.Q.C.P., L.R.C.S. Irel., has been appointed JuniorResident Surgeon to the Mater Misericordiæ Hospital, Dublin.

CALDERWOOD, GEORGE, M.D., M.B. & C.M. Glas., has been reappointedMedical Officer of Health, Egremont.

COTES, C. E. H., M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S., has been appointed Surgeon toOut-patients, Great Northern Central Hospital Holloway-road, N.,caused by the promotion to the In-patient" Department of C. B.Lockwood, F.R.C.S.

McWEENEY, EDMOND, M.B., M.Ch. R.U.I., has been appointed Patho-logist to the Mater Miserieordias Hospital, Dublin.

MOMSON. RUTHERFORD, M.D., F.R.C.S. Ed., has been appointedAssistant Surgeon to the Royal Infirmary, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

1IoRRIS, Mr. WILLIAM R., has been appointed Senior Resident Surgeon’

to the Mater Misericordiæ Hospital, Dublin.XAPIER, A. D. LEITH, M.D. Aber., F.R.S. Ed., M.R.C.P. Lond., has

been appointed Physician Accoucheur to the St. Pancras andNorthern Dispensary, vice R. Boxall, M.D., M.R.C.P. Lond., resigned.

XtEMEX, FREDK. WM., M.A. Ca,mb., M.R.C.S., L.S.A., has beenappointed Assistant Medical Officer to the Royal Albert Asylum forIdiots and Imbeciles of the Northern Counties, Lancaster, viceTheo. B. Hyslop, M.B., C.M., appointed Assistant Medical Officerto the Bethlem Royal Hospital.

OWEX, LLOYD, D.C., F.R.C.S.I., has been appointed First RichardMiddlemore Post-graduate Lecturer in connexion with the Birming.ham and Midland Eye Hospital.

SHEA, J. GOODWIN, L.R.C.S. Irel., L.K.Q.C.P. Irel., has been appointedMedical Officer to the parishes of Brampton and Walton, also to theIndustrial Schools in the Chesterfleld Union, in succession to Richd.Jeffreys, M.R.C.S., L.S.A., who has resigned.

SHELDON, R. GARXETT, M.R.C.S., L.S.A., has been appointed HouseSurgeon to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary, vice E. J. T. Steele,M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., resigned.

SMITH, P. CALDWELL, M.A. Glas., M.D., M.B. and C.M., has beenappointed Lecturer on Practical Hygiene in the Western MedicalSchool, Glasgow.

SYERS, H. W., M.D., M.R.C.P., has been appointed to the vacant officeof Physician to Out-patients, Great Northern Central Hospital,Holloway-road, N., caused by the promotion to the In-patientDepartment of E. Clifford Beale, M.B., M.R.C.P.

THOMSON, JOHN ANSTRUTHER MULVILLE, L.K.Q.C.P.I., L.R.C.S.I.,has been appointed Certifying Factory Surgeon, Bradford-on-Avon.and District, vice Lovel, retired.

VacanciesIn complianceicith the desire of numerous subscribers, it has been decided

to resume the publication under this head of brief particulars of thevarious Vacancies which are announced in our advertising columns.For further information i-egardiitg each vacancy reference should bemade to the advertisement.

BRADFORD INFIRMARY AND DISPENSARY.-House Physician. Salary.6100 per annum, with board.

CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEST, Victoria-park, E.-Assistant Physician.

DOVER HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY.-House Surgeon. Salary £ 100a year, with furnished apartments, board, coals, lights, andattendance.

GRANTHAM FRIENDLY AND TRADES’ SOCIETIES MEDICAL INSTITUTION.-Resident Medical Officer. Salary £ 150 per annum, and midwiferyfees, with residence, coals, gas, and rates free.

HOME AND INFIRMARY FOR SICK CHILDREN, Sydenham. - HonoraryAssistant Medical Officer to attend out-patients.

LANCASHIRE COUNTY ASYLUM, Rainhill, near Liverpool. - ResidentMedical Superintendent. Salary L1000 per annum, with certainallowances.

LONDON TEMPERANCE HOSPITAL, Hampstead-road, N.W.-Junior House-Surgeon.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE BOROUGH LUNATIC ASYLUM.-Superintendent.Salary £ 450 per annum, with furnished quarters, coals, gas, washing,and vegetables.

PADDINGTON -GREEN CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.-Honorary Physician.ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.—Examiners in Anatomy

and Physiology for the Fellowship.ROYAL SOUTH HANTS INFIRMARY.—Surgeon. Also Assistant Surgeon.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

COTrON.-On the 2nd inst., at Spencer-square, Ramsgate, the wife ofCharles Cotton, M.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., of a son.

GROSS.—On the 3rd inst., at East Dulwich-grove, S.E., the wife ofCharles Gross, M.D. Lond., F.R.C.S. Eng. &c., of a son.

WALLACE.-On the 81st ult., at Howard Lodge, Cardiff, the wife ofThos. Wallace, M.D., of a daughter.

I MARRIAGES.

COLE—SAWYERR.—On the 4th ult., at St. George’s Cathedral, SierraLeone, by the Venerable Archdeacon Robbin, Sylvester John Cole,

, M.B., C.M., Assistant Colonial Surgeon, Gold Coast Colony, toAdeline Nancy, only daughter of the Honorable T. J. Sawyerr,Merchant, and Member of the Legislative Council, Sierra Leone,West Africa.

SAWYER—McLEOD.—On the 13th ult., at St. Andrew’s Church,Darjeeling, by the Rev. A. M. Rolfe, Edmund Stratton, son ofGeorge Capellen Sawyer, Esq., of 40, Brompton-square, London, toJane Alexandra (Jean), second daughter of Bngade-Surgeon K.McLeod, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., of H.M. Indian Medical Service.

WEBB—NlCHOLSON.—On the 3rd inst., at All Saints’, Kensington-park,Hugh Webb, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., of Wentworth House, Parsons-green, to Clarissa Constance, second daughter of John Nicholson,Esq., of the G.P.O., and Leamington-road-villas, Westbourne-park, W.

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DEATHS.BRUCE.-On Sept. 16th, at Murrumburrah, N.S.W., Dr. Jas. Bruce,

M.R.C.S. (St. Bartholomew’s), late of Kidsgrove, aged 47.LAVIES.—On the 3rd inst., at Pimlico, Joseph Samuel Lavies, M.D. Ed.,

F.R.C.S. Ed., M.R.C.S., senior medical officer of Millbank Prison,aged 65.

PECK.-On the 31st ult., at Addison-road, Kensington, Robert HolmanPeck, M.A., M.B. Oxon., M.R.C.S., F.L.S., aged 33.

STOKOE.—On the 30th ult., at the residence of his son-in-law, Col. Baby,Richard Stokoe, M.D., late of Peckham-rye, in his 84th year.

WALTER.—On the 5th inst., at Tarrazona, Bournemouth, William Walter,M.D., formerly of Stephen’s Green, Dublin, aged 76.

WINTERBOTTOM.—On the 22nd ult., on board the steamship Circassian,Edwin John Winterbottom, M.R.C.S.,L.D.S., of St. George’s Ranche,Calgary, Canada, and late of Sloane-street, London, S.W., aged 53.Buried at sea.

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