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except in the case of officers who have served under the WarOffice or the Government of India, to whom £20 only will beissued. Further particulars and forms of application maybe obtained from the Secretary, Military Department,Room 157, India Office, Whitehall, S.W. 1. Envelopes shouldbe clearly marked in the top left-hand corner "TemporaryI.M.S."

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ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.

Lieut.-Col. S. G. Butler, D.S.O., relinquishes the actingrank of Colonel on ceasing to be specially employed.Major F. Casement, D.S.O., relinquishes the acting rank

of Lieutenant-Colonel on ceasing to command a MedicalUmt.Major M. F. Grant relinquishes the acting rank of Lieu-

tenant-Colonel.Temp. Capt. R. McRae relinquishes the acting rank of

Major.Capt. J. C. Denvir, from T.F., to be Captain.Capt. A. Watson, D.S.O., is seconded for service with the

Egyptian Army.Capt. E. C. Linton, from Spec. Res., to be Captain.D. C. Smelzer to be temporary Captain.Officers relinquishing their commissions: Temp. Major

E.P.G. Causton (and retains the rank of Major). Temp. Capts.granted the rank of Major : J. S. Lloyd, V. H. Mason, M.C.,G. B. Warburton. Temporary Captains retaining the rank ofCaptain: F. J. McCarthy, T. Readman, S. P. Pollard, L. G.Reynolds, S. Potter, W. E. Cooke, D. B. Spence, H. V.Swindate, R. L. Jones, A. G. Morris, A. F. Fraser, W. J. D.Smyth, C. C. Twort, A. R. Gunn, W. G. Gordon, J. Hewat,C. H. Philips, H. W. Garden, T. G. Evans, T. T. B. Watson,V. R. Hirsch, G. W. Beresford, J. W. Potter, V. C. W.Vickers, G. R. Sinclair, A. Murdoch, A. E. Ainscow, R. S.Morshead, M.C., W. W. Stacey, J. Dickson, M.C., T. L.Jones. R. Adam, R. K. Robertson, H. L. Attwater, J. M.Sheridan, W. Niccol, E. H. Good, V. C. James, L. G. Jacob,F. G. Beatty, V. Wallace, C. St. A. Vivian, S. G. Gordon,A. Bremner, E. J. Selby, C. W. Aikman, J. M. MacKay,M.C., T. Jones, D. Bird, C. Sherris, E. J. Stuckey, A. V.Ledger, C. Murray, R. Jamison, W. Robertson, J. N. G.Nolan, I. Hodgkinson, J. A. Thom, W. C. Stevenson (onceasing to serve with the Home Hospitals Reserve), J. W.Brown, H. D. Matthews, H. M. Godfrey. Temp. Lieut. J.Black (and retains the rank of Lieutenant).

Lieut. (temp. Capt.) G. E. Spicer, M.C., resigns his com-mission.

SPECIAL RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Capt. M. D. Vint relinquishes his commission and retainsthe rank of Captain.

TERRITORIAL FORCE.

General List.-Capt. (acting Major) F. Scroggie, M.C.,relinquishes the acting rank of Major on ceasing to bespecially employed.Capt. W. C. D. Hills relinquishes his commission and retains

the rank of Captain.1st Southern General Hospital: Capt. J. W. Stretton is

restored to the establishment.lst Western General Hospital: Capt. (acting Major) C. T.

Holland relinquishes the acting rank of Major on ceasing tobe specially employed.

TERRITORIAL FORCE RESERVE.

Lieut.-Col. H. Davy, K.B.E., C.B., from 4th SouthernGeneral Hospital, to be Colonel.

ROYAL AIR FORCE.

Major E. C. Clements (R.A.M.C., T.F.) is granted a

temporary commission as Major on seconding to the R.A.F.The undermentioned are transferred to the unemployed

list: Capts. C. J. Miner, P. C. Parr, A. Kirkhope ; Lieut.W. J. S. Cameron.Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants: T. J. X. Canton,

P. McDiarmid. __

AUXILIARY ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS FUNDS.

The usual quarterly committee meeting was held on

Dec. 19th at 11, Chandos-street, Cavendish-square, W.Three grants were made in the benevolent branch forofficers amounting to .E290, and 14 grants in the relief branchfor the rank and file amounting to ;E624. These funds arefor the relief of widows and orphans of commissioned officersand non-commissioned officers and men of the rank and fileof the Royal Army Medical Corps, Special Reserve,Territorial Force, and New Armies, and also for the relief ofthe children of those who have been so severely damaged inthe present war that they need help for the education ofchildren. Requests for relief should be addressed to thehonorary secretary at the offices of the funds at 11, Chandos-street, Cavendish-square, W. 1.

URBAN VITAL STATISTICS.

(Week ended Dec. 20th, 1919.)Enghsh and Welsh Towns.-In the 96 English and Welsh

towns, with an aggregate civil population estimated at16,500,000 persons, the annual rate of mortality, which hadbeen 13-8, 14’4, and 13-9 in the three preceding weeks, rose to14-6 per 1000. In London, with a population slightly exceed-ing 4,000,000 persons, the annual death-rate was 15’3, or 1’9per 1000 above that recorded in the previous week, whileamong the remaining towns the rates ranged from 6-1 inSwindon, 7’2 in Southampton, and 7-6 in Warrington, to20’5 in Hastings, 22’8 in Sunderland, and 23’0 in Dewsbury.The principal epidemic diseases caused 297 deaths, whichcorresponded to an annual rate of 0’9 per 1000, and comprised88 from measles, 78 from diphtheria, 51 from infantile diar-rhaea, 39 from whooping-oough, 35 from scarlet fever, and 6from enteric fever. Measles caused a death-rate of 1’7 inBurnley and in Darlington, 2-4 in Preston, 2’7 in Barrow-in-Furness, and 3’3 in Barnsley; and diphtheria of 1’2 inPlymouth. The 64 deaths from influenza were 17 belowthe number recorded in the previous week, and included18 in London, 4 in Leicester, and 3 each in Manchesterand Salford. There were 2942 cases of scarlet fever and1822 of diphtheria under treatment in the MetropolitanAsylums Hospitals and the London Fever Hospital, against2947 and 1796 respectively at the end of the previous week.The causes of 35 deaths in the 96 towns were uncertified,and included 6 in Liverpool, 5 in London, and 3 each inBirmingham and Sunderland.

Scotch Towns.—In the 16 largest Scotch towns,with an aggre-gate population estimated at nearly 2,500,000 persons, theannual rate of mortality, which had been 15’0, 15’3, and 13’5in the three preceding weeks, fell to 13’2 per 1000. The281 deaths in Glasgow corresponded to an annual rate of13’1 per 1000, and included 6 from infantile diarrhoea, 5from diphtheria, 3 from measles, and 2 from scarlet fever.The 86 deaths in Edinburgh were equal to a rate of 13-3per 1000, and included 3 from diphtheria, and 1 each from

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measles and scarlet fever.

i Irish Towns.-The 133 deaths in Dublin corresponded toan annual rate of 17’1, or 1’8 per 1000 below that recorded in

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cough, diphtheria, and infantile diarrhoea. The 185 deathsin Belfast were equal to a rate of 24-1 per 1000, and included32 from measles, 4 from scarlet fever, and 1 each fromenteric 1ever and diphtheria.

(Week ended Dec. 27th, 1919.)English and Welsh Towns.-In the 96 English and Welsh

towns, with an aggregate civil population estimated at16,500,000 persons, the annual rate of mortality, which hadbeen 144, 13°9, and 14-6 in the three preceding weeks, fell to

12 0 per 1000. In London, with a population slightly exceed-ing 4,000,000 persons, the annual death-rate was 10’6, or 4’7per 1000 below that recorded in the previous week, whileamong the remaining towns the rates ranged from 3-5in Eastbourne, 49 in Ilford, and 6-2 in Smethwick, to20-1- in St. Helens, 20-7 in Barnsley, and 26-1 in WestHartlepool. The principal epidemic diseases caused 275deaths, which corresponded to an annual rate of 0-9 per1000, and comprised 87 from measles, 82 from diphtheria, 41from infantile diarrhoea, 40 from whooping-cough, 22 fromscarlet fever, and 3 from enteric fever. Measles caused adeath-rate of 1-8 in Sunderland, 2-0 in Dewsbury, 2-2 inBurnley, 2-9 in Preston, and 3’3 in Barnsley; scarlet feverof 1-2 in Cardiff; and diphtheria of 2-0 in Willesden. The43 deaths from influenza were 21 below the number registeredin the previous week, and included 12 in London and 3 eachin Stoke-on-Trent and Hull. There were 2873 cases of scarletfever and 1862 of diphtheria under treatment in the Metro-politan Asylums Hospitals and in the London Fever Hos-pital, against 2942 and 1822 respectively at the end of theprevious week. The causes of 30 deaths in the 96 towns wereuncertified, and included 3 each in London, Birmingham,Liverpool, and Blackpool.

Scotch Towns.—In the 16 largest Scotch towns, with anaggregate population estimated at nearly 2,500,000 persons,the annual rate of mortality, which had been 15-3, 13-5, and13’2 in the three preceding weeks, rose to 14-8 per 1000. The316 deaths in Glasgow corresponded to an annual rate of 14-7per 1000, and included 3 each from measles, diphtheria, andinfantile diarrhoea, and 1 from scarlet fever. The 90 deathsin Edinburgh were equal to a rate of 13’9 per 1000, andincluded 3 each from measles and diphtheria and 1 fromscarlet fever.

Irish To2vns.-The 92 deaths in Dublin corresponded to anannual rate of 11-8, or 5-3 per 1000 below that recorded inthe previous week, and included 2 each from scarlet fever,whooping-cough, and infantile diarrhoea. The 156 deaths inBelfast were equal to a rate of 20-3 per 1000, and included 19from measles, 3 from scarlet fever, 2 each from diphtheriaand infantile diarrhoea, and 1 from whooping-cough.