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by Dr. M. BEVERLEY and after being carried unanimouslywas replied to by the officials named.A hearty vote of thanks to the President for taking the

chair was accorded on the motion of Dr. W. S. A. GRIFFITH.

THE MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND HYGIENICEXHIBITION.

THIS annual exhibition, which was opened at Queen’s Hall,Langham-place, on May 20th, continues to play a usefulrole inasmuch as it affords general practitioners, surgeons,hospital nurses, and others in London an opportunity ofmaking acquaintance with the newest special foods anddrugs and surgical and sanitary appliances. The organisingcommittee may be congratulated on now having estab-lished an annual event which has secured for its clientèlea very fair proportion of the medical profession. Theexhibition is distinctly instructive, although it is truethat many well-established preparations, drugs, and appli-ances are on view again and again, yet there will in-

variably be found some novelties marking the progress ofmedical science in its various collateral branches. At anyrate, the increasing number of physicians, surgeons, and themembers of hospital staffs who attend must be a veryencouraging fact to those concerned in organising theexhibition.A feature of the exhibition this year was the number

of electrical appliances shown. Thus, the exhibit of theGeneral Electric Company, 67, 69, 71, 88, and 92, QueenVictoria-street, E.C., attracted a good deal of interest

chiefly perhaps on account of the simple apparatus shownfor the production of ultra violet rays in photo thera-

peutics. This company also showed a useful apparatus forobtaining a direct current when only an alternating currentis available. Other apparatus for x-ray and highfrequency treatment was shown, while simple and convenientapparatus for the production of ultra violet rays from afour-inch spark induction coil with a condenser was

inspected by those interested in the execution of this treat-ment without involving cumbersome apparatus. ElectricBaths were exhibited by the Electric Trading Company, 52,Leadenhall-street, E.C., the Dowsing Radiant HeatingCompany, Limited, 24, Budge-row, Cannon-street, E.C.,and by the Sanitas Electrical Company, Limited, 7A, Soho-square, W. The last-named exhibited also a new lampfor the production of ultra violet rays. It is calledthe " Dermo lamp and has iron for its terminals,giving what has now been called an iron light. Messrs.Harry W. Cox, Limited, 9, 10, and 11, Cursitor-street,Chancery-lane, E.C., showed their latest x-ray apparatusand a new improved electrolytic break. The electric currentis utilised by Messrs. W. Bellack and Company, 147, Oxford-street, W., for actuating the "Muschik vibratorium," whichis a rapidly-pulsating hammer which is brought in directcontact with the body, the exciting penetrating vibrationstimulating the blood-flow and exercising a good effect,amongst other things, on stiff joints.There was again a fair display of hospital sanitary

appliances, Messrs. Doulton and Company’s (Lambeth, S.E.)eyhibit claiming, perhaps, first attention. They showedexamples of a special metallo-keramic joint as appliedto closets, a strong white glazed fire-clay mortuarytable, white vitreous cast-iron baths (on wheels) for hos-pital use, bed-pan sinks, and lavatories. Messrs. GeorgeJennings, Limited, 63 and 67, Lambeth Palace-road, S.E.,showed similar examples of improved sanitary appliancesadapted for general use and for hospitals and sana-

toriums, &c. Their patent valves by which hot watercannot be turned on without first opening the cold valveand by which without any risk of accident to the patientany desired temperature of water can be obtainedare well worth mentioning. Messrs. Defries, Limited,146 and 147, Houndsditch, E.C., exhibited the Pasteurfilter in various forms and the Equifex disinfectingand deodorising apparatus. The London Necropolis Com-pany, 121, Westminster-bridge-road, S.E., exhibited photo-graphs illustrating their methods of disposal of the dead’andthe cemetery at Brookwood, near Woking. This companyundertakes the so-called "earth-to-earth " disposal in whichthe natural dissolution of the body is favoured by the action

of the earth. Particulars were given also as to the conductof cremation and its cost.

Disinfecting compounds were well represented, as were

also special soaps. Messrs. Major, Limited, of Scullcoates,Hull, for example, showed a series of sanitary preparations.comprised under the distinctive term "Eucryl," includinga bath preparation, a toilet soap, an ointment, and a

tooth powder. The Jeyes Sanitary Compound Company,Limited, 64, Cannon-street, E. C., exhibited their well-knownCreolin compounds and Messrs. Newton, Chambers, andCo. of Thorncliffe, near Sheffield, decorated their stallwith a large variety of "Izal" preparations. The featureof the exhibit of 11 Oowana," Limited, 205, Victoria-street, S. ’V., was a special toilet soap said to contain

absolutely no animal matter or artificial colouring,the ingredients selected being of a specially pure descrip-tion. Attention, it is stated, is also paid to the avoidance ofalkaline excess without impairing the detergent power. TheBerkefeld Filter Company. Limited, of 121, Oxford-street, W.,submitted several examples of their new" tubor improvedgerm-proof filter to the notice of the visitors.As regards the section of special foods and drugs it may

be said that this display was somewhat smaller in scale thanin previous years, although very general interest was shownin the preparations of this class. We propose to deal withthis section next week.

(To be conc11vlecl.)

VITAL STATISTICS.

HEALTH OF ENGLISH TOWNS.

IN 76 of the largest English towns 8648 births and 4919deaths were registered during the week ending May 17th.The annual rate of mortality in these towns, which hadbeen 16’6 and 17’2 per 1000 in the two preceding weeks,further rose to 17’3 per 1000 last week. In London thedeath-rate was 16’2 per 1000, while it averaged 17’7 inthe 75 other large towns. The lowest death-rates in thesetowns were 7’2 in Walthamstow, 8’3 in Hornsey, 8’0 inWarrington, 9’4 in Devonport, 10 ’3 in Hastings and King’sNorton, 11’0 in Bournemouth, and 11-3 in Aston Manor; rthe highest rates were 23’5 in Bolton, 23’7 in SouthShields, 23-9 in Manchester, 24-9 in St. Helens, 25-7in Middlesbrough, 26’3 in Wigan, 264 in Sunderland,and 27 0 in Bootle. The 4919 deaths in these townsincluded 516 which were referred to the principalzymotic diseases, against 534, 489, and 519 in thethree preceding weeks ; of these 516 deaths 144 resultedfrom measles, 126 from whooping-cough, 67 from diphtheria,51 from scarlet fever, 49 from diarrhoea, 48 from small-pox,and 31 from "fever" (principally enteric). No death from

any of these diseases was registered last week in Hastings,Rotherham, or West Hartlepool ; in the other towns theycaused the lowest death-rates in Brighton, Portsmouth,Norwich, Wolverhampton, Derby, Birkenhead, and Halifax,and the highest rates in West Bromwich. St. Helens.

Barrow-in-Furness, Sunderland, South Shields, and Gates-head. The greatest mortality from measles was recordedin Bournemouth, St. Helens, Bury, Rochdale, Barrow-in-

Furness, Bradford, Sunderland, and Rhondda ; from scarletfever in West Bromwich, Smethwick, Bolton, and SouthShields ; from whooping-cough in Walsall, West Bromwich,Wallasey, Bootle, St. Helens, South Shields, Gateshead,and Tynemouth ; from 11 fever " in Merthyr Tydfil ; andfrom diarrhoea in Northampton and Merthyr Tydfil. The

mortality from diphtheria showed no marked excess in anyof the large towns. Of the 48 fa ;al cases of small-poxregistered last week 37 belonged Lo London, six to WestHam, and one each to Tottenham, Leyton, Birmingham,Newcastle, and Hornsey. The number of small-pox casesunder treatment in the Metropolitan Asylums hospitals,which had been 1515, 1442, and 1419 at the end of the threepreceding weeks, had further declined to 1360 at the endof last week ; 233 new cases were admitted duiing theweek, against 367, 250, and 248 in the three precedingweeks. The number of scarlet fever patients in these hos-pitals and in the London Fever Hospital at the end oflast week was 2207, against 2188, 2222, and 2212 at theend of the three preceding weeks ; 270 new cases wereadmitted during the week, against 283, 258, and 256 inthe three preceding weeks. The deaths referred to diseasesof the respiratory organs in London, which had been

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315, 240, and 231 in the three preceding weeks, furtherdeclined last week to 217, and were 41 below the correctedaverage number. The causes of 65, or 1-3 per cent., of thedeaths in the 76 towns last week were not certified, eitherby a registered medical practitioner or by a coroner. Allthe causes of death were duly certified in West Ham,Nottingham, Salford, Bradford, Leeds, Hull, and in 42 othersmaller towns ; the largest proportions of uncertified deathswere registered in Hastings, Liverpool, St. Helens, Black-

pool, Sheffield, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead, and Tynemouth.

HEALTH OF SCOTCH TOWNS.

The annual rate of mortality in the eight Scotchtowns, which had declined from 24’6 to 18’1 per 1000 inthe four preceding weeks, rose again to 19’4 per 1000during the week ending May 17th, and showed an

excess of 2’1 per 1000 over the mean rate during thesame period in the 76 large English towns. The ratesin the eight Scotch towns ranged from 11-2 in Leithand 15’3 in Edinburgh to 21’6 in Glasgow and 25’0 in Perth.The 628 deaths in these towns included 25 which werereferred to whooping-cough, 21 to measles, 19 to diarrhoea,four to diphtheria, four to "fever," and one to scarletfever. In all 74 deaths resulted from these principalzymotic diseases last week, against 78 and 46 in thetwo preceding weeks. These 74 deaths were equal to an

annual rate of 2’3 per 1000, which was 0’5 per 1000above the mean rate last week from the same diseasesin the 76 large English town?. The fatal cases ofwhooping-cough, which had been 29, 28, and 16 in the threepreceding weeks, rose again last week to 25, of which 10occurred in Glasgow, seven in Aberdeen, and five in Edin-burgh. The deaths from measles, which had been 15 andnine in the two preceding weeks, increased again to 21 lastweek and included six in Edinburgh, five in Paisley, four inGlasgow, three in Perth, and two in Greenock. The fatal casesof diarrhoea, which had been 17, 23, and 13 in the three pre-ceding weeks, rose again last week to 19, of which 11 wereregistered in Glasgow, three in Edinburgh, and three inDundee. The deaths from diphtheria, which had been four,four, and three in the three -preceding weeks, rose again tofour last week, and were all recorded in Glasgow, where twoof the four fatal cases of " fever " also occurred. The deathsreferred to diseases of the respiratory organs in these towns,which had been 161, 138, and 113 in the three precedingweeks, numbered 114 during the week under notice, andexceeded by 13 the number in the corresponding period oflast year. The causes of 15, or more than 2 per cent., of thedeaths registered in these eight towns last week were notcertified.

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HEALTH OF DUBLIN.

The death-rate in Dublin, which had been 26’8, 24’9,and 22’6 per 1000 in the three preceding weeks, rose againto 24’8 per 1000 during the week ending May 17th. Duringthe past four weeks the death-rate has averaged 24’8per 1000, the rates during the same period being 16’5 inLondon and 16 7 in Edinburgh. The 180 deaths of personsbelonging to Dublin registered during the week undernotice were 16 above the number recorded in the precedingweek and included 13 which were referred to the prin-cipal zymotic diseases, against 10, nine, and 12 in thethree preceding weeks ; of these, three resulted frommeasles, three from diphtheria, three from whooping-cough,two from " fever," one from scarlet fever, and one

from diarrhoea. These 13 deaths were equal to an

annual rate of 1’8 per 1000, the zymotic death-rate during the same period being 2’0 in London and2-3 in Edinburgh. The fatal cases of measles, which hadbeen two, three, and six in the three preceding weeks,declined again last week to three. The deaths from

whooping-cough, which had been one and two in the two

preceding weeks, increased last week to three. The mor-tality from diphtheria also showed an excess over thatrecorded in recent weeks. The 180 deaths in Dublin lastweek included 19 of children under one year of age and41 of persons aged upwards of 60 years ; the deaths ofinfants were 15 below the number in the preceding week,while those of elderly persons showed a slight excess. Fourinquest cases and three deaths from violence were registeredduring the week ; and 64, or more than a third, of thedeaths occurred in public institutions. The causes of eight,

or more than 4 per cent., of the deaths registered inDublin last week were not certified.

THE SERVICES.

ROYAL NAVY MEDICAL SERVICE.THE following appointments are notified :-Staff Surgeons :

W. H. Norman to the A riadne ; G. T. Broatch to theCaledonia: R. T. A. Levinge to the Calliope; and J. Shandto the Agincourt]. Surgeons : J. W. Craig to the Calliope; /C. J. E. Cock to Pembroke Dockyard ; and T. T. Jeans andR. H. Mornement to the Ariadne.

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.

Major F. J. Greig joins at Aldershot and is posted to theDepot for duty. Lieutenant F. Winslow joins at Aldershotand is posted to the Cambridge Hospital for duty.

Lieutenant-Colonel E. A. H. Roe, retired list, joins atBelfast for employment with the troops there. Lieutenant-Colonel D. F. Franklin, senior medical officer in charge ofthe Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot, holds himself in ready-ness to embark for South Africa.

Colonel Henry Comerford retires on retired pay. DatedMay 17th, 1902.

Lieutenant-Colonel W. S. Pratt is granted the local rank.of Colonel whilst acting as Principal Medical Officer atGibraltar. Dated March 17th, 1900.The undermentioned officers, on having relinquished their

temporary commissions for service in South Africa, are

granted honorary rank in the Army, with permission towear the uniform of the corps:-To be Honorary Major :Major H. Wright. Dated Feb. 14th, 1901.-To be HonoraryCaptains : Captain C. E. Douglas, dated March 27th, 1901;Captain G. G. Oakley, dated Oct. 7th, 1901; Captain C. A.McMunn, dated Nov. 18th, 1900 ; Captain G. Black, datedJan. 17th, 1901 ; Captain S. Linton, dated Feb. 27th, 1902 ;Captain F. W. Grant, dated Feb. 23rd, 1901 ; CaptainE. J. G. Berkley, dated April 9th, 1901 ; and Captain R.Pollock, dated Feb. 16th, 1901.-To be Honorary Lieu-tenants : Lieutenant J. W. Smith, dated Nov. 6th, 1900 ;Lieutenant R. W. Michell, dated July 7th, 1901 ; Lieu-tenant J. C. Taylor, dated Dec. 21st, 1901 ; LieutenantJ. K Tomory, dated August 14th, 1901; Lieutenant A. H.

McDougall, dated August 22nd, 1901 ; Lieutenant J. C. G.Macnab, dated March 27th, 1901 ; and Lieutenant W. MacraeTaylor, dated Nov. 29th, 1901.

IMPERIAL YEOMANRY.

North Somerset : Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Savilleresigns his commission, with permission to retain his rankand to wear the uniform of the regiment on retirement.

VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) : 2nd East Ridingof Yorkshire: Surgeon-Lieutenant T. Cameron resigns hiscommission.

Royal Engineers (Volunteers) lst Devonshire andSomersetshire : Surgeon-Lieutenant A. S. Wohlmann resignshis commission. Edward Gaved Stocker to be Surgeon-Lieutenant.

’ Rifle: 2nd Cadet Battalion the King’s (Liverpool Regi-ment) : The undermentioned officer resigns his commis-sion : Surgeon-Lieutenant F. H. Allfrey. 2nd VolunteerBattalion the East Yorkshire Regiment : Surgeon-Lieu-tenant J. Chestnutt to be Surgeon-Captain. 17th NorthMiddlesex : F. H. Gervis to be Surgeon-Lieutenant.

VOLUNTEER INFANTRY BRIGADE.

Bedford :_ Surgeon- Lieutenant- Colonel D. Thomson,3rd Volunteer Battalion the Bedfordshire Regiment, to be

Brigade- Surgeon - Lieutenant - Colonel whilst holding the

appointment of Senior Medical Officer to the Brigade.VOLUNTEER INFANTRY BRIGADE BEARER COMPANIES.

Bedford : Surgeon-Captain E. F. Bindloss, from lst (Hert-fordshire) Volunteer Battalion the Bedfordshire Regiment,to be Surgeon-Captain, and to command under paragraph55A Volunteer Regulations.

Seaforth and Cameron : The undermentioned gentlemen tobe Surgeon-Lieutenants :-David John Kelly and Roderick.McKenzie Grant.