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A Risk Of Travel Source: The British Medical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1431 (Jun. 2, 1888), pp. 1175-1176 Published by: BMJ Publishing Group Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20215607 . Accessed: 16/09/2013 02:19
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June 2,*1888.]

THE BRITISH

MEDICAL

JOURNAL. _ 1175
and it is not much to Siberia, going clinic. at that to be wondered for a time chief she was

an automaton, and acts without The victim is generally briety. state events. 2. This trance or consciousness of passing memory or any known forms of mania, is distinct from epilepsy, hysteria, some with unknown conditions and is found associated following or at intervals. 3. The condition alcoholic continuously poisoning, of followed is probably one of brain-exhaustion, by a lowering of nerve or a suspension force in certain directions. consciousness, of the brain centres, with There is profound disturbance impaired In some cases has the subject and lessened recorded sensibility. state being the abnormal about his daily work, revealed only gone on an unexpected and call for mental confusion energy, producing to new cases In other instead of adaptability conditions. stupor a city banker unusual had done acts the subjects ; for example, tracts in the slums, but subsequently took to delivering suddenly of the incident. In other cases'some remembered unusual nothing or some to grow out of the surroundings line of conduct seemed old buried chant kill idea came to the who suddenly declaring an old schoolmaster aloud as in the instance surface, to all whom that he met him in boyhood. punished of a mer he would

constitutions, strongest she succumbed. Before of Professor Slavianski*s

PROFESSOR
Professor year, an Donders age on attained the Dutch

DONDERS.

last his seventy-first Sunday at which his law compels him to resign in the University of Utrecht. At the festivities professorship by was a large number the occasion celebrated which of distinguished not only from all parts of Holland and the Dutch men, colonies, but from this and other countries, assembled. An address was pre sented to Professor his forty years' to services Donders, recognising The Professor and humanity. announced that; he desired science to assisting fund to be appropriated the memorial young physio at the University. con and ophthalmologists The King logists of on of Commander the Golden ferred the distinction Lion was the Government and at the Professor Donders, represented Minister. the Home ceremony by and Order of the Crown of Italy, on behalf of the the Professor medal was also struck Humbert King Lister Sir Joseph Society of the sent him the congratulated

FIRE
If there quacy were any of our means further of

PREVENTION.

Royal commemorative

needed of the lamentably inade proof to the inmates of a burn escape affording it would be afforded fire which by the calamitous ing building, on Wednesday soon after G o'clock broke out last at a morning in Edgware five persons lost their Road, shop by which draper's in the present lives. The absence, case, of any fire escape was rule which for their removal due to an extraordinary at provides are in their beds. the greater But 6 A.M., when part of Londoners for this the unfortunate who

Donders declared Professor that, his he had not finished University, him in t.bn PVAnincr.

of England. A ceremony. day's the he was although leaving was A banquet to task. given

I
ITub

THE

RISKS OF A GENERAL HOSPITAL.

a general hospital has still can neighbourhood recently further be regarded been as raised a

whether question to a residential nuisance

persons arrangement, strange would have been lives by this disaster lost their saved. Great the owners of rest establishments upon large responsibilities are housed a of persons where their ; it is clearly large number means of escape. to provide The adequate question duty ought all such to be considered whether establishments not to be ought under for the restrictive framed regulations by by-laws placed purpose by the local sanitary authority.

in the law courts, and will j the final decision Whatever

investigated. the duty of every infectious to take special persons hospital to the risk of either from exposing in the out-patient found room, or the public who in the institution, other patients infection may on their return home. The actual to meet these persons chance are (1) telephonic a hospital in London for such requirements of the Metropolitan offices with the central communication Asy of infectious for the isolation set apart lums Board ; (2) rooms department of those or persons in the who

be probably be, it is clearly may to prevent precautions

THE
The

CENTENARY

OF THE

LINNEAN

SOCIETY.

was on May 24th of the Linnean celebrated Society centenary of Linnosus, of Robert at which Brown, eulogiums by a meeting were and of George Bentham of Charles It Darwin, pronounced. to note that two of the eminent to whom is interesting biologists Sir Joseph Hooker and Pro this honourable intrusted, duty was fessor and this Sir Sur was of

in the cases occurring either out-patient | for the removal wards ; (3) an ambulance or unable admission to obtain Iare unwilling fectious diseases. precautions, directed by their example.

for in into hospitals these have institutions adopted already Many be of others should that the attention and it is well we for following refer to the need the case to which _

of the medical are both members Flower, profession, on of the gold medal of the Society that, of the two recipients one was Sir Joseph and the other memorable occasion, Hooker, a Member of the Royal became Richard Owen, who College of in 182G, and a Fellow in 1843. On May 25th a conversazione geons at which all the memorials of the Society, in the rooms held Limueus with of the Society in the possession other many objects. interesting were exhibited,

A RISK OF
The

TRAVEL.

together

A HARDWORKING WOMAN.
The first Petrovna the of Miss Martha Grabovskana, in the important who has settled practitioner of the she had entire where Siberian of Tobolsk, charge city She and lunatic of the city hospital female department asylum. a considerable and had of Midwifery, lectured also at the School she found to her multifarious duties, ; in addition private practice had One of her researches scientific time to pursue investigations. with walls of treating effect to the hygienic reference hospital she is stated to have made sublimate corrosive ; for this purpose occu She was also much in the laboratory. 100 experiments fully sixteen hours a day, as research. Working pied in bacteriological on the to have is said however, this done, tells, young lady death is announced medical female

from of Edinburgh of the Duke indisposition reported to at a foreign station prominence gives impure water drinking in source of danger usual and frequent the most is perhaps what authorities of the sanitary travel. and Continental Many foreign to time time from have into the looked have who question as to the dangers of the travellers to Continental uttered warnings of The pollution abroad. water to found be drinking ordinary is due to a great and houses at foreign hotels table water variety to is as a rule, cities of foreign The water-supply of causes. lament taken from sources there are only few exceptions, which or un streams in open either to sewage liable pollution, ably in the house sanitation or from defective covered reservoirs, water of drinking A large part of the domestic supply supply. to are constantly liable which surface wells, from is, moreover, a few years made examination An filtration. only sewage " " in a great Continental seltzer of sparkling of syphons since, sew with were that the fact polluted horribly they city disclosed were which air with fixed the that and they effervescing age, of a contaminations unutterable to conceal served only charged and Dr. Herman Sir Henry kind. most Thompson dangerous

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1176 _THEBBITISH
Weber,

MEDICAL

JOURNAL

_[June

2;:

18881

are very to the attention who have both subject, given to travellers to avoid ordinary in their counsel drinking emphatic means and most of avoiding water abroad. The easiest agreeable use of a pure natural mineral water in the danger is the habitual or the private water lieu of the doubtful of the hotel drinking to India When the Prince of Wales went he took with house. and successfully of the kind, avoided him a large supply this risk. Another in which is by method is sought safety invariably before in it. the water This, however, drinking boiling more are willing to take, than trouble volves many people flat and insipid. the table-water This and makes may insipidity into the water. be relieved fresh lemons But for by squeezing or with those who cannot be bothered the boiling-pot always troubled taking with a

this little domestic before performing operation of drinking-water, it would when be,wise draught a natural abroad to select as a table-water mineral travelling water of undoubted than run the risks of blood rather purity so considerable a and diarrhoea to which poisoning, typhoid, of travellers at present number fall victims, and death finding health and pleasure. disease where The in they are seeking stances of typhoid, and dysentery, of diarrhoea, blood-poisoning, we hear this year from are very lament wjiich Italy and Egypt, able, and for the most part avoidable.

or been commenced have not arisen or the proceeding, the action of the of his membership prior to the date of the commencement the after which those actions, union." therefore, originate Only some That the union. can be undertaken date of membership by seems to be generally admitted, of the kind has been needed society as to what some diversity of opinion is probably there though of are now 449 members There it should be. sort of association should be to which Defence the Medical Union, large additions success to pursue able be the better that the society may made, of its members the defence Besides .'fully its career. conducting to sup will endeavour the union any legal proceedings, jagainst The their Ipress unauthorised prosecution. by practitioners a call on the a year, and ten at is fixed shillings subscription in pro of the union, funds for the purpose to contribute members The name of each, is liable to be made. to the guarantee portion is Dr. Leslie of the secretary Road, Bir 393, Moseley Phillips, mingham._ I

THE THYROID GLAND

Recent

IN GRAVES'S

DISEASE.

to the hypothesis have given probability investigations are to disease of Graves's that some, if not all, of the symptoms of the functions to derangement of the thyroid be traced gland. not is an early symptom, The enlargement of this gland though of carr the earliest, preceded by some acceleration being generally diac both doubtless and it is, on the whole, action, on some one cause are dependent than more that probable is the con that either the anaemia and other

MYX
The

DEMA.

usual attendance of members at a last night scanty a massacre of the innocents is to be expected, ing, when at the closing obtain of the of the Clinical session meeting on a full Dr. included last, when house, which Society Friday of New York, to hear the conclusions assembled Barker, Fordyce at by the Committee arrived of the Society, for years has which been considering the whole of myx con dema. These question were which read by Dr. ?rd, the Chairman of the Com clusions, mittee, since this Committee Andrew and Clark, in full at page 1162. It is nearly four years was the presidency of Sir appointed, during the labour has been enormous. The whole has been in every way that could tend to question investigated throw and the result has been the light on this complex subject, volume to be published, a mine which will be found of shortly information dema and its immediate myx congeners. concerning The name of the Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Ord, will hence forth be indissolubly in conjunction with associated that of with the Sir William of myx dema, some fifteen Gull, who, the clinical of the features to it has since been applied literature will be found

"

" meet did not

that of the other ; the possibility be due to the thyroid lesion ought not of cachexia may symptoms to be overlooked. Cases have been recorded within the last eight or nine in which the symptoms of Graves's disease have years an operation on the gland after to disappear been observed ; to a of Charolles, has contributed series Dr. Gauthier, this limited In this case a cyst developed sixth {Lyon M?dical, after lviii, 22). was and was. four years followed ; the operation tapped by in and but the patient inflammation recovered \tense suppuration, of exophthalmic freed from all the symptoms some except goitre, not permanent, the cure was cardiac the palpitation. Though as bad as ever seven years after the operation, the being patient sequence case is extremely interesting in the connection above referred to.

THE
Whilst

GERMAN EMPEROR.

described years ago, first accurately the name which he disease, though altered. the [Society, and British medicine Altogether, generally, are to be congratulated on the completion of this most important work. between dema and By it the relationship myx subsisting or absence of the seems to be disease, thyroid gland, placed all doubt, the ultimate cause of the loss of func beyond though tion of the thyroid gland has not yet been determined.

world must the whole civilised at the relatively rejoice turn which favourable the malady of the German has Emperor from every point of view that the taken* it is important recently true significance of the facts should be clearly and understood, :that not are doomed should be excited which to dis hopes

THE
This now useful union

MEDICAL
of medical men

DEFENCE
has been

UNION.

and is reconstituted, men, whilst by medical defensive requirements is the President, Tait and the Vice-Presidents and other members are of the Council well-known in various men, practising parts of the United King dom. One of the new articles of association states that :?" The Council due after undertake or the conduct may, investigation, or in conducting defence of, or assist any proceedings, defending of a strictly or otherwise, whether or legal nature concerning of the union who may desire their assist any member affecting or of the proceeding, that the cause of action, ance, providing or controlled and administered entirely it seems calculated to be able to fulfil the of members of the profession. Mr. Lawson

The illustrious recovered has, no doubt, patient appointment. to a considerable extent from the severe local inflammation which him so much not long ago caused and even placed his suffering, life in jeopardy; and this result in itself is, of course, highly It may be well, to remind the public that however, satisfactory. this distressing was after all only an accident of the complication the essential nature of which remains unaffected disease, by its The negative result of Professor Virchow's last disappearance. examination is of no clinical as the microscopic importance, no doubt eminent would be himself the first to pathologist admit to say that hardly ; and we are sorry to have any greater can be attached to his reported failure to detect any gland weight in the Emperor's ular neck. from enlargement Apart altogether in this, as in other the fact that cases, there may be secondary situated to be felt, it is not by any in glands top deeply deposits means the rule for malignant disease within the larynx beginning to affect the related The statement attributed lymphatic, glands. to Professor Virchow that he could now say by a lay contemporary that the disease is not cancerous is simply incredible. positively are accustomed who to have Medical their men, clearest utter-* I

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