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POSTGRADUATEMEDICAL JOURNAL

VOLUME 30 NUMBER 349 NOVEMBER 1954

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EDITORIAL 565

ADRENALECTOMY IN CANCER OF THE BREAST AND PROSTATEW. P. Greening, F.R.C.S., and M. H. Harmer, M.B., F.R.C.S. 566

THROMBOSIS OF THE INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERYSimon Behrman, B.Sc.(Hon.)Lond., M.R.C.P.Lond. 570

SURGERY OF PEPTIC ULCERATION AND ITS COMPLICATIONS-Part IIINorman C. Tanner, M.D., F.R.C.S. 577

THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION G. S. C. Sowry, M.D., M.R.C.P. 594

OSTEOMALACIA DUE TO STEATORRHOEA: REPORT OF A CASE M. F. Pilcher, F.R.C.S. 6oi

BOOKS RECEIVED 606

BOOK REVIEWS 6o8

POSTGRADUATE NEWS 6i

All rights reserved. No part of this journal may be reproducedin any form without permission in writing from the publishers.

EDITORProi. C. G. Rob, M.C., M.CHIR., F.R.C.S.

ADVISORY EDITORIAL BOARDJ. W. D. Bull, M.D., F.R.C.P. L. P. Le Quesne, M.A.(OxoN.), F.R.C.S.Sol. M. Cohen, F.R.C.S. Andrew Monro, M.D., F.R.C.S.Colin Edwards, M.B., M.R.C.P. K. I. Nissen, F.R.C.S.F. Dudley Hart, M.D., F.R.C.P. G. S. W. Organe, M.D., F.F.A.John Howkins, M.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.O.G. R. S. Bruce Pearson, D.M., F.R.C.P.

W. Somerville, M.D., M.R.C.P.Editorial Representative for Australia: Clive Fitts, M.D.(Melb.), F.R.C.P.(London), F.R.A.C.P.

Editorial Representative for Ceylon: M. M. A. Cader, M.S.(Lond.)PUBLISHERS

The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, 6o Portland Place, London, W.I

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ScX !2eceivelThe Editorial Board acknowledge with thanks receipt of the folowingvolumes. A selection from these will be made for revew.

'Oral and Dental Diseases-Aetiology, histQ-pathology, clinical features and treatment.' ByHubert H. Stones, M.D., M.D.S., F.D.S., R.C.S.3rd Edition. Pp. xix + IoI9, with 959 illustrations,9I in colour. Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone,Ltd. 1954. £5.

'Microbiology. An Introduction.' By ErnestA. Gray, M.Sc., M.R.C.V.S. Pp. xii + i75, with25 illustrations. London: Crosby Lockwood &Son, Ltd. I954. Ios. 6d.'The Basis of Clinical Neurology.' By Samuel

Brock, M.D. 3rd Edition. Pp. xii + 5io, with124 illustrations. London: Bailliere, Tindall &Cox, Ltd. 1954. 548.'Atomic Medicine.' Edited by Charles F'

Behrens, M.D. 2nd Edition. Pp. xiv +a 450o,with Ioo illustrations. London: Baillitre, Tindall& Cox, Ltd. 1953. 84s.

'Illustrated Review of Fracture Treatment.'By Frederick Lee Liebolt, A.B., M.D., Sc.D.,L1.D. Pp. 229, with 6o05 illustrations. Los Altos:Lange Medical Publications. 1954. 32s.

'Treponematoses.' By T. Guthrie, M.D.,M.P.H., and R. R. Willcox, M.D. Pp. 79 with26 illustrations. Geneva: World Health Organisa-tion. I954.'Textbook of Medicine.' Edited by Sir John

Conybeare, K.B.E., M.C., D.M., F.R.C.P., andW. N. Mann, M.D., F.R.C.P. xrth Edition.Pp. xvi + 90o5, with 40 illustrations. Edinburgh:E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. 1954. 378. 6d.

' Spinal Epidural Analgesia.' By P. R. Bromage,M.B., B.S., F.F.A.R.C.S., D.A. Pp. vii + 123,with 4I illustrations. Edinburgh: E. & S.Livingstone, Ltd. 1954. 15s.'Textbook of Orthopaedic Medicine. Vol. I.

Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Lesions.' By JamesCyriax, M.D., B.Ch. Pp. xiv + 692, with 128illustrations. London: Cassell & Co., Ltd. 1954.45s.

'Varicose Veins.' By R. Rowden Foote. 2ndEdition. Pp. xii + 285, with 200 illustrations and9 coloured plates. London: Butterworth & Co.1954- 558.'Recent Advances in Surgery.' Edited by

Harold C. Edwards, C.B.E., M.S., F.R.C.S. 4thEdition. Pp. xiv + 480, with I57 illustrations.London: J. & A. Churchill, Ltd. 1954. 40s.

'The Effect of ACTH and Cortisone uponInfection and Resistance.' Edited by GregoryShwartzman, M.D. Pp. x + 204, illustrated,London: Geoffrey Cumberlege. I 954. 45s.

' Recent Developments in PsychosomaticMedicine.' Edited by Eric D. Wittkower, M.D.,and R. A. Cleghorn, M.D., D.Sc. Pp. xvi + 495,illustrated. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons,Ltd. 1954. 50s.'The Medical Annual 1954.' Edited by Sir

Henry Tidy, K.B.E., M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P. andR. Milnes Walker, M.S., F.R.C.S. Pp. xiv + 524,with 67 plates and 32 illustrations. Bristol: JohnWright & Sons, Ltd. I954. 32s. 6d.'BCG and Vole Vaccination.' By K. Neville

Irvine, M.A., D.M., B.Ch., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Pp. 96, with I4 illustrations, Io in colour. London:N.A.P.T. I954. I2s. 6d.

'Lectures on the Scientific Basis of Medicine.Vol. II. 1952-53.' British Postgraduate MedicalFederation. Pp. xi + 38o, illustrated. London:The Athlone Press. I954. 35s.'A Ciba Foundation Symposium arranged

jointly with the Renal Association on THEKIDNEY.' Edited by A. A. G. Lewis, B.Sc.,M.D., M.R.C.P., and G. E. W. Wolstenholme,O.B.E., M.A., M.B., B.Ch. Pp. xvi + 333, with125 illustrations. London: J. & A. Churchill, Ltd.1954. 32s.'Refresher Course for General Practitioners.

Second Collection.' Specially CommissionedArticles from the B.M.J. Pp. x + 570, illustrated.London: British Medical Association. 1954. 258.'Recent Advances in Dermatology.' By W.

Noel Goldsmith, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P. andFrancis F. Hellier, O.B.E., M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P.2nd Edition. Pp. x + 46I, with 33 illustrations, 5in colour. London: J. & A. Churchill, Ltd.1954. 428.'May and Worth's Manual of Diseases of the

Eye.' By T. Keith Lyle, O.B.E., M.A., M.D.,M.Chir., and A. G. Cross, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.S.Ir th Edition. Pp. xii + 724, with 337 illustrations,321 in colour. London: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox,Ltd. 1954. 35s.'A Synopsis of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.'

By Aleck W. Bourne, M.A., M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.S.,F.R.C.O.G. Ixth Edition. Pp. viii + 536,illustrated. Bristol: John Wright & Sons, Ltd.I954. 25s.

November 1954 Books Received 607

'Having Baby.' By J. F. Robinson, M.B.,Ch.B. Pp. viii + 92, with 23 illustrations.Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone, I,td. 1954.6s. 6d.'Textbook of Operative Gynaecology.' By

Wilfred Shaw, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.O.G.Pp. ix + 444, with 383 illustrations, some in colour.Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. 1954. £5.'The Oxford Medicine. Vol. VIII-Medical

Treatment of Disease.' Edited by Henry A.Christian, A.M., M.D., LI.D., Sc.D.(Hon.),M.A.C.P (Hon.), F.R.C.P., D.S.M., Dale G.Friend, A.B., M.S., M.D., F.A.C.P., and MauriceA. Schnitker, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.P. Pp. xx 4- 965.London: Geoffrey Cumberlege. 953. , to.'The Anatomy of the Bronchial Tree.' By

R. C. Brock, M.S., F.R.C.S., F.A.C.S. Secondedition. Pp. viii + 243, with 158 illustrations,some in colour. London: Geoffrey Cumberlege.1954. 45s.'An Introduction to Pathology.' By G. Payling

Wright, D.M., F.R.C.P. Second edition. Pp. xii+ 636, illustrated. London: Longmans, Green& Co., Ltd. 1954. 40S.

'Basic Anatomy.' By G. A. G. Mitchell, O.B.E.,T.D., M.B., Ch.M., D.Sc., and E. L. Patterson,M.D., Ch.B., B.Sc. Pp. viii + 438, with 286illustrations. Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone,Ltd. 1954. 45s.

'A Synopsis of Forensic Medicine and Toxi-cology.' By E. W. Carlyl Thomas, M.D., B.Sc.,D.P.H. Third edition. Pp. viii + i8o. Bristol:John Wright & Son, Ltd. 1954. 12S. 6d.'Anatomy for Surgeons-Vol. I: The Head and

Neck.' By W. Henry Hollinshead, Ph.D. Pp. xii+ 56o, with 326 illustrations. London: Cassell& Co., Ltd. 1954. 90s.'Manson's Tropical Diseases.' Edited by Sir

Philip H. Manson-Bahr, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.A.,M.D., D.T.M. & H., F.R.C.P. Fourteenth edition.Pp. xiv + x 44, with 440 illustrations, 5 in colour.London: Cassell & Co., Ltd. 1954. 6os.'A Practical Manual of Disease of the Chest.'

By Maurice Davidson, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P.Fourth edition. Pp. x + 647, with 255 illustrations.London: Geoffrey Cumberlege. I954. 84s.'Emergencies in Medical Practice.' Edited by

C. Allan Birch, M.D., F.R.C.P. Fourth edition.Pp. xii + 6io, with 143 illustrations, 9 in colour.Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. 1954. 30s.

' Practical Electrocardiography.' By Henry J. L.Marriott, M.D. Pp. xii + 172, with i I5 illustra-

tions. London: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, Ltd.1954. 38s. 6d.'Anatomy--Regional and Applied.' By R. J.

Last, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. Pp. xii + 665, with309 illustrations, many in colour. London: J. & A.Churchill, Ltd. I954. 55S.

'Biochemical Investigations in Diagnosis andTreatment.' By John D. N. Nabarro, M.D.,M.R.C.P. Pp. ix + 299. London: H. K. Lewis& Co., Ltd. 1954. 258.

'Fluid Balance in Surgical Practice.' By L. P.le Quesne, M.A., B.M., B.Ch., F.R.C.S. Pp. vii+ I30, with 4I illustrations. London: Lloyd-Duke, Ltd. I954. 17s. 6d.

'Historical Review of British Obstetrics andGynaecology, I8oo-I950.' Edited by J. M. MunroKerr, R. W. Johnstone and Miles H. Phillips. Pp.viii + 420. Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd.1954. 30s.'Lectures on the Thyroid.' By J. H. Means,

M.D. Pp. viii + II3, illustrated. London:Geoffrey Cumberlege. I954. 24s.

'A Ciba Foundation Symposium: Hypertension-Humoral and Neurogenic Factors.' Edited byG. E. W. Wolstenholme, O.B.E., M.A., M.B.,B.Ch., and Margaret P. Cameron, M.A., A.B.L.S.Pp. xiv + 294, illustrated. London: J. & A.Churchill, Ltd. 1954. 30S.'The British Encyclopaedia of Medical Practice.

Medical Progress. I954.' Edited by the LordHorder, G.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.P. Secondedition. Pp. vi + 303. London: Butterworth& Co. 1954. 32s. 6d.'The British Encyclopaedia of Medical Practice.

Cumulative Supplement. I954.' Edited by theLord Horder, G.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.P. Secondedition. Pp. I69. London: Butterworth & Co.1954. 25s.'Recent Advances in Endocrinology.' By P. M. F.

Bishop, D.M., M.R.C.P. Seventh edition. Pp.viii + 348, with 34 illustrations. London: J. & A.Churchill, Ltd. 1954. 30s.'M.R.C. Special Report Series No. 286-The

Separation of Protein Fractions from HumanPlasma with Ether.' By R. A. Kekwick andMargaret E. Mackay. Pp. vii + 75, illustrated.London: H.M.S.O. 1954. 6s.'Report of the M.R.C. for the Year 1952-53.'

Pp. v + 269. London: H.M.S.O. 1954. 7s. 6d.' Brompton Hospital Reports-Vol. XXII: 1953.'Pp. ix + I65, illustrated. London: Brompton

Hospital Research Department. 1954. 158.

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POSTGRADUATE NEWSNovember 1954

The information contained in this section is published by courtesy of theorganizations concerned and no responsibility for any changes of detailor omissions can be accepted by the publishers. In all cases, applicationsfor enrolment or further information should be made direct to thesponsors of the course.

FELLOWSHIP OF POSTGRADUATEMEDICINEGeneral Medicine (M.R.C.P.) Week-end. November21 and 22. All day Saturday and Sunday. Clinicalcases for examination. St. Nicholas and Brook GeneralHospitals. Limited. Fee C5 5s. od. (No entriesaccepted until syllabus is published and circulated).General Medicine (Revision M.RC.P.). Nov. Izto December iI. Daily, 5 to 8 p.m. (Saturdays, 2 to4.30 p.m.). Clinical cases St. Stephen's Hospital.Limited. Fee £20. (No entries accepted until syllabusis published and circulated.)General Medicine (M.R.C.P.) Weekend. DecemberI8 and I9. All day Saturday and Sunday. QueenMary's Hospital for the East End. Limited. Fee£3 3s. od.Proctology. January 17 to 29. St. Mark's Hospital.All day. Limited. Fee £6 6s. od.General Medicine (M.R.C.P.). February 7 to MarchI9. Daily 5.30 to 8.30 p.m. (Saturdays 2 to 4 p.m.).Whittington Hospital, Archway Wing. Limited. Fee,23. (No entries accepted until syllabus is publishedand circulated).Surgery (F.R.C.S.). General and Genito-urinary.February I4 to March 2. Mondays and Wednesdaysat 5.o p.m. Whittington Hospital (Archway Wing).Limited. Fee s5 5s. od. (No entries accepted untilsyllabus is published and circulated).Obstetrics (D.Obst.R.C.O.G.). February 21 to 26.All day. West Middlesex Hospital. Limited. Fee£4 4s. od.Plastic Surgery (Week-end). February 26 and 27.All day Saturday and Sunday. Plastic and Jaw Unit,Rooksdown House, Basingstoke. Limited. Fee£3 3s. od. (No entries accepted until syllabus is pub-lished and circulated).Please note that instruction arranged by the Fellowshipof Postgraduate Medicine is open only to members (annualsubscription, from month ofjoining, Ios. 6d.). In the caseof ' limited' courses no entries are accepted in advanceof the detailed syllabuses being published and circulated;postgraduates (whether members or not) are not automatic-ally included in the mailing lists, but myst notify theFellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, 60 ,Portland Place,London, W.s, if they wish to be sent syhlabuses as pub-lished, and must specify the subjects in which they areinterested. Information regarding courses can be obtainedfrom the office daily between Io a.m. and 5 p.m. (Saturdays,so a.m. to t2 noon). Telephone: Langham 4266.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OFENGLANDThe following lectures will be delivered at the College.Admission free.Arris and Gale LectureNovember2 5.o0 p.m. Dr. B. D. Wyke. The cortical control of

movement; a contribution to the surgical physio-logy of seizures.

Frederic Hewitt LectureNovember4 4.30 p.m. Dr. H. .7. V. Morton. Education and

recreation in routine work.Robert Jones LectureNovemberi 5.0 p.m. Dr. Robert Merle D'Aubigne (Paris).

Reconstruction of joints by grafts or prostheses.Erasmus Wilson DemonstrationNovember23 3.45 p.m. Dr. L. M. Franks. Latent carcinoma of

the prostate.

SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES OF LONDONDiploma in Industrial Health (D.I.H.). Theexaminations are held in July and December each year.Diploma of Mastery of Midwifery (M.M.S.A.). Theexaminations are held in May and November each year.The following lectures will be held at the Hall.Admission free.November2 4.30 p.m. Dr. B. F. Scowen. The clinico-patho-

logical aspect of bilateral adrenalectomy.5.45 p.m. Mr. J. D. Fergusson. The surgicalaspect of bilateral adrenalectomy.

4 4.30 p.m. Prof. Laurence P. Garrod. Some recentdevelopments in antibiotic therapy.5.45 p.m. Sir Lionel Whitby. The treatmentof anaemia.

8 4.30 p.m. Dr. Frank S. Cooksey. The conserva-tive management of painful arthritis.5.45 p.m. Mr. H. Lyon-Campbell Wood. Thesurgery of painful arthritis.

o0 4.30 p.m. Dr. E. R. Cullinan. Liver disease andits treatment.5.45 p.m. Dr. C. J. C. Britton. Allergic disorders.

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Novemberx6 4.30 p.m. Prof. A. C. Frazer. The causes and

treatment of steatorrhoea.5.45. Pirof. D. M. Dunlop. The present status ofcortisone in therapeutics.

For further information applications should be addressedto the Registrar, Society of Apothecaries, Black FriarsLane, London, E.C.4.

COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERSThe first James Mackenzie Lecture will be given bythe President, Dr. W. N. Pickles, at 11.3o a.m. onNovember 20, in the Great Hall, B.M.A. House,Tavistock Square, W.C.I on 'Epidemiology in countrypractice.' Visitors will be welcome.The second Annual General Meeting will be held at2.0 p.m. orr November 20, at B.M.A. House.For any further information applications should beaddressed to the Hon. Secretary, College of GeneralPrdttitiohers, I4 Black Friars Lane, London, E.C.4.

DENTAL BOARD OF THE UNITEDKINGDOMThe Dental Postgraduate Bureau has issued threebooklets, as follows:' Facilities for Dental Postgraduate Study in 'the UnitedKirigdom and Ireland,' containing a' list of schools andinstitutions at which postgraduate courses are held orwhich provide facilities for individual students, and analphabetical list of subjects showing where'instructionin each can be obtained: 'Scholarships and Student-ships for Advanced Studies and Research in Dentistry,'including many open to British subjects tenable abroad;' Higher Dental Qualifications,' setting out in generalterms the conditions to be satisfied by candidates.Copies of these booklets and further information can beobtained on application to the Director, -Dental Post-graduate Bureau, 44 Hallam Street, London, W. .

UNIVERSITY OF LONDONPharmacology. A lecture 'On the excretion of17-ketosteroids in human urine' by Dr. ChristianHamburger (Copenhagen) will be given at Guy'sHospital Medical School, St. Thomas's Street, London,S.E.I at 5.15 p.m. on November I5. Admission freewithout ticket.

BRITISH POSTGRADUATE MEDICALFEDERATION (University of London)The Federation provides:(I) Training for prospective specialists, supplementing

the work of the undergraduate medical schools.(2) Advanced revision for practising specialists.(3) Instruction for medical practitioners who, though

not specialists, desire more detailed knowledge ofany branch of medicine.

(4) Instruction for general practitioners.Comprising the Federation at present are the Post-graduate Medical School of London, Institute ofPsychiatry, Institute of Laryngology and Otology,Institute of Ophthalmology, Institute of Child Health,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Instituteof Neurology, Institute of Orthopaedics, Instituteof Dental Surgery, Institute of Cancer Research,Institute of Cardiology; associated institutes are theInstitute of Diseases of the Chest, Institute of Derma-

tology, Institute of Urology, and Institute of BasicMedical Sciences.The following lectures on 'The scientific basis ofmedicine,' which are designed especially for researchworkers and specialists in training, will be delivered atthe London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,Keppel Street, W.C.x, on Tuesday and Thursday after-noons at 5.30 p.m. Admission free, without ticket.November2 Dr. P. M. Daniel. Some features of the peripheral

circulation and vascular bed.4 Prof. W. T. J3. Morgan. The chemical basis of

blood group specificity in man.9 Prof. Graham M. Wilson. The electrolyte and

metabolic response to trauma.i Dr. J. D. Judah. Enzymes in injury.I6 Dr. J3. P. Bull. Shock from bums.I8 Dr. A. G. Everson Pearse. Histochemistry and its

application to the basic sciences.23 Mr. V. E. Negus. Comparative anatomy of the

larynx.25 Dr. R I. S. Bayliss. Factors influencing adreno-

cortical activity in health and disease.30 Dr. L. Mary Pickford. Release and action of

posterior pituitary hormones.Courses for general practitioners will be held as follows:GeneralNovember I$to 2o. National Temperance Hospital,N.W.I.November 22 to December 4. Central MiddlesexHospital, N.W.Io.Resettlement after IllnessNovember 22 to 26. Roffey Park Institute, Horsham(residential).Obstetrics and GynaecologyNovember I to 5. Brighton Group.Applications for places on the above courses should bemade to the Secretary, British Postgraduate MedicalFederation, and should state if the application is or is notmade under the scheme for N.H.S. practitioners.Week-endRheumatismNovember 6 and 7. Arthur Stanley Institute forRheumatic Diseases, N.W.x.Applications for places on the above courses shouldl bemade to the hospitalAll the courses are available to N.H.S. practitioners,-for whom fees and allowances (travelling expenses,locum fees, etc.) are provided for courses equivalent to22 half-day sessions in an academic year, subject tocertain conditions. Other practitioners may attend onpayment of a fee of io guineas for two weeks, 5 guineasfor one week or extended course of x sessions, xIguineas for a weekend course.Applications for further information should be made tothe Secretary, British Postgraduate Medical Federation,2 Gordon Square, London, W.C.I.

POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL OFLONDON (HIammersmith Hospital)The PostgraViate Medical School iof London hasUniversity Departments in Medicine, Surgery andPathology. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynae-cology, together with Queen Charlotte's and the ChelseaHospitals, now forms the Institute of Obstetrics andGynaecology. The teaching in the clinical departments,

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which is of an advanced nature and based on wardwork,is continuous and is supplemented by lectures duringthree ten-week sessions starting in January, April andOctober. Suitable students are encouraged to under-take research work. A course for the University Diplomain Clinical Pathology, lasting one year, is available for alimited number of selected students. This commences inOctober. In anaesthetics, short practical courses lastinga fortnight, and longer periods of training for six months,are provided. The Department of Radiology of theHospital provides courses for the Diplomas in MedicalRadiology of the University and Conjoint Board. Thefees vary from £3 for one week to £75 for a year.For further information application should be made tothe Dean, Postgraduate Medical School of London,Ducane Road, London, W. 2z.

INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES(Royal College of Surgeons of England)The Institute co-operates with other specialist Institutesof the Federation in providing facilities for practicalwork and instruction in the basic medical sciences.Twice a year, beginning in February and October, thereis a full demonstration and lecture course which isfull-time and extends over a period of three months.Applications for this course are strictly limited, andthe next course will begin on February 2I, 1955. Inaddition, there are two revision courses a year of lec-tures only, which take place at the same time as theother course. Applications for this course can beaccepted up to a month before the course begins. Fees:demonstrations and lectures, £,63; lectures only,,36 15s. od. A two-months' course for Primary F.D.S.candidates is also held twice a year in January andJune. The course is full-time and the fee £26 5s. od.For further information please apply to the Secretary,Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Royal College ofSurgeons of England, Lincolns Inn Fields, London, W.C.2.

INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH (RoyalMarsden Hospital and Chester Beatty Re-search Institute)Postgraduate lectures and courses of instruction are heldin biophysics for students studying for the M.Sc.degree in Biophysics, and for students studying for aDiploma in Medical Radiotherapy.Enquiries should be made to the Dean, Institute of CancerResearch, Royal Cancer Hospital, Fulham Road, London,S.W.3.INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY(National Heart Hospital)Full time courses of instruction lasting three months areavailable. Fee £z6 5s. od.A limited number can be accepted part-time, whichincludes out-patient sessions ?nd lectures.Special short courses lasting two weeks are given inFebruary, June and November. Fee £iz2 I2S. od.Further details and applications for admission to thesecourses, should be made to the Dean, Institute of Cardi-ology, 35 Wimpole Street, London, W.I.INSTITUTE OF DISEASES OF THE CHEST(Brompton Hospital and the London ChestHospital)The Institute of Diseases of the Chest (Medical Schoolof the Hospitals for Diseases of the Chest) is situated inthe grounds of the Brompton Hospital, S.W.3.

MedicalInstruction in diseases of the chest including tuberculosisis conducted during three terms of ten weeks each year.It consists of clinical work in wards and out-patientdepartments, lectures and demonstrations. A whole-time programme is arranged for not more than 12graduates each term, preferably those specializing indiseases of the chest. The lectures and demonstrationsare so arranged that the subject of chest disease iscovered during the two terms beginning in October andJanuary. The lectures during the summer term arearranged as a general revision course. A larger numberof graduates can be accepted for part-time study, ifvacancies are available it may be possible to acceptgraduates for shorter periods of part-time study.A refresher course for physicians of consultant andS.H.M.O. grade in chest disease or general medicinewill be held at the London Chest Hospital fromSeptember zo to 24.SurgicalA whole-time course in chest surgery is conductedduring the terms beginning in October and January. Itincludes attendances at out-patient clinics, operatingsessions, ward clinics, case demonstrations and lectures,and is held partly at the Brompton Hospital and partlyat the London Chest Hospital.Fees for whole-time course (Medical or Surgical) are2zo for one term and £35 for two terms, and for part-

time courses I14 for one term or £6 for one month.RadiologyPart-time instruction in radiology of the chest for traineeradiologists only is given each term. Fee fIo Ios. od.for one term.For further general information application should beaddressed to the Dean, Institute of Diseases of the Chest,Brompton Hospital, Fulham Road, S.W.3.

INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH'(Hospital for Sick Children, Queen ElizabethHospital for Children, Postgraduate MedicalSchool)The Institute of Child Health is associated with TheHospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, thePostgraduate Medical School of London at Hammer-smith Hospital, and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital forChildren. In its programme teaching on every aspectof child health is provided. Visits are arranged to thedepartment for the new-born and premature infant atthe Postgraduate Medical School of London, Hammer-smith Hospital, Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics,Nursery Schools, etc. The Institute provides tuitionthroughout the year in three terms of Iz weeks' durationeach, beginning in January, May and September.Three or four guest lectures are given during thesummer term by visiting paediatricians from abroad.The fees are 20 guineas for one term and 35 guineasfor two terms.Applications should be addressed to the Dean, Instituteof Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, GreatOrmond Street, London, W.C. .

INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SURGERY(Eastman Dental Hospital)The Institute holds courses in orthodontics (full- andpart-time, up to one year), and in periodontology, con-servative dentistry, prosthetics, minor oral surgery andchildren's dentistry (variable length, full- and part-time). Refresher courses are arranged twice yearly for

614 POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL November I954general practitioners. Courses are also held in conjunc-tion with the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the RoyalCollege of Surgeons and are particularly intended forcandidates preparing for the final examination for theFellowship in Dental Surgery of the College. Thesebegin in May and November (lasting for approximatelyeight months), fee £60, and in May and October thereare revision courses lasting eight weeks, fee 3I Ios. od.Special arrangements can be made for students requiringcourses of study and research experience not fallingwithin the scope of the courses listed above.For further information apply to the Dean, Institute ofDental Surgery, Eastman Dental Hospital, Gray's InnRoad, London, W.C.I.

INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY(St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin)Hospital Practice. This includes clinical instructionin the Out-Patient Department twice daily, tutorials inclinical dermatology and histopathology, attendance inthe Department of Pathology and other departments ofthe hospital. Fees: Two guineas for one week; z25for one year. Discussion of special cases takes place atIo a.m. on most Saturdays.Laboratory. The facilities for students include tech-nical work in histology, bacteriology and medicalmycology.Exhibitions. A series of semi-permanent exhibitionswill be available during the winter course. The second,from November I to 22, by Dr. J. O. Oliver will be on'The pathology of molluscum sebaceum.'Museum. A collection ofmoulages is available. Thereis access to a large collection of histopathological sections.Lectures. A winter course, extending over six months,begins in October and a summer course is held in Mayand June. Both these courses consist of lectures at5.30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.Clinical demonstrations held on Fridays at 5.30 p.m.are designed for those intending to sit for the M.R.C.P.examination.November2 Dr. P. M. Daniel. Some features of the peripheral

circulation and vascular bed. (Given at the LondonSchool of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).

3 Dr. R. W. Riddell. Diagnosis of ringworminfection.

5 Dr. R. M. B. MacKenna. Clinical demonstration.9 Prof. R. H. S. Thompson. Enzyme systems in the

skin.io Dr. H. Haber. Histopathology of mesenchymal

tumours of the skin.ii Dr. R. W. Riddell. Significance of yeasts in skin

infection.12 Dr. B. Russell. Neurodermatitis.I6 Dr. J. A. Dudgeon. Viral diseases of the skin.17 Dr. J7. A. Dudgeon. Viral diseases of the skin.I8 Dr. A. G. Everson Pearse. Histochemistry and its

application to the basic sciences. (Given at theLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).

x9 Dr. M. Feiwel. Occupational dermatoses.23 Dr. S. C. Gold. Contact dermatitis.24 Dr. H. Haber. Keratoma senile and intraepidermal

epithelioma.25 Dr. J. O. Oliver. Allergy and immunity in skin

diseases.26 Dr. I. Muende. Clinical demonstration.30 Mr. A. K. Monro. Varicose conditions of the leg.

Enquiries should be made to the Dean, Institute of Der-matology, St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin,Lisle Street, Leicester Square, London, W.C.z.

INSTITUTE OF LARYNGOLOGY ANDOTOLOGY(Royal National Throat, Nose and EarHospital)A comprehensive course lasting 32 weeks and designedto cover the whole field of the speciality is held twice ayear beginning in February and September. This con-sists of lectures, demonstrations and attendance on thepractice of the hospital, with facilities for dissection. Aspecial point is made of the anatomy, physiology andpathology related to the subject. There is also anintensive lecture course of four weeks twice yearly inpreparation for practical clinical training and a week'sintensive course in endoscopy for senior students twiceyearly. Advanced students may obtain additional ex-perience by appointment as Out-patient Assistants. AnAdvanced Revision Class (io weeks) for M.S. andF.R.C.S. students is also given twice yearly. Thecomposite fee, including enrolment as a clinical assistant,attendance on the hospital practice and at one of thecomprehensive courses, but excluding dissection, is;52 Ios.For further information application should be addressedto the Dean, Institute of Laryngology and Otology, 330Gray's Inn Road, W.C.I.

INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY(The National Hospital, Queen Square, andthe Maida Vale Hospital for NervousDiseases)The teaching is mainly by attendance on the hospitalpractice. Some advanced students are appointed asfull-time clinical clerks at the National Hospital, QueenSquare, or to the electro-encephalographic or one of theother special departments, or to the research laboratories.A limited number of part-time clinical clerkships areavailable at the Maida Vale Hospital with opportunityfor examining patients.In addition two full-time courses of ten weeks' durationare given each year, namely in the autumn and springterms. The first portion of the course deals with theanatomy and physiology of the nervous system, neuro-pathology and psychology, and consists mainly oflectures and demonstrations. The second portion dealswith clinical neurology, medical and surgical, neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-otology and radiology, and in-cludes lectures and demonstrations. Special lecturesby neurologists from outside London and from abroadare held throughout the courses. Fees, for the tenweeks' full-time course, 20 guineas; for attendinghospital practice, IS guineas for three months or 28guineas for six months.Part-time teaching is given in the Out-Patient Depart-ment, at the National Hospital, Queen Square, on fivedays a week throughout the year (public holidaysexcepted) and at Maida Vale Hospital.Courses of clinical demonstrations are given on Wednes-days and Saturdays at the National Hospital, QueenSquare. Advertisements concerning these appear fromtime to time in the medical journals.For further particulars please apply to the Dean, Instituteof Neurology, National Hospital, Queen Square, London,W.C.I.

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INSTITUTE OF OBSTETRICS ANDGYNAECOLOGY(Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital,Chelsea Hospital for Women, Department ofObstetrics and Gynaecology of PostgraduateMedical School)Graduates must hold a registrable medical qualification.The enrolment fee is L3, and the charge for one termof 13 weeks is £36.An intensive course suitable for those preparing forhigher examinations will be held in December and June.General practitioners requiring further experience inobstetrics are accepted during the term at Queen Char-lotte's Hospital, to attend the practice of the hospital fortwo weeks, with opportunity to conduct normal deliveriesand to attend combined classes at the other hospitals.Fee £3 Ios. a week during term. Ministry ofHealth grants are payable to approved general prac-titioners attending for such a period. General prac-titioner refresher courses, lasting one week, are heldtwice a year for which the fee is £5 5s. This courseis recognized by the Ministry of Health, in the case ofapproved practitioners, for the purpose of a grant.Postgraduates may attend the practice of the hospital atthe Hammersmith Hospital during the winter vacation,when a charge of £I a week is made.Hostel accommodation is available at the HammersmithHospital and at Queen Charlotte's Hospital.Applications for further information and for enrolmentforms should be made to the Secretary, Institute of Obstet-rics and Gynaecology, Chelsea Hospital for Women,Dovehouse Street, S.W.3.

INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY(Royal London Ophthalmic, Royal West-minster Ophthalmic, Central LondonOphthalmic Hospitals)Courses of lectures and classes beginning March i andOctober I each year to meet the requirements of can-didates entering for the examination for the Diploma inOphthalmology and other ophthalmological examinationswill be given by members ofthe staff of the Hospital andInstitute. Each course is designed to extend over twoterms of approximately I8 weeks each and is normallydivided into two parts.Part I. Anatomy (including embryology and normalhistology), elementary physiology of the eye, optics(elementary and physiological), practical tutorials inrefraction work and clinical subjects.Part II. All clinical branches of the subject, togetherwith bacteriology and pathology. Students can attendthe daily clinical practics of the two branches of theMoorfields, Westminster and Central Eye Hospital, andhold the appointments of Junior Clinical Assistants andClinical Assistants concurrently with the above courses.A composition fee of £26 5s. od. will admit students,once to the lectures and tutorial classes of any one term,with six months' clinical practice in the hospital.Extra Courses. Slit lamp microscopy (fee £5 5s. od.);orthoptic training (one week's intensive course, fee,5 5s. od.); contact lenses (one week's intensive course,fee Cio Ios. od.). Additional courses by arrangement.Hospital Practice only. Fees as follows: one month,

z2 2s. od.; three months, £5 5s. od.; six months,£zo rzo. od.Facilities for research.

For further information apply to the Dean, Institute ojOphthalmology, Yudd Street, London, W.C.i.

INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPAEDICS(Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital)The Institute is concerned with postgraduate educationin orthopaedics and with research. The practice of theHospital (both at the town section in Great PortlandStreet and at the' country section at Stanmore) is opento postgraduates, who may join at any time. In additionto hospital practice, formal courses of various lengthsare held during academic terms. Teaching ward round,Stanmore, November 12, at Io a.m. by Prof. MerleD'Aubigne; course in ' Disorders of joints,' November15 to zo, fee C7 7s. od.: clinical demonstration, Townsection, November 27 at io a.m. Facilities for advancedclinical work are available for selected candidates havinga suitable scientific or surgical training.Further particulars may be obtained from the Dean,Institute of Orthopaedics, Royal National OrthopaedicHospital, 234 Great Portland Street, London, W.x.

INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY (Joint BethlemRoyal Hospital and Maudsley Hospital)The Institute is concerned with postgraduate educationin psychiatry and allied subjects, and with research. Acourse of instruction covering up to three years, andstarting in October yearly, is provided for medicalpractitioners who wish to specialize in psychiatry or toprepare for the Diploma in Psychological Medicine.Clinical instruction, which includes case conferences,seminars, and practical experience in case taking, isgiven at associated hospitals in the mornings, andsystematic lectures and demonstrations are arranged forthe afternoons. Students may also enrol for shorterperiods or for single series of lectures.The subjects covered include anatomy and biochemistryof the nervous system, neurophysiology, pathology ofnervous and mental diseases, psychiatry of children andadults, delinquency, principles of psychotherapy,forensic psychiatry and criminology, psychology, mentaltesting and statistics. There is a special six months'course in child psychiatry; comprising clinical instruc-tion and lectures, which starts on October I. Lectureson subjects of special interest are arranged from time totime. The tuition fee for a full year's course is£53 Ios. od., including enrolment fee. For shorterperiods the fee varies with the type of course chosen.Selected students are eligible for appointments on thestaff of the Joint Hospital.Facilities for research and supervision of study forhigher degrees can be provided in clinical work and inthe biochemical, physiological, neuro-endocrinological,neuropathological and psychological laboratories.A course for Honours Graduates in Psychology is avail-able in clinical psychology for the Academic Post-graduate Diploma in Psychology. In conjunction withthe Institute of Neurology, a course in the techniques ofelectroencephalography is provided for doctors whoexpect to take up electroencephalographic appointmentsin hospitals.Further information may be obtained from the Dean,Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, DenmarkHill, London, S.E.5.INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY (St. Peter's, St.Paul's and St. Philip's Hospitals)Week-end courses of lectures and demonstrations,beginning on Friday afternoon and ending on Sunday

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about tea-time, are given about once a month, asadvertised. Alternately ' Essentials of Urology' and' Advanced Urology.' Fee £5 5s. od. for each course.Guest lectures are given twice a year at the RoyalCollege of Surgeons.The practice of the hospitals, including the use of theInstitute museum, reading room and library, is open tostudents attending the courses.Applications should be addressed to the Secretary, Instituteof Urology, io Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London,W.C.z.

EAST HAM CHEST CLINICOut-patient teaching. Mondays at 2.30 p.m.Apply Senior Registrar, East Ham Chest Clinic, KatherineRoad. Forest Gate, London, E.7.

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE ANDTROPICAL MEDICINE(University of London)Courses of study are arranged for the C.P.H. andD.P.H. (London University); D.T.M. & H. (Eng.);and Academic Diploma in Bacteriology. Short coursesare arranged in the Principles of Medical Statistics andEpidemiology, Statistical Methods and their Applica-tion in Medicine, and Applied Helminthology.For further information and enrolment application shouldbe addressed to the Secretary, London School of Hygieneand Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, Gower Street,London, W.C.i.

NORTH LONDON POSTGRADUATEMEDICAL INSTITUTECourses in advanced medicine, advanced surgery, andobstetrics and gynaecology. Instruction in pathology,anaesthetics and radiodiagnosis. Clinical instruction atBearsted Memorial Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital,North Middlesex Hospital, The Prince of Wales'sGeneral Hospital and St. Ann's General Hospital.For further information apply to the Dean, the Princeof Wales's General Hospital, London, N. g5.

PLAISTOW HOSPITAL CHEST UNITIn-patient round every Thursday at 4.30 p.m.Apply Registrar, Plaistow Hospital, Samson Street,Plaistow, London, E.I 3.

ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL(King's College Hospital Group)A course of lectures will be held in the Autumn Term.For further information applications -should be addressedto the Secretary, Royal Eye Hospital, St. George's Circus,London, S.E.x.

ROYAL LONDON HOMOEOPATHICHOSPITALClinical Tutorials. Practical instruction in theapplication of homoeopathic principles is given by theTutors, Dr. W. L. Templeton and Dr. D. M. Foubister,at their tutorial clinics in the O.P. Department onMonday at 2 p.m. and Thursday at 1.30 p.m. through-out the year. Open to medical practitioners withoutfee.A set course of Instruction in homoeopathy is given atintervals during the year.

For further information application should be made- tothe Dean of the Education Course, Royal London Homoeo-pathic Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London, W.C.I

ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOLObstetrical and Gynaecological Conferences willbe held in the Wright-Fleming Theatre on Tuesdaysat 5 p.m. as follows. Admission free.November2 Mr.John Stallworthy. Infertility.9 Mr. C. Scott Russell. The interpretation of

clinical data.i6 Mr. Ian Donaldson. The menopause.23 Mr. Kenneth Bowes. The gynaecology of old age.December7 Mr. John Gardner. Medico-legal aspects of

obstetrics and gynaecology.

ST. STEPHEN'S HOSPITAL(Rheumatism Unit)A concentrated weekend course in the rheumatic diseasesis given each year, in March, under the auspices of theFellowship of Postgraduate Medicine.A limited number of postgraduates can attend the out-patient sessions of the unit on Wednesday and Fridaymornings at Io a.m.Applications for attendance at these sessions should bemade to the Medical Registrar, Rheumatism Unit, St.Stephen's Hospital, Fulham Road, S.W.Io.

WEST END HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGYAND NEUROSURGERYThe following clinical demonstrations will be given onTuesdays at 5.30 p.m. Admission free.November2 Dr. Colin Edwards. Neurological demonstration.9 Mr. G. C. Knight. Diagnosis and treatment of

spinal compression.i6 Dr. D. Gordon. Neuroradiological demonstration.23 Dr. D. Gordon. When the electroencephalogram

helps.30 Dr. Gerald Parsons-Smith. Neurological demon-

stration.December7 Mr. I. R. McCaul. The investigation of cerebral

tumour.14 Dr. T. Rowland Hill. Neurological demonstration.

EMPIRE RHEUMATISM COUNCILLecture courses in rheumatic diseases are arrangedfor general practitioners and other postgraduatesperiodically.Particulars are obtainable from the General Secretary,Empire Rheumatism Council, Tavistock House (N),Tavistock Square, London, W.C.i.

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTHAND HYGIENEThe Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene con-ducts recognized courses of instruction (starting annuallyin March and October) for the examinations of theConjoint Board of the Royal College of Physicians ofLondon and the Royal College of Surgeons of Englandfor the Certificate in Public Health. These lead tocourses (beginning in January and August) for the

November 954 Postgraduate News 67D.P.H. and, similarly (in February and July), for theD.I.H. Students are also prepared for the D.I.H.examinations of the Society of Apothecaries of London.Any of the courses may be taken whole-time or part-time. They consist of both lectures and visits. Can-didates desiring a course for either the D.P.H., or theD.I.H. of the Conjoint Board, are required by them toproduce evidence of being in possession of a recognizedC.P.H. For the C.P.H., lectures are given by specialistson the various sociological aspects, and in the D.P.H.the practical work is carried out at a county borough.The D.I.H. entails visits to all types of factories and tocoal mines, etc. The next course for the C.-P.H. willbegin on March i8, I955.Prospectuses, enrolment forms and full particulars may beobtainedfrom the Secretary, the Royal Institute of PublicHealth and Hygiene, 28 Portland Place, London, W.I.Telephone: Langham 2731-2.

BRISTOLMedical Postgraduate Department of theUniversity of BristolDiploma Courses. These begin in October and areadvertised in the medical press in May. Provided thereare sufficient candidates, instruction is provided in childhealth; radiodiagnosis and radiotherapy (Diplomas ofConjoint Board); Public Health (C.P.H. and D.P.H.,Bristol).Further information, copies of regulations for the BristolDiplomas and application forms for the courses may beobtained from the Director of Medical PostgraduateStudies, The University, Bristol 8.

CAMBRIDGECambridge University Medical SchoolSummary of postgraduate facilities for general prac-titioners from October I, I954, to July 31, 1955. AtAddenbrooke's Hospital unless otherwise stated.First week in each month. Monday: Abnormalante-natal clinic, IO.3o a.m. (Miss J. Bottomley);Maternity Hospital. Diagnosis and treatment of cancer,2.30 p.m. (Prof. J. S. Mitchell); Psychiatric cases,2.30 p.m. (Dr. D. Russell Davis). Tuesday: Medicalward round, IO.30 a.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole); psychiatry,2 p.m. (Dr. R. A. Noble). Wednesday: Dermato-logical Clinic, I 1 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. (Dr. C. H. Whittle).Thursday: Medical ward round, 10.3o a.m. (Dr. L. B.Cole), Orthopaedic Outpatients, 2.30 p.m. (Mr. T. J.Fairbank), Cardiac Clinic, 2.I5 p.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole).Friday: Chest diseases, 2 p.m. (Dr. W. Paton Philipand Mr. C. Parish), The Clinic, Shire Hall; EndrocrineClinic, 2.30 p.m. (Dr. L. C. Martin). Saturday:Medical ward round, 10.30 a.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole);Opthalmic cases, 10.30 a.m. (Mr. E. G. Recordon).Second week in each month. Monday: Medicalcases, 2.30 p.m. (Dr. L. C. Martin). Tuesday:Diagnostic radiology, 2.30 p.m. (Dr. Donnelly). Medi-cal cases, Io.3o a.m. (Mr. L. B. Cole). Wednesday:Dermatological clinic, I a.m. and 2.30 p.m (Dr. C. H.Whittle). Thursday: Plastic surgery clinic, 9.30 a.m.(Mr. L. M. Rouillard); Medical cases, 10.30 a.m.(Dr. L. B. Cole), Cardiac clinic, 2.15 p.m. (Dr. L B.Cole. Friday: Medical cases, 2.30 p.m. (Dr. A. P.Dick); Endocrine clinic, 2.30 p.m. (Dr. L. C. Martin).Saturday: Medical cases, 10.30 a.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole).Third week in each month. Monday: Surgicalcases, 2 p.m. (Mr. B. McN. Truscott). Tuesday:Gynaecological cases, 9.30 a.m. (Mr. O. Lloyd); Medicalcases, 10.30 a.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole); Clinical psychiatry,

3 p.m. (Dr. E. Beresford Davies). Wednesday:Urological and general surgical cases, 9.30 a.m. (Mr.J. F. R. Withycombe); Orthopaedic cases, 10.30 a.m.(Mr. R. W. Butler); Dermatological clinic, ii a.m. and2.30 p.m. (Dr. C. H. Whittle); Radiological demonstra-tion, 2.30 p.m. (Dr. F. R. Berridge); Clinico-patho-logical conference, 5 p.m. (Dr. A. M. Barrett); LectureTheatre, Dept. of Pathology. Thursday: E.N.T. cases,I0.30 a.m. (Mr. A. S. H. Walford); Medical cases,10.30 a.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole); Cardiac clinic, 2.15 p.m.(Dr. L. B. Cole). Friday: Paediatric cases, 2.15 p.m.(Dr. D. M. T. Gairdner); Endocrine clinic, 2.30 p.m.(Dr. L. C. Martin). Saturday: Medical cases, 10.30a.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole).Fourth week in each month. Monday: Generalsurgical cases, 9.30 a.m. (Mr. P. H. R. Ghey); Ophthal.mic cases, xo a.m. (Mr. G. F. Wright). Tuesday:Demonstration of cases and methods, 10.3o a.m.(Dr. W. A. Fell), Dept. of Physical Medicine; Medicalcases, 10.30 a.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole); Dermatologicalclinic, 2 p.m. (Dr. A. J. Rook). Wednesday: Dermato-logical clinic, 11 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. (Dr. C. H. Whittle);E.N.T. cases, 2 p.m. (Mr. K. F. Wilsdon). Thursday:Medical cases, 10.3o a.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole); Cardiacclinic, 2.I5 p.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole). Friday: Haema-tological clinic, io a.m. (Staff of Dept. ofMedicine); Endocrine clinic, 2.30 p.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole).Saturday: Medical cases, 10.30 a.m. (Dr. L. B. Cole).Post-mortem demonstrations daily (except Satur-days) at I2.I5 p.m.One-day symposia will be held monthly on Saturdays(except in August and September) from 10.30 a.m. to5 p.m. as follows: November 13, Rheumatism andallied diseases; December 4, Obstetrics and gynae-cology. x955, January I5, Dermatology; February26, Infectious diseases.Further particulars may be obtained on application to theSecretary, Cambridge University Medical School, TennisCourt Road, Cambridge.

CARDIFFThe Welsh National School of MedicineC.P.H. Wales (Certificate in Public Health). Threemonths' full-time course, October to December.D.P.H. Wales (Diploma in Public Health). Twelvemonths' part-time course, January to December.T.D.D. Wales (Tuberculous Diseases Diploma).Five to six months' full-time course, January to June.D.M.R.D.Eng. (Diploma in Medical Radio-diagnosis). Eighteen months' full-time course fromOctober.The number of admissions to each of the above courses isstrictly limited and early .application should be made tothe Secretary, The Welsh National School of Medicine,34 Newport Road, Cardiff.

DUBLINUniversity CollegeThe following courses will be held during the session1954-55:C.P.H. Course and examination. Michaelmas Term.D.P.H. Course. Hilary and Trinity Terms.

Examinations. Surrmer Term.D.P.M. Course. Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity

Terms. Examination, summer term.Further particulars may be obtained on application to theRegistrar University College, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin.

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EDINBURGHEdinburgh Postgraduate Board for MedicineGeneral Surgery. Three months' courses of post-graduate surgery suitable for surgeons requiring arefresher course in the current outlook on generalsurgery or for graduates preparing to specialise insurgery, are arranged to start on March 2I and Septem-ber 26, I955. The programme has been re-organisedso as to provide co-ordinated clinical and systematicinstruction in general surgery wards and specialisedsurgical units in Edinburgh. Fee £3I Ios. od.Medical Sciences. A three months' course in appliedanatomy, physiology, pathology, bacteriology and bio-chemistry will begin on June 27, I955. This course issuitable for postgraduates wishing to take the PrimaryFellowship examination as a final preparation in thesesubjects. Considerable basic knowledge is highly de-sirable prior to taking this course. Fee £3I Ios. od.Two ten weeks' courses in the Medical Sciences havebeen organized by the Royal College of Surgeons ofEdinburgh under the aegis of this Board. These courseswill start on February z4 and October 24, 1955. FeeC26 58. od.Internal Medicine. Courses lasting I2 weeks, suit-able for graduates wishing a refresher course, or tospecialize in medicine, begin on March 28 and Septem-ber 26, 1955. These courses consist of 320 hours' in-struction comprising lectures, clinical demonstrationsand ward visits. Fee £3I Ios. od.Additional instruction in clinical paediatrics is arrangedin conjunction with the course in medicine, for whichthere is a small fee; the numbers are limited.Applications for enrolment should be addressed to theDirector of Postgraduate Studies, Surgeons Hall, Edin-burgh 8, supplying particulars of qualifications andpostgraduate experience.

Royal Medical SocietyThe meetings of the Society are held in the Society'sHall on Friday evenings during the Autumn and SpringTerms. Meetings consist of Private Business (at 7 p.m.)and Public Business (at 8 p.m.) in which dissertationsby members or addresses by prominent medical men onsubjects of medical interest are given. Clinical meetingsare held periodically in the Royal Infirmary and filmshows of the latest medical films are given in the Society'sRooms. Prospective members will be welcomed on anyFriday evening in the Society's Hall before publicbusiness.Applications for further information should be addressedto the Secretary, Royal Medical Society, 7 MelbournePlace, Edinburgh, I.

LIVERPOOLUniversity of LiverpoolThe following postgraduate courses of instruction areoffered:-Surgery. A full-time course of one year suitable forcandidates who have already completed the PrimaryExamination of the F.R.C.S., or undertaken post-graduate study in anatomy and physiology. On com-pletion of the course students become eligible to takethe Mastership of Surgery (Ch.M.) of this Universityprovided they are graduates of an approved Universityor otherwise comply with the regulations. The fee forthe oourse is C6o. The course begins in September.

Orthopaedic Surgery. A full-time 12-month courseleading by examination to a Mastership in OrthopaedicSurgery (M.Ch.Orth.) open to all medical graduates ofapproved Universities (and to graduates in otherfaculties with qualifications in medicine) who hold anF.R.C.S. of one of the British colleges or its equivalent.The fee for the whole course is C70. The coursenormally begins in January.Radiology. A full-time course of two academicyears leading to a D.M.R. (D. or T.) open to medicalgraduates of approved Universities and to medicallyqualified candidates who hold approved higher medicaldiplomas and a degree in a faculty other than medicine.The course allows a candidate to hold suitable approvedhobpital appointments during the second year andcovers the regulations required by the Conjoint Board.The fee for the full two-year course is £63. The coursebegins in October. The degree of M.Rad. may, afterreport by the Faculty, be conferred on holders of theD.M.R. (D. or T.) of this University under certainconditions.Public Health. A full-time one-year course leading tothe Diploma in Public Health, open to candidates witha medical qualification from an approved medical schoolor licensing body. This qualification should have beenobtained not less than two years before admission tothe course. The fee is £73 13s. All courses of in-struction begin in October.Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. A full-time three-month course leading to the Diploma in TropicalMedicine and Hygiene (D.T.M. & H.) open to candi-dates with a medical qualification from an approvedmedical school or licensing body. The course begins inSeptember and January. Fee C53 IIs.Anaesthesia. A full-time course of postgraduateinstruction, limited to ten students, begins on October Iand lasts for one year. The course combines instructionin the practical administration of anaesthetics with lec-tures and demonstrations in anatomy, physiology,pathology, physics, pharmacology, medicine and surgery,and anaesthesia. For the purpose of gaining practicalexperience, the students are found suitable appointmentsin recognized General Hospitals within the Liverpoolarea. The fee for the course is £6o.Applications for further information should be addressedto the appropriate department of the University, Liver-pool, 3.

NEWCASTLEThe Medical School, King's College(University of Durham)Public Health. Part-time courses are held for theC.P.H. and D.P.H. The course for the C.P.H. oc-cupies two terms, and three terms for the D.P.H.Two-and-a-half days each week are spent in whole-time study, leaving the remainder of the time free forremunerated employment, The courses are heldbiennially and the next complete course will begin inOctober, I956.Psychological Medicine. Courses for the D.P.M.(Dunelm) are held as follows: Part I, part-time courseextending over three terms and beginning October.Part II, full-time course extending over two terms alsobeginning in October. Part I and Part II may be takentogether.For further information application should be made to theAssistant Registrar, Medical School, King's College,Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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OXFORDPostgraduate Medical Education, UnitedOxford HospitalsSummary of ward rounds, clinics, demonstrations, etc.open to general practitioners from September I954 toJuly I955.Medicine, ward rounds, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednes-days, Thursdays and Fridays, Io.I5 a.m., Radcliffe In-firmary. Medical Concilia, Wednesdays, 5 p.m.(alternate weeks), Radcliffe Infirmary. Clinical demon-strations, Thursdays, 2.15 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary.Clinico-pathology, conferences, Wednesdays, 5 p.m.,Maternity Lecture Theatre, Radcliffe Infirmary (alternateweeks in full term). Chest Diseases, clinical demon-strations, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 2 and 3p.m., Osler Pavilion. Tuberculosis, ward rounds,Fridays, 2 p.m., Osler Pavilion. Paediatrics, clinicaldemonstrations, Saturdays, 10.3o a.m., Radcliffe In-firmary; out-patients, Thursdays, 2 p.m., RadcliffeInfirmary. Child Welfare, clinics (City) day and timeby arrangement with Dr. Mary Fisher. InfectiousDiseases, clinical demonstrations, day and time byarrangement with Dr. Warin, Slade Isolation Hospital.Psychiatry, clinical demonstrations, Fridays, 4 p.m.,Park Hospital. Geriatrics, clinical demonstrations,Monday, 2.15 p.m., Cowley Road Hospital. Neurology(medical and surgery) out-patients, 'Tuesdays andWednesdays, 2 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary. Clinicaldemonstrations, Thursdays, 5 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary.Venereal Diseases, out-patients, Mondays, 6 p.m.,and Wednesdays, 2.30 and 5.30 p.m., and Saturdays,2.15 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary. Skin Diseases, out-patients, Mondays and Fridays, 2 p.m., Radcliffe In-firmary. Surgery, accident service, daily, 10.30 a.m.,Radcliffe Infirmary. Ward rounds, Mondays andFridays, 9.30 a.m., Radcliffe Infirmary, Tuesdays, 9.30

a.m., Churchill Hospital. Clinical demonstrations,Tuesdays, 4.30 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary. PlasticSurgery, out-patients and clinical demonstrations,Fridays, 2 p.m., Churchill Hospital. OrthopaedicSurgery, clinical demonstrations, Thursdays andSaturdays, 9 a.m., Wingfield-Morris Hospital. Ob-stetrics, lecture demonstrations, Mondays, Tuesdaysand Fridays, 9.15 a.m., Maternity Lecture Theatre,Radcliffe Infirmary. Gynaecology, ward rounds,Wednesdays, Io.3o a.m. and 5 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary.Obstetrics and Gynaecology, concilia, monthly,alternate Thursdays and Fridays, 3 p.m., MaternityLecture Theatre, Radcliffe Infirmary. Ante-natalclinics, out-patients, Mondays, 2 p.m., MaternityHome Radcliffe Infirmary and Churchill Hospital,Thursdays, 2 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary MaternityHome, Fridays, 9.I5 a.m., Maternity Lecture Theatre.Post-natal clinics, out-patients, Tuesdays, Io a.m.,Wednesdays, 2 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary MaternityLecture Theatre.General practitioners wishing to avail themselves of thefacilities set out in this schedule should apply to theSecretary, Postgraduate Medical Committee, I i KebleRoad, Oxford.

CONFERENCES, PRIZES, Etc.Queen Square Prize in Neurology. A prize of Cxoowill be awarded annually to the postgraduate student,or ex-student, of the Institute of Neurblogy whopresents the best written paper describing clinical workcarried out or initiated at the National Hospitals forNervous Diseases. Entries must be submitted not laterthan September 30 each year.Full particulars from the Dean, Institute of Neurology,(Queen Square), The National Hospital, Queen Square,London, W.C.I.

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