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Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghAt n, meeting of the college on May 7, with Sir Stanley

Davidson, the president, in the ehair, the following wereelected to the membership :

Alaxander Slessor, D. M. Douglas, Shella P. V. Sherlock, W. G.Macfle, J. G. Opie, D. M. Prinsley, D. E. Anderson, Mirko MichaelKubik, K. B. Yuill, J. P. Anderson, J. C. Davidson, A. E. Stuart,Beatrice S. Chinniah, T. P. Telfer, Kartar Singh Rai, J. M. Walker,J. P. Lavender, A. J. Cameron, G. D. Forwell, M. V. Pieris, Muham-mad Ibrahim Memon, Philine Theophila Pieris, J. I. Forbes, LeelaNil Shourie, Shyama Pada Khatua, P. W. A. Botha, Francis Lothe,G. P. McNicol, J. N. Park, E. G. Warburton, Gobindram Arjundas,C. P. Dancaster, Debabrata Sarma, Sheila R. Esrachowitz. Hansdc Villiers Heese, W. J. Fessel, W. D. Smith.

A motion was passed unanimously that the college agreoto cooperate with the Royal Commission on the remunerationof doctors and dentists and to submit evidence.

Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghAt a meeting of the college held on May 10, with Sir Walter

Mercer, the president, in the c’hair, the following were admittedto the fellowship :

H. M. Andrea, A. C. Arulpragasam, J. R. Badger, D. D. Beard.K. S. Brearley, J. J. Breitenbach, Madhav Ramchamdra Chaudhary,J. E. (’hoo, Kenneth Clark, J. A. Coombes, K. 13. Cornwell, R. G.Denniss, J. A. Doig, G. It. Gordon, Syed Abdullah Hussaini, KeyinJohns, Rasmus de Ramner Jooste, Koratt i Ardhanariswar Kalyanam,I. J. Kaplan, L. P. Bandara Kiriella, Bernard Lotzof. H. L. J. Lusby,D. C. MacPhail, E. Matthews, F. A. Meintjes, P. R. Myerscough,J. G. B. Myles, C. V. Petersen, W. II. Raynham, A. A. Roux,J. N. Segelov, Marakada Venugopal Shetty, Tribhuan Pati Singh,M. D. M. Staunton, 1. B. Tait. ilarm Narayan Tiwary, Cyril Toker,W. K. M. C. Watkins, H. G. Watts, D. W. Whiteway, G. B. Wylic.

Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowAt a meeting of the faculty on May 6, with I’rof. Stanley

Alstead, the president, in the chair, the following were

admitted fellows of faculty:Varghese Benjamin, J. W. Howie (qua physicia), B. T.

Hammond, J. D. L. Kirstein, C . J. Longland, Maung Shwe Tin(qua surgeon).

Birmingham Medical InstituteThis institute will close its library and office at 154, (treat

Charles Street on May 17 and will reopen on Monday, May 27,at 36, Harborne Road, Edgbaston. The local offices of the

following organisations also will move to 36, Harborne Road:Birmingham Local Medical Committee, British MedicalAssociation, Medical Insurance Agency, and Medical Bene-volent Society.World Health Organisation

Dr. W’. Aeg. Timmerman has been appointed assistant

director-general in charge of central technical services, insuccession to Dr. H. S. Gear.

Bcrti ni The Hague in 1893, Ur. Timmerman studied at theUniversity of Loitlun and worked for several years at the InstitutPasteur ilt Bandung, Java, before he was appointed in 1934 directorof the national institute for public health in the Netherlands, liuheld that position until 1950 when he joined the stuff of W’.1I.0. asdirector of the division of therapeutic substances.

Dr. Gear is remaining in Geneva to complete some technicalstudies on behalf of W.H.O.

Clean Air CouncilThis council has now been set ult, under section 3 of the

Clean Air Act, 1956, to help the Minister of Housing andLocal Government to keep under review the progress made inabating the pollution of the air in England and Wales, and toobtain the advice of people with special knowledge, experience,or responsibility of prevention of’ pollution. The Ministerhimself will be chairman, and his parliamentary secretary andthe parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Power vice-chairmen. The 2!) members appointed include Dr. C. A. Bence,a Cardiff alderman. Dr. Llewelyn Roberts, M.O.H. for Sheffield,and Prof. A. B. Semple, M.O.H. for Liverpool.General Practice Reform Association

Among resohttions passed at the third annual generalmeeting held in London on May 4 were :That this meeting welcomes the fact that the Royal Commission

is prepared to consider evidence on the remuneration of assistantsin general practice.That the 5 % interim increase in general-practitioner remunra-

tiou allould be distributed so that, as in the case of the hospitaldoctors, those with the lower incomes will receive a higherpercentage increase.That the minimum permitted share for a junior partner in any

general-practice partnership in the National Health Service shouldbe not less than one half of the largest share in the partnership;and that an incoming partner’s share should be required to reachparity or near parity with that of the other partner(s) in not morethan five years from the date of his admission to the partnership.

Medical Research SocietyDr. Stanley h. Bradley, of (.Columbia University, will deliver

it lecture to thin society on Friday, May 31, at 5.30 P.M. at theLondon School of Hygiene, Keppol Street, W.C.1. He is.,tospeak on circulatory adjustments to postural changes.National Society for Mentally Handicapped ChildrenThe annual convention of this society is to be held at

County Hall, Westminster Bridge, London, S.E.I, on Satur.day, May 25, at 10.45 A.M. The speakers will include Prof.lt. S. Illingworth. Further particulars may be had from thesociety. Kingsway Chambers, 162A, Strand, W.C.2.

British Association for Physical MedicineAt the annual general meeting held at the Middlesex

Hospital, London, on April 6, with Dr. P. Bauwens, thepresident, in the chair, the following officers and new membersof counil were elected:

Vice-president, Dr. II. A. Hurt; hon. treasurer, Dr. DonaldWilson; hon. secretary, I)r. fx. 0. Storey; hon. editor, Dr. A. C.Buytc : council Dr. 11. J. Glanvillc, Dr. S. Mattingly, andDr. K. R. W. Simpson.

Registers of Medical AuxiliariesThe Board of Hegiatration of Medical Auxiliaries has

published new editions of its registers of dispensing opticians,orthoptists, and operating-theatre technicians. The boardalso mil i Il t II ins registers of’ chiropodists and radiographers,and a register of audiology technicians is in course of prepara-tion. Copies will he supplied free to doctors on application tothe registrar of tho board, B.M.A. House, Tavistock Square,London. W.C.1.

National Birthday Trust FundIn 1955 the trust set up a steering committee with observers

from the Ministry of Health, Department of Health forScotland, and Welsh Board of Health, and representatives oftheRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the BritishMedical Association, the Society of Medical Officers of Health,the College of General Practitioners, and the Royal Collegeof Midwives to consider how best to carry out a survey intostillbirths and infant deaths in the first week of life. Thecommittee have approved the proposals for this perinatalsurvey and it is hoped, with the permission of medical officersof health and obstetricians, to invite midwives to collectthe information about all births under their care duringone week in November and to obtain additional details fromthe health visitor about the state and health of the babywhen it is a few weeks old. A pilot scheme has already beencarried out in Nottingham.

The late Hir Pereival Hartley, F.R.s.. has left £1500 to LeedsUniversity to form the Hartley Memorial Fund for the promotionand furtherance of advanced study and research work in biochemistryor in bacteriology.

AppointmentsFAIRLAMB, A. H., M.B. Durh., D.r.H. : senior M.c.. Hull.MAIR, CATHERINE H., L.R.C.P.E.: assistant M.o. and school M.O.,

Cumberland.MEDHURST, G. A., M.R.C.S., D.M.R.D. : consultant radiologist,

Kettering/Northampton hospital area.SELLORS, T. H., M.cn. Oxfd, F.R.C.S.: consultant surgeon, National

Heart Hospital, London.Charing Cross Hospital, London :COLEMAN, D. J., M.B.Lond., F.F.A.R.e.s., D.A.: part-time con-

sultant anæsthetist, Wembley Hospital.PHILIP, P. F., M.S. Lond., F.R.C.S.: part-time consultant surgeon,

Charing Cross Hospital.RABINOWITCH, J., M.B. Lond., D.M.R.E. : part-time consultant

diagnostic radiologist, Harrow Hospital.Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes :ARMSTRONG, J. B., M.B. Aberd.: assistant M.O., London head-

quarters.GEERE, ANGELA M., M.B. Lond.: assistant M.O., London head-

quarters.GOODHARDT, L. S., M.B. Lend. : assistant M.o., London head-

quarters.KINSMAN, F. M., M.R.C.S.: assistant M.o., London headquarters.MCDONALD, ALISON 1)., M.D.Lond., D.C.It, D.P.H. : assistant

M.O., London headquarters.Colonial Appointments :

BROWNE, lt. A., M.B. Aberd., D.A. : assistant anæsthetist, Bar-bados.

COOGAN, R. J., L.R.C.P.I., D.P.H.: M.O.H., Jamaica.GORDON, S. (J-., M.B. Lond., D.T.M. & H., D.P.H. : D.D.DLS., Eastern

Nigeria.HALLETT, ANTOINETTE 1., M.B. Lond., D.OBST.: M.O., Somalilaud.HULSE, BERNICE M., L.M.S.S.A.: chest physician, British Hon-

duras.ONWU, S. E., O.B.E., M.B. Ediu., D.T.M. & H.: D.M.a., Eastern

Nigeria.PROCOPE, C. A. M., M.R.C.S.: M.O., Trinidad.