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have been very favourable and some of the subscriptions havebeen greatly increased ; on the other hand, however,there are some notable diminutions which have necessarilyfollowed from alterations in trade, circumstances whichmust always occur in a busy manufacturing centre,but on Saturday last the total amount had alreadyreached the sum of .r.18,329 Is. 9d. The committeegives &10.000 each year to the local hospitals, sends con-sumptive patients to St. Leonards, and maintains con-valescent homes in which 3035 patients were received lastyear. It is obvious that the collection of so large a total,which is made up of multitudinous small sums, is onlysecured by a large amount of work and excellent organisa-tion, for which Sir William Cook and his committee deservethe sincere thanks of the city..

The Royal Institution for Deaf and Dumb Children,The annual report of the above institution is a record of

successful work upon which the committee can be congratu-lated and for which it deserves better support than is indi-cated by an excess of expenditure over ordinary income tothe extent of £118, and that after 9250 had been transferredfrom legacies and special donations to income account to,meet the requirements of the Board of Education that one-third of the annual expenditure shall be derived from

voluntary subscriptions if the certificate of the society is tobe continued. The institution deserves better support, for itprepares children to make their own livings when they leaveat 16 years of age and very few of those who have passedthrough it have failed in after life.V

The Wolverhampton Nursing Institution.This institution has had another successful year which left

it with a balance of ;&42 at the end of April last. It main-tains a staff of 33 trained nurses and during the year ittreated 302 cases which were under the care of 86 medicalmen. The committee of its district nursing branch hasdecided to establish a centre for the training of pupils forthe examinations of the Central Midwives Board and at arecent meeting it was stated that the legacy left by the lateMiss Perry would enable the institution to purchase moreland close to the institution and to erect additional buildings;it may be presumed, therefore, that the scope of the institu-tion’s work will be increased.

.2%e Necessity for Better Mortnary Accomodation at Rugby.If the account published in one of the daily papers is

correct in all details the authorities at Rugby have failed toappreciate their duties and should take the matter of propermortuary accommodation in hand at once, for it is statedthat the room at the cemetery, in which a post-mortem-examination had to be made, was so badly lighted that thedoor had to be left open, exposing the operating table to thepublic gaze. This is certainly a condition of things which-ought not to be tolerated at the present day.

June Gbth.

LIVERPOOL.(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Reception at the University of Livervool.AN exceedingly interesting social gathering, in the form of

a reception, took place at the university on June 14th.Invitations to inspect the admirably arranged group of build-ings had been sent to the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress,the members of the city council, members of the educa-tion committee, the head-masters and head-mistresses ofsecondary schools, and to others interested in higher educa-tion. The guests were received by the Pro-Chancellor andthe Vice-Chancellor. All the buildings were thrown open forinspection and members of the University staff were presentin each department to explain everything on exhibition. Thevarious laboratories attracted keen attention, the Thompson-Yates and Johnston laboratories (pathology and physiology)proving especially engrossing, while the zoological sectioncontrolled by Professor Herdman claimed general notice.An exceptionally interesting feature of the proceedings wasthe exhibition of a series of experiments with liquid air givenby Professor Wilberforce in the physics theatre. This depart-,ment was controlled for upwards of 20 years by Sir OliverLodge.Lodge.

The Prevention of Hospital Abuse.The principal Liverpool hospitals, with one exception, have

agreed to hold a conference with the view to prevent theabuse of charity by persons able to pay for medical treat-ment. The question is one of interest not only to managersof hospitals but also to members of the medical profession.The object of the conference is to discover whether there isan abuse of charity and, if so, to what extent. Unless allthe hospitals fall into line as to a united course of action asatisfactory solution of the difficulty cannot be clearlyobtained. The fact of one hospital not making inquiry as tothe means of applicants will swell the statistics of attendancesat that particular charity, whilst probably reducing those atother hospitals. A wrong impression may thereby be givento the philanthropic of the respective usefulness of thedifferent charities. It is to be hoped that the committee ofthe unwilling hospital will reconsider its position in thematter, especially as the other hospitals are acting purely forthe public weal.

The Health Committee Notification of Anthrax ; HealthStatistics.

The following resolution of the city council was approvedby the Local Government Board on June llth :- .

That the council as the urban sanitary authority of the city ofLiverpool do order that the provisions of the Infectious Disease (Notifi-cation) Act. 1889, shall apply in their district for three years to anthraxand that such order shall come into operation immediately after theexpiration of one week after the publication of the first advertisementof the order as approved by the Local Government Board.

At the last meeting of the health committee the medicalofficer of health reported that the death-rate of the city wasonly 16’ 2 per 1000, as against 16’ 4 per 1000 at the sameperiod of last year.

Providence Hospital, St. Helens.The annual report of the Providence Hospital, St. Helens,

has been issued, in which the treasurer records the fact thatsystematic voluntary weekly collections have now beenorganised at several of the workshops and manufactories inthe town and also at one of the large collieries in the neigh-bourhood. Already considerable assistance has been obtainedby this means and it is hoped that arrangements may shortlybe completed for bringing the whole of the works into thescheme. Included in the hospital receipts is a sum of£ 366 Is. 6d., representing the penny a week subscriptionswhich are collected by a bànd of ladies, the amount repre-senting 87,858 pennies.June Zbth.

SCOTLAND.(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)

Appointments to the Staff of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.AT the meeting of the board of managers of the Edinburgh

Royal Infirmary held on June 24th, Dr. D. C. Watson waselected junior assistant physician, and Mr. W. J. Stuart,F.R.C.S. Edin., junior assistant surgeon to the institution.Much interest was taken in the somewhat keen contest forthese posts.

Memorial to Dr. James Finlayson.The anniversary of the opening of Trinity Church

Children’s Convalescent Home was held at Ravenscraiglast Saturday afternoon, when a ward was inaugurated inmemory of the late Dr. James Finlayson. The home, whichhas now been open for 17 years, was established for thebenefit of the sick children of the city of Glasgow, andduring that time over 2200 children have passed through it.The home has from its inception been associated with theSick Children’s Hospital and under its direct medical control.The annual expense of maintaining the home amounts t)£300, which is met by the members of Trinity Church. SirHector Cameron in naming the new ward after Dr. Finlaysonreferred to his valuable services to the home duringthe last 17 years. He thought it was peculiarlyappropriate that a ward in a children’s convalescenthome should be permanently associated with thename of Dr. Finlayson. By his work and contributions tothe literature of the subject he was recognised as one of theleading authorities on children’s diseases and he had beenone of the first to support the establishment and equipment

. of children’s hospitals. At a later part of the proceedings aportrait of Dr. Finlayson was unveiled.

The Sanitary Association of Scotland.: The annual congress of the Sanitary Inspectors’ Association