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1065 DU B LI .—BE LEAST. -PARIS. of Newcastle-on Tyne, I noticed a respirator designed for the use of lead workers, by our townsman and late mayor, Mr. Henry Newton, surgeon. Mr. Newton has had much practical experience in the diseases common to lead workers, having been for a long time medical attendant to some of our largest works. The respirator is formed of wire work, with a filtering material capable of being changed with facility. It is distinguished by simplicity and economy in use, and it is therefore no wonder that the chief inspector of factories states "that it is the best thing of the kind he had seen, as it entirely obviates the objection to all other respirators-that of becoming so readily clogged." If Mr. Newton has been so fortunate as to devise a respirator to prevent lead poisoning he will become a public benefactor, for the destruction of health and life in white-lead works here and elsewhere is much to be deplored. THE NEW FRVER HOSPITAL AT SUNDERLAND. The foundation of the new h‘ever Hospital for the borough was laid on Saturday last. The site and building together will cost about .619,000. I will in a future letter give you a general description of the building, which is to contain every modern improvement. POISONING BY NITRIC ACID. , Last Wednesday the wife of an umbrella maker at South Shields swallowed half an ounce of nitric acid mixed with quicksilver and water at seven o’clock in the morning. She received immediate attention, but died in four hours. The acid solution was used by her husband in plating umbrella handles. At Carlisle also a child has died after twenty- four hours’ illness from swallowing nitric acid. The father of the child explained that he had the acid in the house to cure some disease in poultry, it having been recommended for that purpose by some newspaper. TYPHUS IN THE EAST END OF NEWCASTLE. Since I last wrote of fresh invasion three cases have occurred in one family and one single case in two other families; all these were removed to the hospital, with one exception (a case dealt with in private practice). One of the cases removed to hospital was the eighth and last member of the family affected. Two cases of undefined type, but strongly suspected to be typhus, have also been removed to hospital. In all of these cases disinfection has been fully carried out. Most of the cases have occurred in the City-road and Sheffield district. Newcastle-on-Tyne, May 19th. DUBLIN. (From our own Correspondent.) DUBLIN HOSPITALS COMMISSION. IT is very uncertain whether the various recommendations and suggestions of the commissioners will be adopted. It is a report which will please but few people, and it was a great oversight, as has already been pointed out, on the part of the Government not to have selected at least one medical man as a commissioner, or at all events any important member of the committee connected with the Dublin Hospital Sunday Fund. The truth seems to be that the Commission was appointed to recommend a consolida- tion of certain of the Dublin hospitals, and also the redis- tribution of the annual Government grant, the words of the Warrant directing the inquiry to be held naturally leading to these suggestions. This being granted, no great surprise can be felt that the members of the Commission have re- ported in the way they have done. VIVISECTION IN IRELAND IN 1886. A return has just been issued relative to the number of experiments on living animals made in Ireland last year. It appears that the total number of persons holding licences were three, all being medical men, and that all the experi- ments were carried out in a painless manner. The experi- ments were seventeen in number, and were directed to the elucidation of diseases of the vascular and nervous systems and to blood poisoning. HEALTH OF IRELAND. During the March quarter the births registered numbered 29,051, and the deaths 25,392,the latter representing an annual rate of 20 9 per 1000. The birth-rate for the quarter was 10 under the average rate for the corresponding quarter of the- past five years; and the death-rate shows a decrease of 1’2, Compared with the returns of pauperism, furnished by the- Local Government Board, for the corresponding quarter of 1886, there was a decrease of 1073 in the average number of workhouse inmates on Saturdays during the quarter, and an increase of 2346 in the average number of persons on out-door relief. The concert recently given in aid of the " Nurses’ New- Home," connected with the Adelaide Hospital, has realised a sum of over E50, which will be expended in furnishing the Home. The salary of Dr. Oakshoot, assistant resident medical superintendent of Cork District Lunatic Asylum, has been increased by E25 a year. J. Cardiff, M.D., has been elected coroner for South WexforcL Dublin, May 17th. BELFAST. (From our own Correspondent.) THE COUNTY ANTRIM GAOL. THE Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland has appointed Mr. J Camae Smyth medical oBuer of the county Antrim Gaol,. in room of the late Dr. John Moore. Mr. Smyth was. for some time house-surgeon at the Royal Hospital, where, owing to his kindly disposition and skill, he was- a great favourite. For some time he has been acting as. locum tenens for Dr. Moore at the gaol. The appointment is worth about X200 per annum. BELFAST CHARITABLE SOCIETY. I understand that at the last meeting of the board of this. Society, one of the oldest charities in Belfast, a resolution was passed approving of plans for a new dining-hall, laundry, and other additions to the present buildings of the Society. The cost of the extensions will be about .63900. The Pre- sident (Sir John Preston) stated that the board, while able to carry on this valuable work without an appeal to the- public, would not forget that the constitution of the Society must be kept up by subscriptions, and he trusted the com- munity would continue as hitherto to contribute to that charity. BELFAST DISPENSARY COMMITTEE. At the last meeting of this committee there was a very large attendance, as the principal business was the election of a medical officer for dispensary district No. 1, rendered vacant by the death of Dr. James Barron. There were eight candidates. After several polls the contest lay between Dr John Barron and Dr. Taylor, the former of whom received 42 votes and the latter 35. The successful candidate is a, brother of the late medical officer of this dispensary, who- died some time ago of typhus fever. Belfast, May 17th. PARIS. (From our own Correspondent.) M. VULPIAN. THE death is announced of Professor Vulpian, who is said to have fallen a victim to septic pneumonia, resulting from an anatomical inoculation. M. Vulpian was born in Paris in 1826. In 1854 he took the degree of Doctor of Medicine,. and was then attached to the Museum, where he aided Flourens in his researches upon the nervous system. In 1860 he was successful at the agrégation with a thesis upon Infectious Pneumonia. Shortly afterwards he became one of the physicians of the Salpetriere. The chair of Pathological Anatomy becoming vacant at the Faculty, M. Vulpian offered himself as a candidate, and, notwith- standing the opposition of M. Maret, dean of the Faculty of Theology, who denounced him at the Conseil Aca- démique as an Atheist unfit to direct the education of the young, he was elected by a majority of one vote. A little later his adversaries carried the question to-
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1065DU B LI .—BE LEAST. -PARIS.
of Newcastle-on Tyne, I noticed a respirator designed forthe use of lead workers, by our townsman and late mayor,Mr. Henry Newton, surgeon. Mr. Newton has had much
practical experience in the diseases common to lead workers,having been for a long time medical attendant to someof our largest works. The respirator is formed of wirework, with a filtering material capable of being changedwith facility. It is distinguished by simplicity and economyin use, and it is therefore no wonder that the chief inspectorof factories states "that it is the best thing of the kind hehad seen, as it entirely obviates the objection to all otherrespirators-that of becoming so readily clogged." If Mr.Newton has been so fortunate as to devise a respirator toprevent lead poisoning he will become a public benefactor,for the destruction of health and life in white-lead workshere and elsewhere is much to be deplored.
THE NEW FRVER HOSPITAL AT SUNDERLAND.
The foundation of the new h‘ever Hospital for the boroughwas laid on Saturday last. The site and building togetherwill cost about .619,000. I will in a future letter give youa general description of the building, which is to containevery modern improvement.
POISONING BY NITRIC ACID. ,
Last Wednesday the wife of an umbrella maker at SouthShields swallowed half an ounce of nitric acid mixed withquicksilver and water at seven o’clock in the morning. Shereceived immediate attention, but died in four hours. Theacid solution was used by her husband in plating umbrellahandles. At Carlisle also a child has died after twenty-four hours’ illness from swallowing nitric acid. The fatherof the child explained that he had the acid in the house tocure some disease in poultry, it having been recommendedfor that purpose by some newspaper.
TYPHUS IN THE EAST END OF NEWCASTLE.
Since I last wrote of fresh invasion three cases haveoccurred in one family and one single case in two otherfamilies; all these were removed to the hospital, with oneexception (a case dealt with in private practice). One ofthe cases removed to hospital was the eighth and lastmember of the family affected. Two cases of undefinedtype, but strongly suspected to be typhus, have also beenremoved to hospital. In all of these cases disinfectionhas been fully carried out. Most of the cases have occurredin the City-road and Sheffield district.Newcastle-on-Tyne, May 19th.
DUBLIN.
(From our own Correspondent.)
DUBLIN HOSPITALS COMMISSION.
IT is very uncertain whether the various recommendationsand suggestions of the commissioners will be adopted. Itis a report which will please but few people, and it was agreat oversight, as has already been pointed out, on thepart of the Government not to have selected at least onemedical man as a commissioner, or at all events anyimportant member of the committee connected with theDublin Hospital Sunday Fund. The truth seems to be thatthe Commission was appointed to recommend a consolida-tion of certain of the Dublin hospitals, and also the redis-tribution of the annual Government grant, the words of theWarrant directing the inquiry to be held naturally leadingto these suggestions. This being granted, no great surprisecan be felt that the members of the Commission have re-ported in the way they have done.
VIVISECTION IN IRELAND IN 1886.A return has just been issued relative to the number of
experiments on living animals made in Ireland last year.It appears that the total number of persons holding licenceswere three, all being medical men, and that all the experi-ments were carried out in a painless manner. The experi-ments were seventeen in number, and were directed to theelucidation of diseases of the vascular and nervous systemsand to blood poisoning.
HEALTH OF IRELAND.
During the March quarter the births registered numbered29,051, and the deaths 25,392,the latter representing an annual
rate of 20 9 per 1000. The birth-rate for the quarter was 10under the average rate for the corresponding quarter of the-past five years; and the death-rate shows a decrease of 1’2,Compared with the returns of pauperism, furnished by the-Local Government Board, for the corresponding quarter of1886, there was a decrease of 1073 in the average number ofworkhouse inmates on Saturdays during the quarter, andan increase of 2346 in the average number of persons onout-door relief.
The concert recently given in aid of the " Nurses’ New-Home," connected with the Adelaide Hospital, has realiseda sum of over E50, which will be expended in furnishingthe Home.The salary of Dr. Oakshoot, assistant resident medical
superintendent of Cork District Lunatic Asylum, has beenincreased by E25 a year.
J. Cardiff, M.D., has been elected coroner for South WexforcLDublin, May 17th.
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BELFAST.
(From our own Correspondent.)
THE COUNTY ANTRIM GAOL.
THE Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland has appointed Mr. JCamae Smyth medical oBuer of the county Antrim Gaol,.in room of the late Dr. John Moore. Mr. Smyth was.
for some time house-surgeon at the Royal Hospital,where, owing to his kindly disposition and skill, he was-a great favourite. For some time he has been acting as.locum tenens for Dr. Moore at the gaol. The appointmentis worth about X200 per annum.
BELFAST CHARITABLE SOCIETY.
I understand that at the last meeting of the board of this.Society, one of the oldest charities in Belfast, a resolution waspassed approving of plans for a new dining-hall, laundry,and other additions to the present buildings of the Society.The cost of the extensions will be about .63900. The Pre-sident (Sir John Preston) stated that the board, while ableto carry on this valuable work without an appeal to the-public, would not forget that the constitution of the Societymust be kept up by subscriptions, and he trusted the com-munity would continue as hitherto to contribute to thatcharity.
BELFAST DISPENSARY COMMITTEE.
At the last meeting of this committee there was a verylarge attendance, as the principal business was the electionof a medical officer for dispensary district No. 1, renderedvacant by the death of Dr. James Barron. There were eightcandidates. After several polls the contest lay between DrJohn Barron and Dr. Taylor, the former of whom received42 votes and the latter 35. The successful candidate is a,
brother of the late medical officer of this dispensary, who-died some time ago of typhus fever.
Belfast, May 17th. ____
PARIS.
(From our own Correspondent.)
M. VULPIAN.
THE death is announced of Professor Vulpian, who is saidto have fallen a victim to septic pneumonia, resulting froman anatomical inoculation. M. Vulpian was born in Parisin 1826. In 1854 he took the degree of Doctor of Medicine,.and was then attached to the Museum, where he aidedFlourens in his researches upon the nervous system. In1860 he was successful at the agrégation with a thesis uponInfectious Pneumonia. Shortly afterwards he becameone of the physicians of the Salpetriere. The chair of
Pathological Anatomy becoming vacant at the Faculty,M. Vulpian offered himself as a candidate, and, notwith-standing the opposition of M. Maret, dean of the Facultyof Theology, who denounced him at the Conseil Aca-démique as an Atheist unfit to direct the education ofthe young, he was elected by a majority of one vote.A little later his adversaries carried the question to-
