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278 year he joined the staff of the Welsh Board of Health as regional medical officer, an appointment which he held until his retirement in 1945. During the late war Dr. Davies was seconded by the Welsh Board of Health to the Emergency Hospital Service as hospital officer for North Wales and deputy for the area. As such, he was responsible for organising the Emergency Services throughout the six counties of North Wales. " The strain of this work," a colleague writes, " which came at a time of his life when he was past his prime, must have contributed to the ill health which he suffered during his retirement. His kindly disposition, however, and his constant cheerfulness were strong enough to overcome his disabilities. His long experience as a general practitioner enabled him, when he joined the Board of Health, to carry out his official duties in an outstanding way. To doctors throughout Wales he was known as a kind friend, and cases referred to him were sure not- only of sympathetic consideration but also of a first-class opinion." Births, Marriages, and Deaths BIRTHS BLBAELEy.—On Aug. 1, at Bangor, co. Down, the wife of Dr. John Bleakley-a son. CLELAND.-On Aug. 3, at Irvine, the wife of Mr. Gavin Cleland, F.R.c.s.E.-a daughter. COLE.-On July 30, at Dorking, the wife of Dr. William Cole- a son. CONWAY.-On July 31, the wife of Dr. James Conway-a daughter. COURTiN.-On July 22, at Rochester, Minnesota, the wife of . Dr. R. F. Courtin-a son. HARTLEY.-On Aug. 1, at Rye, the wife of Dr. J. L. Hartley- a daughter. KiNGDON.—On July 30, at Swanwick, the wife of Dr. John R. Kingdon--a daughter. MopRisoN.—On July 29, at Sheerness, the wife of Dr. J. N. Morrison-a daughter. , NoTT-BowER.—On Aug. 3, at Cirencester, the wife of Squadron- Leader T. M. Nott-Bower, M.R.c.s.—a son. PARSONs.-On Aug. 3, at Bexhill-on-Sea, the wife of Dr. A. C. D. Parsons-a daughter. PAULLEY.-On Aug. 4, in London, the wife of Dr. J. W. Paulley- a daughter. PRICE.-On Aug. 9, at Bath, the wife of Dr. A. E. Kingsley Price- a son. QunjTTON.—On July 30, at Ipswich, the wife of Dr. John Quinton- a daughter. RICHARDs.-On Aug. 2, the wife of Dr. Donald Richards-a daughter. ROBERTS.-On July 29, in London, the wife of Dr. A. T. M. Roberts —a daughter. SHAw.-On July 31, at Braunton, the wife of Dr. F. 0. J. Shaw- a daughter. STEWART.-On July 29, at Preston, the wife of Major Walter Stewart, M.B.E., R.A.M.C.-a son. VINE.—On Aug. 4, at Cambridge, the wife of Dr. Maudsley Vine- a son. WATKINS.-On July 31, in London, the wife of Dr. P. F. A. Watkins —a daughter. WRIGHT.-On Aug. 1, at Woking, the wife of Dr. R. B. ’Wright- a son. MARRIAGES CRAWFORD—KELSEY.—On July 29, at Shrewsbury, Frank John Hamill Crawford, M.D., to Louise Kelsey. DALY—MCVERRY.—On Aug. 4, at Rostrevor, co. Down, Dermot Alexius Daly, M.B., to Catherine Augustine McVerry. WILSON—MARSDEN.—On July 17, Brian Douglas Raymond Wilson, M.B., to Violet Evelyn Marsden. DEATHS AITKEN.—On July 29, at Plymouth, Alexander Gardner Aitken, M.B. Glasg. ALLARDICE.—On Aug. 2, at Newoastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, William Clachan Allardice, J.P., M.D. Glasg., F.R.c.s.E. - CUNNING.—On July 29, at Reigate, Joseph Cunning, M.B. Melb., F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S. FERGUSSON.—On Aug. 2, at Goldsithney, Cornwall, James Herbert Fergusson, C.B.E., M.R.C.S., surgeon rear-admiral, R.N., aged 73. MACKIE.—On Aug. 8, at Sandown, Kenneth William Mackie, M.R.C.S. STONE.—On July 31, Robert Dudley Algeo Stone, L.R.C.P.I., aged 85. WACE.—On Aug. 5, in London, Richard Henry Wace, M.B., aged 80 years. . Appointments POND, D. A. R., M.D. Duke Univ., M.B. Camb., M.R.C.P., D.P.M. : asst. physician, department of applied electrophysiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital medical school. * MILLAR, J. H. D., M.B.E., M.n. Edin., M.R.C.P.E.: physician, Scunthorpe and District War Memorial Hospital. * Amended notice. Notes and News STREPTOMYCIN REGULATIONS REGULATIONS have been made by the Minister of Health, the Secretary of State for Scotland, and the Minister of Health and Local Government for Northern Ireland, after consultation with the Medical Research Council, bringing streptomycin within the scope of the Penicillin Act, 1947. The effect of these regulations, which came into force on Aug. 1, is that streptomycin and preparations containing streptomycin may be supplied to the public only by or in accordance with the directions of doctors, dentists, or veterinary surgons, or by registered pharmacists on the prescription of doctors, dentists, or veterinary surgeons, and may be administered only by, or in accordance with, the directions of such qualified practi- tioners. Though supplies of streptomycin have increased, it is still generally available only through the hospital service. The regulations anticipate the time when its use may be extended. As with penicillin and preparations containing penicillin, pharmacists and authorised sellers of poisons will be able normally to dispense a prescription for streptomycin and preparations containing streptomycin only once and not more than three months after the prescription was given; if, however, the prescription directs that it may be dispensed on a specified number of occasions or at specified intervals in a specified period, it may be dispensed in accordance with that direction. VACANCIES IN PRACTICES EXECUTIVE councils are reminded in a letter from the Minister of Health that it is for them to inform the Medical Practices Committee when a doctor notifies his intention to withdraw from the medical list or when his name is removed from the list. At the same time they are to report to the committee on the need to fill the vacancy ; and it may be assumed that the committee will normally accept the council’s view. The council will also have to decide whether to advertise any vacancy which the Medical Practices Committee has agreed exists. In the case of withdrawals from the list (of which normally three months’ notice is required), ,the Minister considers that vacancies should usually be advertised in the medical and local press in ample time to allow a successor to be appointed before the outgoing doctor withdraws. Similarly, where an area is under-doctored, councils will wish to use their power to advertise. In the case of sudden death, however, it is suggested that, to avoid delay, the vacancy should be filled from any applications already received, subject to the views of the local medical committee. Where a doctor dies suddenly, one of the following three temporary arrangements may be made, normally for not more than two months : (1) the executive council may arrange with other doctors in the locality to conduct the practice tem- porarily ; (2) the person acting on behalf of the estate should be given the chance of appointing a locum tenens, pending the filling of the vacancy ; or (3) failing this, the executive council may themselves, after consultation with the local medical committee, appoint a locum tenens. A similar procedure may be followed if a vacancy occurs for some reason other than death and it cannot be immediately filled. The Minister has decided that, after all, applications for consent to employ an assistant should not, after they have been con- sidered by the council in consultation with the local medical committee, be referred to the Medical Practices Committee, unless : (a) the doctor making the application already employs an assistant ; (b) the council proposes to refuse consent; or (c) the Medical Practices Committee has notified the council that the area already has sufficient doctors. Applications by assistants for inclusion in the medical list will still need to be referred to the committee. CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE THE ninth International Congress of Industrial Medicine will meet in London from Sept. 13 to 17 under the auspices of the Commission Internationale Permanente pour la Medecine du Travail. Lord Moran, P.R.C.P., will preside over the opening of the congress, when Mr. G. A. Isaacs, Minister of Labour and National Service, will give an address. Lord Webb-Johnson, P.R.C.S., will be in the chair at the closing session, when the speaker will be Mr. G. R. Strauss, Minister of Supply. Both of these meetings will take place in the Central Hall, Westminster. The scientific sessions will be held nearby in the Caxton Hall and the Alliance Hall. The pre- liminary programme, which has now been issued, suggests
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year he joined the staff of the Welsh Board of Health asregional medical officer, an appointment which he helduntil his retirement in 1945.
During the late war Dr. Davies was seconded by theWelsh Board of Health to the Emergency HospitalService as hospital officer for North Wales and deputyfor the area. As such, he was responsible for organisingthe Emergency Services throughout the six counties ofNorth Wales. " The strain of this work," a colleaguewrites, " which came at a time of his life when he waspast his prime, must have contributed to the ill healthwhich he suffered during his retirement. His kindlydisposition, however, and his constant cheerfulness werestrong enough to overcome his disabilities. His longexperience as a general practitioner enabled him, whenhe joined the Board of Health, to carry out his officialduties in an outstanding way. To doctors throughoutWales he was known as a kind friend, and cases referredto him were sure not- only of sympathetic considerationbut also of a first-class opinion."
Births, Marriages, and DeathsBIRTHS
BLBAELEy.—On Aug. 1, at Bangor, co. Down, the wife of Dr. JohnBleakley-a son.
CLELAND.-On Aug. 3, at Irvine, the wife of Mr. Gavin Cleland,F.R.c.s.E.-a daughter.
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COLE.-On July 30, at Dorking, the wife of Dr. William Cole-a son.
CONWAY.-On July 31, the wife of Dr. James Conway-a daughter.COURTiN.-On July 22, at Rochester, Minnesota, the wife of
. Dr. R. F. Courtin-a son.HARTLEY.-On Aug. 1, at Rye, the wife of Dr. J. L. Hartley-
a daughter.KiNGDON.—On July 30, at Swanwick, the wife of Dr. John R.
Kingdon--a daughter.MopRisoN.—On July 29, at Sheerness, the wife of Dr. J. N.
Morrison-a daughter. ,
NoTT-BowER.—On Aug. 3, at Cirencester, the wife of Squadron-Leader T. M. Nott-Bower, M.R.c.s.—a son.
PARSONs.-On Aug. 3, at Bexhill-on-Sea, the wife of Dr. A. C. D.Parsons-a daughter.
PAULLEY.-On Aug. 4, in London, the wife of Dr. J. W. Paulley-a daughter.
PRICE.-On Aug. 9, at Bath, the wife of Dr. A. E. Kingsley Price-a son.
QunjTTON.—On July 30, at Ipswich, the wife of Dr. John Quinton-a daughter.
RICHARDs.-On Aug. 2, the wife of Dr. Donald Richards-a daughter.ROBERTS.-On July 29, in London, the wife of Dr. A. T. M. Roberts
—a daughter.SHAw.-On July 31, at Braunton, the wife of Dr. F. 0. J. Shaw-
a daughter.STEWART.-On July 29, at Preston, the wife of Major Walter
Stewart, M.B.E., R.A.M.C.-a son.VINE.—On Aug. 4, at Cambridge, the wife of Dr. Maudsley Vine-
a son.WATKINS.-On July 31, in London, the wife of Dr. P. F. A. Watkins
—a daughter. ,
WRIGHT.-On Aug. 1, at Woking, the wife of Dr. R. B. ’Wright-a son.
MARRIAGES
CRAWFORD—KELSEY.—On July 29, at Shrewsbury, Frank JohnHamill Crawford, M.D., to Louise Kelsey.
DALY—MCVERRY.—On Aug. 4, at Rostrevor, co. Down, DermotAlexius Daly, M.B., to Catherine Augustine McVerry.
WILSON—MARSDEN.—On July 17, Brian Douglas Raymond Wilson,M.B., to Violet Evelyn Marsden.
DEATHS
AITKEN.—On July 29, at Plymouth, Alexander Gardner Aitken,M.B. Glasg.
ALLARDICE.—On Aug. 2, at Newoastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, WilliamClachan Allardice, J.P., M.D. Glasg., F.R.c.s.E. -
CUNNING.—On July 29, at Reigate, Joseph Cunning, M.B. Melb.,F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S.
FERGUSSON.—On Aug. 2, at Goldsithney, Cornwall, James HerbertFergusson, C.B.E., M.R.C.S., surgeon rear-admiral, R.N., aged 73.
MACKIE.—On Aug. 8, at Sandown, Kenneth William Mackie,M.R.C.S.
STONE.—On July 31, Robert Dudley Algeo Stone, L.R.C.P.I.,aged 85.
WACE.—On Aug. 5, in London, Richard Henry Wace, M.B., aged80 years. .
AppointmentsPOND, D. A. R., M.D. Duke Univ., M.B. Camb., M.R.C.P., D.P.M. :
asst. physician, department of applied electrophysiology,Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital medical school.
* MILLAR, J. H. D., M.B.E., M.n. Edin., M.R.C.P.E.: physician,Scunthorpe and District War Memorial Hospital.
* Amended notice. -
Notes and News
STREPTOMYCIN REGULATIONSREGULATIONS have been made by the Minister of Health,
the Secretary of State for Scotland, and the Minister of Healthand Local Government for Northern Ireland, after consultationwith the Medical Research Council, bringing streptomycinwithin the scope of the Penicillin Act, 1947. The effect ofthese regulations, which came into force on Aug. 1, is that
streptomycin and preparations containing streptomycin maybe supplied to the public only by or in accordance with thedirections of doctors, dentists, or veterinary surgons, or byregistered pharmacists on the prescription of doctors, dentists,or veterinary surgeons, and may be administered only by, orin accordance with, the directions of such qualified practi-tioners. Though supplies of streptomycin have increased, itis still generally available only through the hospital service.The regulations anticipate the time when its use may beextended. As with penicillin and preparations containingpenicillin, pharmacists and authorised sellers of poisons willbe able normally to dispense a prescription for streptomycinand preparations containing streptomycin only once and notmore than three months after the prescription was given;if, however, the prescription directs that it may be dispensedon a specified number of occasions or at specified intervals ina specified period, it may be dispensed in accordance withthat direction.
VACANCIES IN PRACTICESEXECUTIVE councils are reminded in a letter from the
Minister of Health that it is for them to inform the MedicalPractices Committee when a doctor notifies his intention towithdraw from the medical list or when his name is removedfrom the list. At the same time they are to report to thecommittee on the need to fill the vacancy ; and it may beassumed that the committee will normally accept the council’sview. The council will also have to decide whether to advertiseany vacancy which the Medical Practices Committee hasagreed exists. In the case of withdrawals from the list (ofwhich normally three months’ notice is required), ,the Ministerconsiders that vacancies should usually be advertised in themedical and local press in ample time to allow a successorto be appointed before the outgoing doctor withdraws.Similarly, where an area is under-doctored, councils will wishto use their power to advertise. In the case of sudden death,however, it is suggested that, to avoid delay, the vacancyshould be filled from any applications already received,subject to the views of the local medical committee. Wherea doctor dies suddenly, one of the following three temporaryarrangements may be made, normally for not more thantwo months : (1) the executive council may arrange withother doctors in the locality to conduct the practice tem-porarily ; (2) the person acting on behalf of the estate shouldbe given the chance of appointing a locum tenens, pendingthe filling of the vacancy ; or (3) failing this, the executivecouncil may themselves, after consultation with the localmedical committee, appoint a locum tenens. A similar
procedure may be followed if a vacancy occurs for some reasonother than death and it cannot be immediately filled. TheMinister has decided that, after all, applications for consent toemploy an assistant should not, after they have been con-sidered by the council in consultation with the local medicalcommittee, be referred to the Medical Practices Committee,unless : (a) the doctor making the application already employsan assistant ; (b) the council proposes to refuse consent; or(c) the Medical Practices Committee has notified the councilthat the area already has sufficient doctors. Applications byassistants for inclusion in the medical list will still need tobe referred to the committee.
CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINETHE ninth International Congress of Industrial Medicine
will meet in London from Sept. 13 to 17 under the auspicesof the Commission Internationale Permanente pour laMedecine du Travail. Lord Moran, P.R.C.P., will preside overthe opening of the congress, when Mr. G. A. Isaacs, Ministerof Labour and National Service, will give an address. LordWebb-Johnson, P.R.C.S., will be in the chair at the closingsession, when the speaker will be Mr. G. R. Strauss, Ministerof Supply. Both of these meetings will take place in theCentral Hall, Westminster. The scientific sessions will be heldnearby in the Caxton Hall and the Alliance Hall. The pre-liminary programme, which has now been issued, suggests
