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PKOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



MEETING 



Held on the 17th of February, 1904, at 20 Hanover Square, "W. 

 Dr. Henry Woodward, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



g|The Minutes of the Anniversary Meeting of the 20th of January, 

 1904, were read and confirmed, and were signed by the Chairman. 



The Chairman said he regretted to have to announce the indis- 

 position of the President, who had written to the Council to explain the 

 cause of his absence, and asked the Fellows present at the Meeting to 

 accept his expression of the great regret he felt at being unable to be 

 with them. Dr. Scott had also written to ask him to act as his substitute 

 on that occasion, and he had much pleasure in complying with this 

 request, although he, of course, greatly regretted the necessity for so 

 doing under the circumstances. 



The List of Donations to the Society, exclusive of exchanges and 

 reprints, received since the last Meeting, was read, and the thanks of the 

 Society were voted to the Donors. 



From 



Thirty-first Annual Report of the Local Government Board, , \ 



1901-2. Supplement in continuation of the Report of the 



Medical Officer for 1901-2. On Lead Poisoning and Water 



Supplies. Vol. ii. (8vo. London, 1903) 



Kitton, F. G., Frederic Kitton, a Memoir. (8vo, London, 1895) ' The Author. 



An Old Microscope by Bate Mr. E. B. Stringer. 



The Local 



Government 



Board. 



The Secretary read a description of an old Microscope by Bate, which 

 had been presented to the Society by Mr. Stringer. He then called 

 attention to two direct-vision Spectroscopes exhibited in the room, 

 and read a description of these instruments by Mr. Peter Heele to the 

 Meeting. 



The thanks of the Society were voted to the authors of these com- 

 munications. 



Mr. C. L. Curties exhibited and described a portable Microscope, 

 which was a modification of one shown some time since, being made with 

 a folding stage of larger dimensions than before, and adapted to carry a 

 full-size 1 J-in. condenser, and removable mechanical stage. The leather 

 •case into which the instrument was packed also contained space for two 

 eye-pieces, three objectives, one of Dr. Horder's storage boxes, thin 

 glass squares for specimens of blood or sputum collected in making in- 

 vestigations whilst travelling, and his aluminium frame for carrying 

 the same on the Microscope stage. 



