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English element we may note the numerous -inghams so characteristic of Eastern 

 England, and the very small number of -worths linking it with Lincolnshire and 

 Norfolk. In this latter it presents a strong contrast with the West Riding, 

 which here shows Southern and Western affinities. This is true also of the 

 leys, but the differences here may in part be due to physical causes. On the 

 Scandinavian side the East Riding stands midway between the other two, but 

 it is difficult to judge the West Riding as a whole. Many of the place-names 

 and certain of their forms show clearly that some common Anglo-Scandinavian 

 speech probably prevailed over the whole area, and right down to the thirteenth 

 century we have evidence of the vse of alternative English and Scandmavian 

 forms of the same name. Great care is needed in applying certain of the common 

 tests for the presence of Scandinavian settlers, and certain suffixes present 

 special difficulties — e.q. hig, ham, and thorp. There is a greater proportion of 

 tlie last-named in the East Riding than anywhere else, except in Lincolnshire 

 and Notts and Leicestershire. Is this due to Danish or Anglian influence? 



These and all problems of the origin and distribution of place-names need 

 to be studied in the light of historical, archpeological, and topographical facts, 

 and with the aid of the comparative evidence for at least the whole of England. 



SECTION I.— PHYSIOLOGY. 



(For references to the publication elsewhere of communications entered in the 

 following list of transactions, see p. 409.) 



Thursday, September 7. 



1. Dr. F. C. Eve. — Life and Energy : an Interpretation. 



2. Dr. T. EiTCHiE EoDGER. — The Efject of Loud Noises on the 



Cochlea. 



The results of an investigation undertaken by the author into the deafness 

 of boilermakers are summarised, and these are compared with the findings of 

 German and other observers who have experimented with animals exposed 

 to loud sounds. 



The contention is that the changes indicated clinically and demonstrated 

 post-mortem support the theory that the cochlea is adapted for the differentiation 

 of sound. 



3. Dr. J. E. Bannen. — The Pliysiology of the Gastro-Litestinal Tract 



from the Radiological Aspect. 



4. Dr. G. Wilkinson. — The Mechanism of the Cochlea, with 



especial reference to the Inertia of the Contained Fluids. 

 Illustrated by a Demonstration of a Working Model showing 

 the Resonant Vibration of Immersed Strings. 



5. Prof. A. V. Hill, F.E.S. — Athletics and Oxygen Supply. 



Friday, September 8. 



6. Presidential Address bv Prof. E. P. Cathcaet, F.E.S. , on The 



Efficiency of Man and the Factors which Influence it. (See 

 p. 164.)' 



7. Joint Discussion with Section MonTJie Vitamins. 



