xxxviii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (Feb. 1909. | 
The Adjourned Meeting of the Medical Section of the 
Society was held at the eee s Rooms on Wednesday, the 
10th February, 1909, at 9-15 P.» 
Lirvut.-Cotonet E. H. Brown, I.M.S., in the chair. 
The following members were present :— 
Lieut.-Colonel H. W. Pilgrim, I-M.S., Dr. Adrian Caddy. 
Dr. G.-C, ee Dr. E. Houseman, Major J. G. Jordan, 
L.MLS., Dr. F. Pearse, Captain H. B. Steen, I.M.S., Major 
M ao Gee: I.M.S., Major L. Rogers, LMS., Honorary 
Secretary. 
Visitor :--Dr. J. P. Ray. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The adjourned peneney on Tubercular diseases in Bengal 
was continued and concluded. Communication on the sani- 
on the prevalence of tubercle in Calcutta by Dr. T. F. Pearse, 
and Dr. G. C. Chatterjee, were read. 
The following resolution was proposed by Lieut.-Colonel 
Pilgrim, I.M. S., seconded by Dr. Pearse, ana carried un- 
animously :— 
The Medical Section of the gaeene ag of Bengal having 
discussed the subject of tuberculous dise in Bengal, and its wi ne 
eared = of opinion that it is an sees common cause of gre 
suffering and mortality both amongst the European and Indian com- 
munities, em th ste venturé to call the gp sage of ree Government 
of India and the local Governments to the ent necessity 
providing a gins an beet sanitarium for the  rokivhent of early 
Phthisis, such as rovided, with most satisfactory vanute, 
in nearly all civitions rodent all 
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