XVi Annual Report. [ February, 1908. 
members. The meetings have been well and regularly attended 
by the members resident in Calcutta, the number present having 
averayed 18. I'he most Frctetapertn: 4 and satisfactory feature of 
the mertings has been the great interest show» by members in 
the papers and tne interesting pelenicwanian which have followed 
them which, on two occasions, was so well sustained that they 
had to be concluded at a pdisen unit vrai ng. One of these 
related to the difficult and important subject of the differen- 
tiation of tropical fevers, and the other arose on a paper on 
Cerebro-spinal meningitis by Lieut.-Colonel E. H. Brown, Other 
papers of special interest were on sma‘Ipox in Calcutta by Major 
Vaughan; injuries to the knee-jeint by Dr, Adrian Caddy; meta- 
bolism in Bengalis and on blackwater fever by Captain D. McCay; 
and on Tropical hepatitis and the prevention of liver abscess by 
Captain J. G. Murray. In adition to the formal papers many 
of rare and ae clinical cases have been shown, including 
a number of surgical affection, a branch of medical science which 
has not yet contributed its full share of papers. 
e above brief summary of the work done will suffice to 
show price the medical branch has more than justified its exist- 
ence, and has met a long-felt want, so that a lenzthy and pros- 
us career may contidently be looked forward to. The rales re- 
lating to the meetings of the Medical Section, which were sanctioned 
the Council, have worked very well. Some inconvenience has 
occasionaliy arisen owing to the absence of either a vice-president 
or a member of council to take the chair, which has necessitated 
have, however, already taken steps to obviate this difficulty. The 
papers read before the section have been published in the “ [Indian 
Medival Gazetie” with the sauction of the Council. ‘Lhe greatest 
need of the section is a reference medical library, which is very 
badly wanted in India and would doubtless lead to many addi- 
tional medical members living beyond Calcutta joining the Society. 
This matter is engaginy the attention of the Council. Major 
Maynard, 
inception up to November 19J7, when he resigned, and Major 
L. Rogers was appointed in his place, The Section owes a debt 
of gratitude to Major Maynard for his valuable work during the 
critical early period of its existence. 
Anthropology, etc. 
There is very little to be said about anthropology this year. 
Three papers have been published in the Memoi7s, as well as 
several shorter ones in the Journal. The most important is 
prob:bly the Rev. Father Hoffmann’s account of Mundari songs 
and poetry ; only the first part of this valuable work, which has 
been interrupted by the ill-health of its author, has as vet been 
issued. In accordance with the wish of the retiring President, a 
scheme for the establishment of a bureau for the supply of 
