xeviil Proceedings of the 
The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed and 
signed, 
Dr. E. Muir, M.D., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), read a paper on ‘ Re- 
cent Advances in our Knowledge of and Treatment of Leprosy.”’ 
Dr. Muir dwelt upon the importance of the secondary 
factorsin leprosy Infection almost certainly took place by 
inoculation through the skin or through the mucous membrane 
of the nose. Sepsis was an important element in increasing 
ulceration. Diet, exercise, general tonics si an optimistic 
outlook were most important factors in treatment. The paper 
was illustrated by a very complete ana of lantern slides 
illustrating all the clinical phases of lepr 
1e paper was followed by an iekiva Se IEC in 
which Major Knowles drew attention to undiagnosed cases w 
minimal lesions. Dr. Jogesh Mukerji described the HEED: 
logical changes which occur in the lepra bacilli under treatment 
with the ethyl ester preparations. Capt. P. Ganguli drew atten- 
tion to the work of Dr Shaw Mackenzie on the nes mechan- 
ism in tuberculosis and its possible bearing in lepro 
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JULY, 1922. 
meeting of the Medical weer of the Society was held 
on Wednesday the 12th July, 19 
Dr. Upendranath penipspotenrs Rai Bahadur, M.A., M.D., 
Ph.D., F.A.S.B., in the chai 
Meainbeis PRESENT. 
Campos, Dr. J. J. Reed, Dr. 
Ganguli, Capt. P. Shorten, ‘Major J. A., I.M.S. 
Kno er Major BR., I.M.S. Stewart, Major A. D., I.M.S. 
Muir, Dr. E. 
Visitors: 11, including— 
Amer ee: Major V. B. Green, Napier, Dr. L. E. 
The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed and signed. 
Major J. A. Shorten, B.A., M.B., B.Ch., , read a 
peace 2 on ‘ Diathermy, its History and Uses in peaee hi and 
Surger. 
Major Shorten first dealt with the history of the introduc- 
tion of peer rn If a very high frequency alternating current 
of more than 10,000 per second be thro ugh the tissues 
between two Bet placed on the skin, the tissues do not 

