cxxii Procdgs. of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [June, 1910.] 



Captain F. H. Stewart, I.M.S., Major L. Rogers, Honorary 

 Secretary. 



Visitors .-—Assistant Surgeon A. A, E. Baptist, and Dr. 

 S. C. Baral. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



A case of Pheumatoid orthritis was shown by Lieut .-Col. 

 Calvert, I.M.S. 



A letter suggesting that either a Tropical School of Medi- 

 cine or a Sanitarium for consumptives would form a fitting 

 memorial in Calcutta in memory of the late King Emperor 

 Edward the Seventh, which was referred to the Medical Sec- 

 tion hv the General Meeting, was brought up for discussion. 



Proposed Memorial to the Late King Emperor. 



The proposal brought forward at the June Meeting of the 

 Asiatic Society of Bengal that either a Tropical School of 

 Medicine in Calcutta or a Sanitorium for the treatment of 

 Tuberculosis in a suitable climate would form an appropri- 

 ate memorial to the late King Edward was discussed at the 

 Meeting of the Medical Section on June 8th, having been 

 referred to them by the General Meeting. There was a full 

 attendance, and one or both of the proposals received the sup- 

 port of every speaker, although some favoured one and some 

 the other as the more suitable of the two. The following 

 resolution covering both suggestions was proposed by Lieut. - 

 Colonel Pilgrim and adopted by the Meeting with one dissen- 

 tient : 



" The Medical Section of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 

 having considered the letter on the subject referred to it by 

 the Ordinary General Meeting of the Society, is of the opinion 

 that in view of the great interest in Sanitoria for consumptives 

 displayed by the Late King Emperor Edward the Seventh, 

 and of the urgency of the provision of such Sanitoria in suit- 

 able centres in India, as pointed out by this Section last year, 

 such Sanitoria, of an Imperial character and appealing to all, 

 irrespective of Race or Religion, would be most suitable 

 objects of expenditure of a portion of the funds raised in 

 India to commemorate His Late Majesty. They are further of 

 the opinion that if sufficient funds are available, a grant 

 towards the recently proposed Institution for Research in 



Tropical Diseases and post-graduate instruction would also be- 

 most appropriate." 



A paper was read by Lieut. -Colonel H. W. Pilgrim, 

 I.M.S. , on the Ipecacuanha Treatment of Acute Hepatitis, 

 and the discussion was adjourned until the next meeting. 



