Issued with The Philippine Journal op Science, Section B, 

 Tropical Medicine, Vol. XII, No. 3, May, 1917. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE MANILA MEDICAL SOCIETY 



REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING, MARCH 5, 1917 



The regular monthly meeting of the Manila Medical Society 

 was held at 8.30 in the evening, March 5, 1917, in the College 

 of Medicine and Surgery. President Winter was in the chair; 

 19 members and 2 guests were present. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved as 

 read. 



As there was no further business to come before the society, 

 the president announced the first paper for the evening, namely, 

 by Dr. Jose Hilario and Mr. L. D. Wharton on the anatomy of 

 Echinostoma ilocanum, with clinical report on some recent cases. 

 The paper was followed by an excellent demonstration of the 

 characteristic anatomy of the Echinostoma. 



Dr. Jose Albert then presented an interesting paper on his 

 experience in the diagnosis and treatment of infantile beriberi. 

 He described an acute, a chronic, and a pseudomeningitic form 

 and described the last form in detail. 



The president then asked Doctor Arvisu to read the clinical 

 records of the cases of pseudomeningitic beriberi described by 

 Doctor Albert. 



Doctor Gibson next gave a demonstration of the Folin methods 

 for the examination of urine. By these methods he was able 

 to demonstrate that the amount of nitrogen, ammonia, and 

 urea in urine could be determined in approximately thirty-five 

 minutes. 



It was then moved and seconded that the society adjourn. 



H. G. Maul, 

 Secretary-Treasurer, 

 Manila Medical Society. 



SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM 



ECHINOSTOMA ILOCANUM (GARRISON) : A REPORT OF FIVE CASES AND 

 A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANATOMY OF THE FLUKE 



By Dr. J. S. HiLAKio and Mr. Lawrence D. Wharton 



Five cases of infection with Echinostoma ilocanum are re- 

 ported in patients at the Philippine General Hospital. All of 

 the infections were in natives of Zambales Province, Luzon. The 

 sjnnptoms presented were anaemia, with occasional headache and 



165 



