36 council's report. 



position till he retired in February 1904. When the Aus- 

 tralasian National Convention assembled in Sydney in 

 March 1891, Mr. Webb was unanimously elected its clerk. 

 In 1894 he was created c.m.g. He is survived by his widow, 

 one son and one daughter. 



Charles Savill Willis, m.b., Ch.M., m.r.c.s., l.r.c.p., 

 d.p.h., was born at Parramatta on 5th December, 1871, 

 and died from the effects of pneumonic influenza, at Neutral 

 Bay, on 23rd June, 1919. He joined this Society in 1908. 

 After some years private practice in Queensland, he 

 decided to study the science of public health and took up 

 his residence in England, studying there at the University 

 of Cambridge. Having secured the diploma of public health 

 at Cambridge, and being appointed a member of the Royal 

 College of Surgeons, London, he returned to Sydney, and 

 entered the Public Health Department of the Government 

 of New South Wales, where he rendered efficient service, 

 being recognised as an officer of sound progressive views. 

 Six years ago, when it was decided to develop and extend the 

 medical service of the Education Department, Dr. Savill 

 Willis was asked to undertake the work. The task proved 

 one for which he was pre-eminently fitted, and, with judg- 

 ment and organization, he established a State medical 

 service in connection with the Public Schools in New South 

 Wales. The system aims at securing the medical and 

 dental inspection of every pupil of every Public School in 

 the State at least once every three years, and more fre- 

 quently in the metropolitan area. Specially good results 

 have been attained by the system of dental clinics inaugur- 

 ated by Dr. Savill Willis in connection with the Sydney 

 Dental Hospital. Dr. Savill Willis made his last public 

 appearance at the New South Wales Dental Congress less 

 than a fortnight before his death, when he gave an interest- 

 ing lecture on the subject of school clinics, and outlined 

 new features, to be introduced into his Department's work 

 in the near future. He leaves a widow but no family. 



