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as Chairman on account of his visit to Europe, and Dr. P. Sydney 

 Jones was elected in his place. Upon the departure of the latter 

 gentleman, Dr. MacLaurin succeeded him as Chairman, and Dr. 

 Fiaschi was elected to the vacancy caused in the Committee. 



Seven general meetings were held ; they were well attended 

 and the papers read were received with much interest, and in some 

 cases provoked considerable discussion of a valuable character. 



Papers of which special mention may be made, owing to the 

 interest evinced in them by the members, were read by Dr. A. E. 

 Wright, Dr. F. H. Quaife, and Professor Stuart. 



The most valuable and important feature of the work of the 

 Session, was however, the series of Medical and Surgical cases 

 shown at the Society. 



Drs. James Graham and Clubbe showed a patient who had 

 been successfully operated on for hydatid of the brain, and a long, 

 discussion as to the diagnosis and treatment of this disease ensued 

 which extended through two meetings of the Section. Dr. Fiaschi 

 opened the discussion with an address, and Drs. P. Sydney Jones, 

 Milford, Shewen, Worrall, Scot-Skirving, Clubbe, W, 

 Chisholm, F. H. Quaife, W. J. O'Reilly, Crago, and Meggin- 

 son, took part in the debate. 



A patient was also shewn who had a fistulous opening into his 

 pharynx (the result of an operation for malignant tumour) in 

 whom the mechanism of deglutition could be observed, and thus 

 in the opinion of the members, were disproved some of the gener- 

 ally received views as to the physiology of that act. 



Important exhibits were also made or cases shewn by Drs. W.. 

 H. Goode, James Graham, Clubbe, Prof. T P. Anderson Stuart, 

 A. E. Wright, Scot-Skirving, MacCormick, W. H. Quaife, 

 E. J. Jenkins, and H. A. Ellis. 



Papers were read by — 



Professor T. P. Anderson Stuart — " On a resume of recent 



work on the structure of cells with special reference to 



that of muscular tissue. (Illustrated by models and J 



diagrams). 

 Dr. W. H. Goode — ■" On eight consecutive cases of operation 



for hernia," with exhibits. " Notes of two cases of 



bullet wound of the abdomen," with living exhibit. 

 Dr. A. E. Wright — " On a method of removing sugar from 



milk," with demonstration of the method. 

 Dr. James Graham — -" On a case of cerebral hydatid," with 



living exhibit. " On twisting of the pedicle in ovarian 



disease with notes of two cases." 

 Dr. Fiaschi — " An address opening a discussion upon the 



treatment of hydatid tumours.'' 



