PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECTIONS. 295 



MEDICAL SECTION. 



A preliminary meeting was held on April 12th, 1887, and the 

 following officers were elected : — Chairman : Dr. P. Sydney Jones. 

 Committee : Prof. Anderson Stuart, M.D., Dr. Knaggs, Dr. 

 Chambers, Dr. Crago, Wm. Chisholm, M.D., and Dr. E. Fairfax 

 Ross. Secretaries : A. MacCormick, M.D., Edwd. J. Jenkins, 

 M.D. 



The first ordinary general meeting was held May 20th, 1887, 

 Dr. Sydney Jones in the Chair. Twenty members attended. 



Dr. Crago read a paper on "a case of child with Coloboma of 

 Iris " of the right eye, and absence of the eyeball in the left. The 

 child exhibited had also " Imperforate anus, and recto- vaginal 

 fistula." 



Dr. James Graham read a paper on " Haemophilia," and 

 exhibited two patients with that disease. 



Dr. Sydney Jones read a paper on so-called " Post-Hemiplegic 

 chorea." 



Exhibit by Dr. Roth — Two kidneys and bladder with 

 enlarged prostate. 



Second Meeting, June 17th, 1887. 

 Dr. Sydney Jones in the Chair. Forty members present. 

 Dr. E. Fairfax Ross read a paper on " Peripheral neuritis." 

 Dr. MacCormick exhibited a "scapula with sarcomatous 



growth " removed by him, also photograph of the patient after 



recovery. 



Third Meeting, July 15, 1887. 

 Dr. Sydney Jones in the Chair. Twenty members present. 

 Dr. Crago read a paper on " Multiple Sarcomata." 

 Dr. MacCormick read a paper on " Radical cure of Hernia." 

 Dr. Blaxland read notes on a case of " cerebellar abscess, otitis, 



and Insanity." 



Dr. Bowker, junr., exhibited specimen of " cancer of the 



Pylorus." 



Fourth Meeting, August 19, 1887. 



Dr. Sydney Jones in the Chair. Twenty members present. 



Dr. Knaggs exhibited for Dr. Roth a " Spirometer, and 

 Dynamometer " 



Exhibits by Dr. Chambers — (1) Hairpin from urethra of girl. 

 <2) New growth from the " Vulva." (3) Uterine Fibroid. 



Dr. Garrett exhibited two of his own fingers in a state of dry 

 gangrene from accidental application of pure carbolic acid. 



