lxxii. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



The retiring officers were thanked for their services. The 

 meeting then terminated. 



II. 



The first General Meeting was held at the Society's House, 

 immediately after the close of the Special meeting, on Friday, 

 May 19th, 1899, at 8'20 p.m. There was a fair attendance of 

 members. 



Dr. Walter Spencer, the Chairman of the Section, presided. 



Dr. Spencer thanked the Section for electing him Chairman, 

 and read a paper upon " An outbreak of Dermatitis exfoliativa 

 neonatorum." Dr. Goode occupied the Chair during the reading 

 of the paper by Dr. Spencer. 



The paper was discussed by Drs. Frank Tidswell, Goode, 

 McKay, and J. F. Deck. 



A demonstration of specimens illustrative of Tick Fever was 

 given by Dr. Frank Tidswell. Drs. Sydney Jamieson, Goode, 

 McKay, Quaife, and Chisholm discussed the subject. 



Dr. Sydney Jamieson exhibited several recent additions to the 

 University Museum of Normal and Morbid Anatomy. 



Dr. Frank Tidswell exhibited several new pieces of labora- 

 tory apparatus. The meeting then terminated. 



III. 



The second meeting of the Section was held at the Society's 

 House on Friday, August 18th, at 8-15 p.m. There was a fair 

 attendance of members and visitors. Dr. Walter Spencer, the 

 Chairman of the Section presided. 



The following papers were read: — "Bubonic Plague in 1141 

 B.C." by the joint Hon. Secretaries. "The Water Supply and 

 Sewerage Systems of Sydney," with numerous lantern illustrations 

 and diagrams, by Mr. J. M. Smail, m. Inst, c.e., Chief Engineer 

 Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage. 



Drs. Quaife, Spencer, Tidswell and Dick discussed the paper. 

 A vote of thanks to Mr. Smail was carried unanimously. 





