Issued with The Philippine Journal of Science, 
Vol. XIV, No. 1, January, 1919. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MANILA MEDICAL SOCIETY 
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING, NOVEMBER 4, 1918 
MINUTES OF THE MANILA MEDICAL SOCIETY 
The meeting was called to order at the Philippine General 
Hospital at 8.45 p. m. by Doctor Gibson, in the absence of the 
officers and councillors. 
On motion, duly seconded and carried. Doctor Schobl took the 
chair. Doctor Gibson acted as Secretary pro tempore. Twelve 
members and six guests were present. The minutes of the pre- 
ceding meeting were not read. 
The following scientific program was presented, and the 
papers were read, with the exception of that of Doctor Gon- 
zalez who was not present: 
1. Clinical Observations on 178 Cases of Dysentery, by Drs. 
J. Albert and J. Tirona. Discussion by Dr. H. W. Wade. 
2. A Case of the Pseudomeningitic Form of Infantile Beriberi, 
by Dr. T. C. Arvisu. 
3. A Case of Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Acute 
Bronchopneumonia, by Dr. Alberto Tupas. 
4. Cooperation between Hospital Ward, Dispensary, and So- 
cial Service Department, by Dr. J. Gonzalez. Discussion by 
Dr, J. Fabella. 
5. Demonstration of Skiagrams of Beriberi Heart in Children, 
by Dr. R. Fernandez, 
The meeting was adjourned at 10.55. 
R. B. Gibson, 
Secretary pro tempore, 
Manila Medical Society. 
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM 
CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON 178 CASES OP DYSENTERY 
By Drs. Jose Albert and J. Tirona 
The records of the department of pediatrics for the last two 
years show a mortality of 54 per cent in the dysentery cases 
entered, thus making it the most serious type of cases which the 
pediatrics staff encounters. The incidence and virulence of the 
infections is increased during the rainy season. The largest 
number of cases occurred in children under 2 years of age, and 
the next highest in those under 5 years; of seventy-three cases 
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