THE TITLE OF VETERINARY SURGEON. 
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polis for burying carcases. The local authority, under license from the 
Privy Council, cause the carcases to be disinfected and removed under 
charge of one of their officers to a “ knacker’s ” (approved by the Privy 
Council), where they are destroyed by boiling. The increase in the 
number is probably due not so much to any increase in the disease as 
to greater activity on the part of the local authority in prosecuting 
persons under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act for not giving 
notice of disease. 
TRICHINOSIS ON BOARD THE “ CORNWALL.” 
House of Lords, March ttnd. 
In reply to Lord Thurlow, 
Earl Beauchamp stated that there were 262 boys on board the ship 
“ Cornwall,” and that there were 43 cases of sickness. One boy died, 
as was supposed, of fever. The body, however, was subsequently ex¬ 
humed, and a post-mortem examination showed that the body was infected 
with trichinae, and gave none of the ordinary evidences of fever. A 
further review of the whole matter led to the belief that the outbreak 
of disease was due to trichinosis. 
ARMY APPOINTMENTS. 
Veterinary Department, War Office, 
March 5th. 
Veterinary Surgeon, First Class, Charles Steel, from the 16th Lancers, 
to be Inspecting Veterinary Surgeon, vice W. Death, retired on half-pay. 
Veterinary Surgeon W. Boyd retires upon temporary half-pay. 
George Aitken, gent., to be Veterinary Surgeon on probation. 
March Ylth. 
Veterinary Surgeon John Baldock, from the 3rd Hussars, to be Vete¬ 
rinary Surgeon First Class. 
Inspecting Veterinary Surgeon T. P. Gudgin, has accepted the Dis- 
tinguised Service Reward of £50 per annum, in recognition of his 
services in the Zulu campaign. 
COMMUNICATION ON THE TITLE OF M.R.C.V.S. 
Gentlemen, —In the district in which I reside there is a gentleman 
who, holding a Highland and Agricultural Society’s Veterinary Cer¬ 
tificate, has lately obtained the Diploma of the R.C.V.S. by special ar¬ 
rangement between the two bodies. This gentleman adds to his legal 
title (as you will observe by the enclosed card) the words London and 
Edinburgh. Will you or any of your readers kindly explain the mean¬ 
ing of these two words ? 
The public in this locality believe he has passed at both the London 
and Edinburgh colleges. I met a friend of mine the other night, and he 
remarked: “ Did you not tell me that Mr.-was not qualified ?” 
My reply was, “ Yes ;” but he has lately been granted the Diploma of 
the R.C.V.S. I asked him if he knew the meaning of “ London and 
Edinburgh ” on this gentleman’s card, and I found his opinion to be that 
the person alluded to was a member of two colleges. 
We are all aware that the title of Veterinary Surgeon is greatly 
abused ; and I may add that where it is illegally or unfairly used in a 
country district, fully half the public believe that the individual has 
