Upointments, Sqautt, ftq. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Surgeon-Captain J. Grant officiates as Resident Surgeon, Nepal, vice Armstrong, granted leave for three months. Surgeon-Major R. Shore (Bengal) is appointed to be Residency Surgeon in Maywar, with effect from the date of assuming charge, vice Surgeon-Major P. D. Pank. Surgeon-Major H. R. Woolbert, M.B., Indian Medical Service (Bengal), is appointed to officiate as Medical Officer, Kotah and Jhalrapatan. Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant Hall is granted the rank of Surgeon-Colonel while officiating as Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals in the North-West Provinces. The services of Surgeon-Lieutenant A. T. Gage, I.M.S., are placed at the disposal of the Government of Bengal for
318 employment as
THE INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE. Curator of the Herbarium attached to the
Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Surgeon-Major W. R. Edwards, m.d., Civil Surgeon, Quetta is granted privilege leave for one month. Surgeon-Captain H. I. Pocock, a.m.s., is appointed to officiate as Civil Surgeon of Quetta. Military
Department.
[August
1898.
Surgeon-Lieu tenant-Colonel
James Moorhead, M.D., Bengal Dated 29tli May 1898. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel James Charles Harding Peacocke, Bombay Establishment. Dated 14th May 1898. Establishment.
Indian Subordinate Medical Department. Senior Assistant-Surgeon and
Honorary Surgeon-Captain
Joseph Holmes, Bengal Establishment. Dated 17th FebThe following appointments are made to the staff of the ruary 1898. Malakand Force:? Senior Assistant-Surgeon and Honorary Surgeon-Captain Staff Surgeon.?Surgeon-Captain J. Gould, Indian Medical Francis Green, Madras Establishment. Dated 9th SeptemService. ber 1897. Surgeon-Colonel C. F. Churchill, Army Medical Staff, is Army Medical Staff.?Surg.-Major P. J. Nealon, m.d., appointed to officiate as Principal Medical Officer, Bengal half-pay, retires from the Service, receiving a gratuity; Command, with the temporary rank of Surgeon-Major- Surgn.-Major Francis H. Treherne, from the Seconded List, General pending the arrival of Surgeon-Colonel J. W. to be Surgeon-Major, vice E. D. Farmar-Bringliurst, retired. Maxham. The Commander-in-Chief has sanctioned the exchange of BOMBAY. places on the roster of Indian Service between the underTlie services of Surgeon-Captain J. H. McDonald (Bommentioned Surgeon-Majors, Army Medical Staff :?H. H. Johnston and P. C. H. Gordon ; E. Davis and S. C. Philson. bay) are placed temporarily at the disposal of the Govern Surgeon-Colonel Townsend, Principal Medical Officer, ment of Bombay for employment on plague duty. Surgeon-Captain Ashton Street has been appointed to act Khyber Force, assumes charge of the Sirhind district; Brigadier-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel Blood from that dis- as Civil Surgeon, Supdt., Lunatic Asylum, and Supdt., Medical School, Hyderabad. trict relieving him. The service of Surgeon-Captain B. B. Grayfoot, I.M.S. Army Medical Staff.? Tha undermentioned SurgeonG. :?C. H. T. be to Woods, Surgeon-Majors Baylor. (Bombay), are placed temporarily at the disposal of the MiliCaptains Surgeon-Colonel W. S. M. Price, Army Medical Staff, has tary Department. been appointed Honorary Surgeon to the Viceroy, vice The services of Assistant-Surgeon G. M. Dixon, l.m. & s., Surgeon-Colenel C. Atkins, vacated. have been placed at the disposal of the Insptr.-Genl. of Prisons, Bombay, from 7tli May 1898. Leave. Surgeon-Major J. P. Barry, M.B., was appointed to act as P. A. Weir, m.b., Indian Supdt., Lunatic Asylum, Colaba, from 6th-30th Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel April 1898, in Agency Surgeon Medical Service, Bengal, Baghelkhand, both days inclusive. is granted furlough on medical certificate for six months. S. H. Burnett has been to be Surgeon-Captain appointed Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel J. Parker, i.m.s. (Bombay), to the Surgeon-General with the Government of Medical Storekeeper, Bombay Command, is granted one Secretary Bombay. year's furlough to Europe. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel C. Monks to be Civil Surgeon, Senior Assistant-Surgeon and Honorary Surgeon-Major H. C. Hodgkins, of the Indian Subordinate Medical Depart- Karwar, vice Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. H. Peacocke' retired. is granted ninety days' leave on medical ment, Bengal, certificate. Surgeon-Captain S. E. Prall to be Civil Surgeon, Satara, Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel C. W. Calthrop, M.D., but to continue to act in his present appointment. I.M.S. (Bengal), Medical Storekeeper to Government, Punjab MADRAS. Command, is granted six months' leave in India on private affairs. Tiie services of Surgeon-Captain W. C. Vickers, M.B., C.M., Promotions. I.M.S. (Madras), are replaced at the disposal of the Government of Madras. INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE. To be Surgeon-Colonels.
To be Surgeon-Colonel. Holbein Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Hendley, C.I.E., Bengal Establishment. Dated 2nd April 1898. Surgeon-Majors to be Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonels. Dated 30tli March 1898. Bengal Establishment.
Jarlath ffrench-Mullen, M.D., Eugene Cretin, Andrew Duncan, M.D., George Frederick Nicholson, m.d., Samuel Ferguson Biggar, and Sir George Scott Robertson, K.c.s.i. Madras Establishment. Thomas Henry Pope, M.D., Robert Pemberton, Damodar Purshotam Warlicker, James Joseph Moran, M.D., William Adair Quayle, M.D., and Henry Armstrong. Bombay Establishment. Charles Monks, Phirozsha Jamsetjee Damania, George Bull, m.d., and Frederick Fitzgerald MacCartie, C.I.E. Surgeon Captains to be Surgeon-Majors.
Henry
Dated 1st April 1898. Bengal Establishment.
William Grant Thorold, Patrick Hehir, m.d., Lionel John Pisani Basanta Kumar Basil, m.d., Narendra Prasanna M.D., Charles Mactaggart, Sinha' William Rice Edwards, James Hamilton Bell, Joseph John Fenton Evans, George Ernest; Hudson, Arthur Willan Thomas Daly, Henry Fooks, Banner Robinson. Dawson, M.D., and William Henry Retirements.
Surgeon-Colonel Samuel Bradshaw Hunt, Madras Establishment. Dated 1st March 1898. James Arnott, m.d., Bombay Establishment. Dated 1st April 1898.
Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel
Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Surgeon-
Colonel) David Sinclair, m.b., and to be seconded while holding the appointment of Inspector-General of Prisons, Sanitary Commissioner, and Chief of the Civil Medical Department, Burma. Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Mudge Branfoot, 'm.b., vice Surgeon-Colonel S. B. Hunt, whose tour has expired, and Surgeon-Colonel Sinclair, promoted and seconded.
The tenure of appointment of Surgeon-Colonels Sinclair and Branfoot in the administrative grade of the Indian Medical Service, Madras Establishment, will reckon from the 12th February 1896, and 19th May 1898, respectively. N.-W PROVINCES AND OUDH. Appointments.
Surgeon-Major G. H. Baker, Civil Surgeon, Gorakhpur, to hold visiting medical charge of the Basti district, in addition to his other duties. on platform duty at Surgeon-Captain G. T. Birdwood, of the Ghazipur district. Saharanpur, to the medical charge Military Assistant-Surgeon A. Robertson, on return from to the charge of the European temporary military duty, Civil Hospital, Allahabad. Dr. H. A. Macleod, on plague duty at Hardwar, to the civil medical charge of the Saharanpur district. Surgeon-Major J. F. Maclaren, Civil Surgeon, from Ghazipur to Benares.
Surgeon-Captain J. Davidson, i.m.s. (Bengal), whose services have been placed temporarily at the disposal of this Government, to plague duty at Hardwar in the Saharanpur
district.
The services of the undermentioned officers are replaced at the disposal of the Government of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh:?Surgeon-Captain W. H. E. Wood(Bengal); Surgeon-Captain H. B. Melville (Bengal).
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.August
APPOINTMENTS, LEAVE,
1898.]
Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel
inoculation.
General of Civil Hospitals, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, during the absence of Surgeon-Colonel W. P. Warburton, M.D., on privilege leave, or until further orders.
Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel
as
Surgeon-Captain J. T. Calvert, on return from temporary military duty, is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of Darbhanga, during the absence, on deputation, of SurgeonCaptain C. R. M. Green, or until further orders.
E. Mair, Supdt., Central Inspector-General of Prisons,
Surgeon-Captain W. J. Buchanan is appointed to act as Supdt., Central Jail, Dacca, during the absence, on leave, of
North-Western Provinces and Oudh. Surgeon-Captain J. Morwood, Civil Surgeon, Hardoi, to officiate as Supdt., Central Prison, Bareilly. Surgeon-Major J. C. C. Smith, Civil Surgeon, from the Shahjahanpur to the Saharanpur district. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel A.Duncan, I.M.S., to the civil medical charge of the Almora district, in addition to his military duties. Surgeon-Captain W. Vost, Civil Surgeon, Gonda, to hold visiting medical charge of the Bahraich district, in addition to his other duties.
Mr. W.
ninety days.
PUNJAB. Appointments.
Surgeon-Major J. R. Adie has assumed charge of the duties of Civil Surgeon and Supdt. of the District Jail, Multan, vice Surgeon-Major J. A. Cunningham, who has taken over charge of Lahore. Surgeon-Major J. R. Adie made over charge of the duties of Supdt., Gujrat Jail, to Assistant-Surgeon Hardial Singh on 8th April 1898. Surgeon-Captain J. Mulvany made over charge of the duties of Supdt., Bannu Jail, to Surgeon-Captain F. R. Ozzard on 10th May 1898. Surgeon-Captain Ozzard assumed charge of civil medical duties of Bannu on 10th May 1888, relieving Surgeon-Captain J. Mulvany. Surgeon-Lieutenant W. W. Clemesha is appointed Special Health Officer of Simla. On his services being replaced at the disposal of the Government of the Punjab, Surgeon-Captain A. W. T. Buist-Sparks is placed on special duty in connection with the plague in the Jullundur district. Leave.
privilege leave for three months. Surgeon-Captain H. W. Elpliick, on plague duty at Hardwar, furlough on medical certificate for six months. BENGAL. Appointments.
Surgeon-Captain F. P. Maynard, Officiating Second Resident Surgeon, Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta, is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of Hazaribagli. Surgeon-Major Narendra Prosunna Sinlia, Civil Surgeon of Puri, on return from military duty, is appointed to be Civil Surgeon of Rangpur. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel Kalipada Gupta, Civil Surgeon of Backergunge, at present officiating as Civil Surgeon of Puri, is confirmed in the latter appointment. B. H. Deare is appointed Civil Surgeon of
Surgeon-Major T. R. Mulroney, Civil Surgeon, Amritsar, has obtained furlough to Europe on medical certificate for 18 months. Dr. D. N. P. Datta, Civil Surgeon, Hosliiarpur, has obtained furlough to Europe for one year.
Surgeon-Captain lcl#
Civil
until further orders.
D. W. D. Comins, InspectorGeneral of Jails, Bengal, is allowed furlough for eighteen the 16th from July 1898. months, with effect Surgeon-Major T. R. Macdonald, Officiating Civil Surgeon, Murshidabad, is allowed eighteen months' furlough. Surgeon-Captain A. H. Nott, Civil Surgeon of Hazaribagh, is allowed furlough for eighteen months. Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel W. Flood Murray, Civil Surgeon of Shahabad, is allowed privilege leave for
Surgeon-Major J. F. Tuohy, Civil Surgeon, Saharanpur, furlough out of India for two years. Surgeon-Major T. H. Sweeny, Civil Surgeon, Benares,
appointed
or
Leave.
addition to his other duties. Surgeon-Captain G. T. Bird wood, Officiating Civil Surgeon, Ghazipur, to hold visiting medical charge of the Ballia district, in addition to his other duties. Surgeon-Captain J. M. Crawford, Civil Surgeon, from Muttra to Lucknow. Leave.
B. C. Oldham is
a'C. Beadon,
Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel
Surgeon-Major D.O'Sullivan, a.m.s., to the civil medical charge of Roorkee, in addition to his military duties. Surgeon-Major J. F. Maclaren, Civil Surgeon, Benares, to hold visiting medical charge of the Jaunpur district, in
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319
Surgeon-Captain J. C. S. Vaughan is reappointed to be Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Western Bengal Circle, and is also placed on special duty in connection with anti-cholera
G. 0. Hall, F.R.C.S.,
(Bengal), Inspector-General of Prisons, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, is appointed to officiate as Inspector.M.S.
Prison, Bareilly, to officiate
&c.
Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel W. Coates, M.D., Civil SurLahore, has obtained special leave of absence on
Surgeon
geon of
of Backergnnge.
urgent private affairs for six months.
J. H. T. Walsh is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of Murshidabad, during the absence, on deputation, of Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel E. Bovill. Surgeon-Captain D. M. Moir, Officiating First Resident Surgeon, Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta, is confirmed in that appointment. Surgeon-Captain F. O'Kinealy is appointed to be Second Resident Surgeon, Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta. Surgeon-Captain B. H. Deare, Civil Surgeon of Nadia, is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of Midnapur. Dr. P. R. Hay Jagannadham is appointed to be Civil Medical Officer, Chittagong Hill Tracts, but will continue to act as Civil Medical Officer of Serampur. Surgeon-Major D. G. Crawford, Civil Surgeon of Monghyr, is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of the
The services of Surgeon-Captain S. A. C. Dallas (Madras), are replaced at the disposal of the Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces. The services of Surgeon-Captain W. Henvey, I.M.S. (Bengal), are placed temporarily at the disposal of the Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces. Furlough (m.c.) for six months is granted to SurgeonCaptain A. G. Hendley, a Civil Surgeon of these Provinces, from 21st May last.
Surgeon?Captain A. Gwyther is appointed to be the Inspecting Medical Officer at Chausa Station on the East Indian Railway.
CENTRAL PROVINCES.
Surgeon-Major
j
BURMAH. The services of the undermentioned officers are replaced at the disposal of the Government of BurmaSurgeonOaptain 1. J. Dewes (Madras); and Surgeon-Captain Canta Prasad (Bengal).
Surgeon-Captain J. W. Wolfe, M.B., has been granted an 24-Parganas. extension of leave for six months on medical certificate. Surgeon-Major D. G. Crawford, Officiating Civil Surgeon ! of the 24-Parganas, is appointed to act as Medical Inspector [ ASSAM. of Emigrants (Colonial Imigration), in addition to his own duties. E. R. Parry, Medical Officer, 43rd Gurkha Surgeon-Captain Surgeon-Major F. A. Rogers is appointed to act as Civil Rifles, is, with the consent of the military authorities, Surgeon of Monghyr. appointed to hold civil medical charge of the Naga Hills Surgeon-Major T. Grainger, on return from military duty, district, in addition to his military duties. is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of Champaran. Surgeon-Captain E. C. MacLeod, l.M.S. (Bengal), whose E. H. from Surgeon-Captain military ; services have been placed permanently at the disposal of the Brown, on return to be is Civil Chief Purnea. reappointed of Commissioner is confirmed in his appointment of Civil duty, Surgeon Surgeon-Captain J. G. Jordan is appointed to act as Surgeon, Lushai Hills. The services of Surgeon-Major G. H. Fink, I.M.S. Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Metropolitan and Eastern | (Bengal), Bengal Circle, and to be an Assistant Health Officer of the j are replaced at the disposal of the Chief Commissioner of Assam. Port of Calcutta, in addition to his own duties.
of the insects; but, as in the case of the plague-organism, they gradually diminished in numbers or lost their virulence. The time required to effect this change varied between 96 hours (anthrax) and 240 hours (mouse-septicemia). The dejections of infected cimex contain living anthrax-germs only
during first 24 hours.
Nuttall concludes that it is, to say the least, exceptional for infectious germs to be transmitted directly to man and animals by such insects as were used in his experiments. But it is not improbable that an indirect transmission through the dejecta or from the hands soiled with the contents of the alimentary canal does take place.?Philad. Med. Times, May 28
Surgeon-Captain J. Grant officiates as Resident Surgeon, Nepal, vice Armstrong, granted leave for three months. Surgeon-Major R. Shore (Bengal) is appointed to be Residency Surgeon in Maywar, with effect from the date of assuming charge, vice Surgeon-Major P. D. Pank. Surgeon-Major H. R. Woolbert, M.B., Indian Medical Service (Bengal), is appointed to officiate as Medical Officer, Kotah and Jhalrapatan. Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant Hall is granted the rank of Surgeon-Colonel while officiating as Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals in the North-West Provinces. The services of Surgeon-Lieutenant A. T. Gage, I.M.S., are placed at the disposal of the Government of Bengal for
318 employment as
THE INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE. Curator of the Herbarium attached to the
Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Surgeon-Major W. R. Edwards, m.d., Civil Surgeon, Quetta is granted privilege leave for one month. Surgeon-Captain H. I. Pocock, a.m.s., is appointed to officiate as Civil Surgeon of Quetta. Military
Department.
[August
1898.
Surgeon-Lieu tenant-Colonel
James Moorhead, M.D., Bengal Dated 29tli May 1898. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel James Charles Harding Peacocke, Bombay Establishment. Dated 14th May 1898. Establishment.
Indian Subordinate Medical Department. Senior Assistant-Surgeon and
Honorary Surgeon-Captain
Joseph Holmes, Bengal Establishment. Dated 17th FebThe following appointments are made to the staff of the ruary 1898. Malakand Force:? Senior Assistant-Surgeon and Honorary Surgeon-Captain Staff Surgeon.?Surgeon-Captain J. Gould, Indian Medical Francis Green, Madras Establishment. Dated 9th SeptemService. ber 1897. Surgeon-Colonel C. F. Churchill, Army Medical Staff, is Army Medical Staff.?Surg.-Major P. J. Nealon, m.d., appointed to officiate as Principal Medical Officer, Bengal half-pay, retires from the Service, receiving a gratuity; Command, with the temporary rank of Surgeon-Major- Surgn.-Major Francis H. Treherne, from the Seconded List, General pending the arrival of Surgeon-Colonel J. W. to be Surgeon-Major, vice E. D. Farmar-Bringliurst, retired. Maxham. The Commander-in-Chief has sanctioned the exchange of BOMBAY. places on the roster of Indian Service between the underTlie services of Surgeon-Captain J. H. McDonald (Bommentioned Surgeon-Majors, Army Medical Staff :?H. H. Johnston and P. C. H. Gordon ; E. Davis and S. C. Philson. bay) are placed temporarily at the disposal of the Govern Surgeon-Colonel Townsend, Principal Medical Officer, ment of Bombay for employment on plague duty. Surgeon-Captain Ashton Street has been appointed to act Khyber Force, assumes charge of the Sirhind district; Brigadier-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel Blood from that dis- as Civil Surgeon, Supdt., Lunatic Asylum, and Supdt., Medical School, Hyderabad. trict relieving him. The service of Surgeon-Captain B. B. Grayfoot, I.M.S. Army Medical Staff.? Tha undermentioned SurgeonG. :?C. H. T. be to Woods, Surgeon-Majors Baylor. (Bombay), are placed temporarily at the disposal of the MiliCaptains Surgeon-Colonel W. S. M. Price, Army Medical Staff, has tary Department. been appointed Honorary Surgeon to the Viceroy, vice The services of Assistant-Surgeon G. M. Dixon, l.m. & s., Surgeon-Colenel C. Atkins, vacated. have been placed at the disposal of the Insptr.-Genl. of Prisons, Bombay, from 7tli May 1898. Leave. Surgeon-Major J. P. Barry, M.B., was appointed to act as P. A. Weir, m.b., Indian Supdt., Lunatic Asylum, Colaba, from 6th-30th Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel April 1898, in Agency Surgeon Medical Service, Bengal, Baghelkhand, both days inclusive. is granted furlough on medical certificate for six months. S. H. Burnett has been to be Surgeon-Captain appointed Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel J. Parker, i.m.s. (Bombay), to the Surgeon-General with the Government of Medical Storekeeper, Bombay Command, is granted one Secretary Bombay. year's furlough to Europe. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel C. Monks to be Civil Surgeon, Senior Assistant-Surgeon and Honorary Surgeon-Major H. C. Hodgkins, of the Indian Subordinate Medical Depart- Karwar, vice Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. H. Peacocke' retired. is granted ninety days' leave on medical ment, Bengal, certificate. Surgeon-Captain S. E. Prall to be Civil Surgeon, Satara, Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel C. W. Calthrop, M.D., but to continue to act in his present appointment. I.M.S. (Bengal), Medical Storekeeper to Government, Punjab MADRAS. Command, is granted six months' leave in India on private affairs. Tiie services of Surgeon-Captain W. C. Vickers, M.B., C.M., Promotions. I.M.S. (Madras), are replaced at the disposal of the Government of Madras. INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE. To be Surgeon-Colonels.
To be Surgeon-Colonel. Holbein Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Hendley, C.I.E., Bengal Establishment. Dated 2nd April 1898. Surgeon-Majors to be Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonels. Dated 30tli March 1898. Bengal Establishment.
Jarlath ffrench-Mullen, M.D., Eugene Cretin, Andrew Duncan, M.D., George Frederick Nicholson, m.d., Samuel Ferguson Biggar, and Sir George Scott Robertson, K.c.s.i. Madras Establishment. Thomas Henry Pope, M.D., Robert Pemberton, Damodar Purshotam Warlicker, James Joseph Moran, M.D., William Adair Quayle, M.D., and Henry Armstrong. Bombay Establishment. Charles Monks, Phirozsha Jamsetjee Damania, George Bull, m.d., and Frederick Fitzgerald MacCartie, C.I.E. Surgeon Captains to be Surgeon-Majors.
Henry
Dated 1st April 1898. Bengal Establishment.
William Grant Thorold, Patrick Hehir, m.d., Lionel John Pisani Basanta Kumar Basil, m.d., Narendra Prasanna M.D., Charles Mactaggart, Sinha' William Rice Edwards, James Hamilton Bell, Joseph John Fenton Evans, George Ernest; Hudson, Arthur Willan Thomas Daly, Henry Fooks, Banner Robinson. Dawson, M.D., and William Henry Retirements.
Surgeon-Colonel Samuel Bradshaw Hunt, Madras Establishment. Dated 1st March 1898. James Arnott, m.d., Bombay Establishment. Dated 1st April 1898.
Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel
Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Surgeon-
Colonel) David Sinclair, m.b., and to be seconded while holding the appointment of Inspector-General of Prisons, Sanitary Commissioner, and Chief of the Civil Medical Department, Burma. Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Mudge Branfoot, 'm.b., vice Surgeon-Colonel S. B. Hunt, whose tour has expired, and Surgeon-Colonel Sinclair, promoted and seconded.
The tenure of appointment of Surgeon-Colonels Sinclair and Branfoot in the administrative grade of the Indian Medical Service, Madras Establishment, will reckon from the 12th February 1896, and 19th May 1898, respectively. N.-W PROVINCES AND OUDH. Appointments.
Surgeon-Major G. H. Baker, Civil Surgeon, Gorakhpur, to hold visiting medical charge of the Basti district, in addition to his other duties. on platform duty at Surgeon-Captain G. T. Birdwood, of the Ghazipur district. Saharanpur, to the medical charge Military Assistant-Surgeon A. Robertson, on return from to the charge of the European temporary military duty, Civil Hospital, Allahabad. Dr. H. A. Macleod, on plague duty at Hardwar, to the civil medical charge of the Saharanpur district. Surgeon-Major J. F. Maclaren, Civil Surgeon, from Ghazipur to Benares.
Surgeon-Captain J. Davidson, i.m.s. (Bengal), whose services have been placed temporarily at the disposal of this Government, to plague duty at Hardwar in the Saharanpur
district.
The services of the undermentioned officers are replaced at the disposal of the Government of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh:?Surgeon-Captain W. H. E. Wood(Bengal); Surgeon-Captain H. B. Melville (Bengal).
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.August
APPOINTMENTS, LEAVE,
1898.]
Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel
inoculation.
General of Civil Hospitals, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, during the absence of Surgeon-Colonel W. P. Warburton, M.D., on privilege leave, or until further orders.
Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel
as
Surgeon-Captain J. T. Calvert, on return from temporary military duty, is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of Darbhanga, during the absence, on deputation, of SurgeonCaptain C. R. M. Green, or until further orders.
E. Mair, Supdt., Central Inspector-General of Prisons,
Surgeon-Captain W. J. Buchanan is appointed to act as Supdt., Central Jail, Dacca, during the absence, on leave, of
North-Western Provinces and Oudh. Surgeon-Captain J. Morwood, Civil Surgeon, Hardoi, to officiate as Supdt., Central Prison, Bareilly. Surgeon-Major J. C. C. Smith, Civil Surgeon, from the Shahjahanpur to the Saharanpur district. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel A.Duncan, I.M.S., to the civil medical charge of the Almora district, in addition to his military duties. Surgeon-Captain W. Vost, Civil Surgeon, Gonda, to hold visiting medical charge of the Bahraich district, in addition to his other duties.
Mr. W.
ninety days.
PUNJAB. Appointments.
Surgeon-Major J. R. Adie has assumed charge of the duties of Civil Surgeon and Supdt. of the District Jail, Multan, vice Surgeon-Major J. A. Cunningham, who has taken over charge of Lahore. Surgeon-Major J. R. Adie made over charge of the duties of Supdt., Gujrat Jail, to Assistant-Surgeon Hardial Singh on 8th April 1898. Surgeon-Captain J. Mulvany made over charge of the duties of Supdt., Bannu Jail, to Surgeon-Captain F. R. Ozzard on 10th May 1898. Surgeon-Captain Ozzard assumed charge of civil medical duties of Bannu on 10th May 1888, relieving Surgeon-Captain J. Mulvany. Surgeon-Lieutenant W. W. Clemesha is appointed Special Health Officer of Simla. On his services being replaced at the disposal of the Government of the Punjab, Surgeon-Captain A. W. T. Buist-Sparks is placed on special duty in connection with the plague in the Jullundur district. Leave.
privilege leave for three months. Surgeon-Captain H. W. Elpliick, on plague duty at Hardwar, furlough on medical certificate for six months. BENGAL. Appointments.
Surgeon-Captain F. P. Maynard, Officiating Second Resident Surgeon, Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta, is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of Hazaribagli. Surgeon-Major Narendra Prosunna Sinlia, Civil Surgeon of Puri, on return from military duty, is appointed to be Civil Surgeon of Rangpur. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel Kalipada Gupta, Civil Surgeon of Backergunge, at present officiating as Civil Surgeon of Puri, is confirmed in the latter appointment. B. H. Deare is appointed Civil Surgeon of
Surgeon-Major T. R. Mulroney, Civil Surgeon, Amritsar, has obtained furlough to Europe on medical certificate for 18 months. Dr. D. N. P. Datta, Civil Surgeon, Hosliiarpur, has obtained furlough to Europe for one year.
Surgeon-Captain lcl#
Civil
until further orders.
D. W. D. Comins, InspectorGeneral of Jails, Bengal, is allowed furlough for eighteen the 16th from July 1898. months, with effect Surgeon-Major T. R. Macdonald, Officiating Civil Surgeon, Murshidabad, is allowed eighteen months' furlough. Surgeon-Captain A. H. Nott, Civil Surgeon of Hazaribagh, is allowed furlough for eighteen months. Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel W. Flood Murray, Civil Surgeon of Shahabad, is allowed privilege leave for
Surgeon-Major J. F. Tuohy, Civil Surgeon, Saharanpur, furlough out of India for two years. Surgeon-Major T. H. Sweeny, Civil Surgeon, Benares,
appointed
or
Leave.
addition to his other duties. Surgeon-Captain G. T. Bird wood, Officiating Civil Surgeon, Ghazipur, to hold visiting medical charge of the Ballia district, in addition to his other duties. Surgeon-Captain J. M. Crawford, Civil Surgeon, from Muttra to Lucknow. Leave.
B. C. Oldham is
a'C. Beadon,
Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel
Surgeon-Major D.O'Sullivan, a.m.s., to the civil medical charge of Roorkee, in addition to his military duties. Surgeon-Major J. F. Maclaren, Civil Surgeon, Benares, to hold visiting medical charge of the Jaunpur district, in
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319
Surgeon-Captain J. C. S. Vaughan is reappointed to be Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Western Bengal Circle, and is also placed on special duty in connection with anti-cholera
G. 0. Hall, F.R.C.S.,
(Bengal), Inspector-General of Prisons, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, is appointed to officiate as Inspector.M.S.
Prison, Bareilly, to officiate
&c.
Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel W. Coates, M.D., Civil SurLahore, has obtained special leave of absence on
Surgeon
geon of
of Backergnnge.
urgent private affairs for six months.
J. H. T. Walsh is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of Murshidabad, during the absence, on deputation, of Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel E. Bovill. Surgeon-Captain D. M. Moir, Officiating First Resident Surgeon, Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta, is confirmed in that appointment. Surgeon-Captain F. O'Kinealy is appointed to be Second Resident Surgeon, Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta. Surgeon-Captain B. H. Deare, Civil Surgeon of Nadia, is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of Midnapur. Dr. P. R. Hay Jagannadham is appointed to be Civil Medical Officer, Chittagong Hill Tracts, but will continue to act as Civil Medical Officer of Serampur. Surgeon-Major D. G. Crawford, Civil Surgeon of Monghyr, is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of the
The services of Surgeon-Captain S. A. C. Dallas (Madras), are replaced at the disposal of the Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces. The services of Surgeon-Captain W. Henvey, I.M.S. (Bengal), are placed temporarily at the disposal of the Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces. Furlough (m.c.) for six months is granted to SurgeonCaptain A. G. Hendley, a Civil Surgeon of these Provinces, from 21st May last.
Surgeon?Captain A. Gwyther is appointed to be the Inspecting Medical Officer at Chausa Station on the East Indian Railway.
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BURMAH. The services of the undermentioned officers are replaced at the disposal of the Government of BurmaSurgeonOaptain 1. J. Dewes (Madras); and Surgeon-Captain Canta Prasad (Bengal).
Surgeon-Captain J. W. Wolfe, M.B., has been granted an 24-Parganas. extension of leave for six months on medical certificate. Surgeon-Major D. G. Crawford, Officiating Civil Surgeon ! of the 24-Parganas, is appointed to act as Medical Inspector [ ASSAM. of Emigrants (Colonial Imigration), in addition to his own duties. E. R. Parry, Medical Officer, 43rd Gurkha Surgeon-Captain Surgeon-Major F. A. Rogers is appointed to act as Civil Rifles, is, with the consent of the military authorities, Surgeon of Monghyr. appointed to hold civil medical charge of the Naga Hills Surgeon-Major T. Grainger, on return from military duty, district, in addition to his military duties. is appointed to act as Civil Surgeon of Champaran. Surgeon-Captain E. C. MacLeod, l.M.S. (Bengal), whose E. H. from Surgeon-Captain military ; services have been placed permanently at the disposal of the Brown, on return to be is Civil Chief Purnea. reappointed of Commissioner is confirmed in his appointment of Civil duty, Surgeon Surgeon-Captain J. G. Jordan is appointed to act as Surgeon, Lushai Hills. The services of Surgeon-Major G. H. Fink, I.M.S. Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Metropolitan and Eastern | (Bengal), Bengal Circle, and to be an Assistant Health Officer of the j are replaced at the disposal of the Chief Commissioner of Assam. Port of Calcutta, in addition to his own duties.
of the insects; but, as in the case of the plague-organism, they gradually diminished in numbers or lost their virulence. The time required to effect this change varied between 96 hours (anthrax) and 240 hours (mouse-septicemia). The dejections of infected cimex contain living anthrax-germs only
during first 24 hours.
Nuttall concludes that it is, to say the least, exceptional for infectious germs to be transmitted directly to man and animals by such insects as were used in his experiments. But it is not improbable that an indirect transmission through the dejecta or from the hands soiled with the contents of the alimentary canal does take place.?Philad. Med. Times, May 28
