THE CALCUTTA MEDICAL SOCIETY. A

ing

meeting

in Calcutta

the purpose of

of Medical was

men residing and practislield at the Medical College for

discussing

bility of establishing

a

the

Medical

propriety Society.

and feasi-

Surgeon-

THE INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE.

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B. Smith, M. D., presided. It was unresolved that a Medical Society should be established ; that its objects should be the exhibition

Major D. animously and

description

of

cases

and morbid

specimens,

communication and discussion of clinical

the

experiences,

reading of short papers on professional subthat all qualified medical men, whether residing in Calcutta or not, should be eligible as members ; that unqualified medical practitioners might be admitted and the

jects ;

as

visitors and

permitted

to take

part

in the

proceed-

the invitation of the Chairman ; that students ings should be privileged to attend the meetings ; that on

homoeopathy and other subjects likely to give rise to unprofitable controversy should be rigidly excluded from the proceedings of the Society; that the proceedings be printed, published and distributed to members ; that an annual subscription sufficient to defray expenses be levied ; that a President, two Vice-Presidents, two

Secretaries,

mittee

of

ballot;

and

be held

monthly.

Treasurer,

a

and

an

Executive Com-

six members be that the A

draw up rules and about 100 medical and

appointed annually by meetings of the Society should Committee the

appointed to Society. There are

organize residing

men

was

and

practising

interest ought to flourish and permanent institution. With a very modedisplay of interest and exercise of co-operation

become rate

such

in

association for the discussion of sub-

Calcutta, jects of professional an

a

a

result

ought

to bo easy of

accomplishment.

[December 1,1879,