The Transactions of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh (Volume 20) - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901. Excerpt: ... Meeting V.--February 6th, 1901 Mr A. Gordon Miller, President, in the Chair The President made the following reference to the death of our Beloved and Revered Queen:--Gentlemen,--Since our last meeting our nation has sustained a grievous and irreparable loss in the death of our beloved Queen. I am sure that I express the feelings of all the members of this Society when I say that we deeply deplore the death of the Queen. When the history of the reign of Queen Victoria is written, prominence will be given to the great progress of Medical Science. It will be recorded also that during her reign the highest honour ever conferred on a member of our profession has been bestowed on our Honorary Member and former Vice-President, Lord Lister. The Queen always took a deep and intelligent interest in things connected with our profession, especially in hospitals and in nursing, and we have with us the Victoria Ward and the Jubilee Pavilion in the Royal Infirmary, and the Queen Victoria Jubilee Institute for Nurses, to remind us of our good Queen's interest in all such philanthropic work. What, I think, best represents the nation's sentiments towards our late Queen is expressed in the following words of the apostle Paul, " I thank my God upon every remembrance of you."--Phil. i. 3. He moved that an address of condolence and congratulation be drawn up and presented to His Majesty, King Edward, which was unanimously agreed to. I. Election Of Members The following were elected Ordinary Members of the Society:--Noel D. Bardswell, M.D., M.R.C.P.Ed.; M.R.C.S.Eng.; and Stuart M'Donald, M.B., CM., M.R.C.P.Ed. II. Original Communication GASTRIC HEMORRHAGE AND ITS SURGICAL TREATMENT By A. W. Mayo Robson, F.R.C.S., Senior Surgeon to the General Infirmary at Leeds, Emeritus Profe...