Surgical Treatment in Hypertension *From an address by Dr. Horace Evans to the Devon and Exeter Medico-Chirurgical Society on October 26th, 1948.

Surgical Neurology *Abridged from an Address delivered to the Devon and Exeter Medico-Chirurgical Society on Thursday, 26th October, 1950.

emphasize the importance to the surgeon nowadays of forecasting in advance if possible the pathology of the lesion to be treated, because the plan of attack sometimes depends on fore-knowledge of the pathology. (Operations for alleviation of pain were touched on, with special reference to trigeminal neuralgia. The characteristics of the paroxysmal neuralgia were outlined and the importance of d...

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THE DEVON AND EXETER MEDICO-CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY Secretary: Dr. Charles Seward, 20 West Southernhay, Exeter 16th Oct., at 3.30 p.m.: Lambert Rogers, Esq., c.b.e., v.r.d., m.d., m.sc., f.r.c.s., f.r.a.c.s., f.a.c.s., "Some Thoughts on Surgical Progress". 6th Nov., at 3 p.m.: Clinical Meeting. 28th Nov., at 8.15 p.m.: Robert Nevin, Esq., t.d., m.a., f.r.c.s., "The Surgery of Ulcerative Colitis". n...

Some Experiences in the Treatment of Arterial Injuries *A paper read to the Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Society on Wednesday, April 14th.

Two Cases of Locomotor Ataxy with Charcot's Joint Disease

Physicians to the Devon and Exeter Hospital and to the Exeter Dispensary. For the reports and photographs illustrating these two interesting cases we are indebted to Mr. the following history: He had passed most of his life in

Thyroidectomy or Thiouracil? *A Paper read to the Bristol Medico—Chirurgical Society on May 12th, 1948.

On two previous occasions, in 19301 and in 1941,2 I have had the honour of reading papers before the Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Society on the surgery of thyrotoxicosis. By that time, operation had become the routine treatment, except in quite mild or very severe cases, and a certain number of children or young women with primary thyrotoxicosis. In 1943, however, thiouracil was introduced by As...