Volume 5

Presidential address to the Royal College of Physicians [1900-5].

  • Church, William Selby, Sir.
Date:
1900-5
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Credit: Presidential address to the Royal College of Physicians [1900-5]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    Mackenzie, Senior Physician to the London Hospital, Dr. Edwin Cooper Perry, Physician to Guy’s Hospital, and a Member of the Advisory Board for the Army Medical Service, the honour of Knighthood; on Alfred Downing Fripp, F.R.C.S., a Licentiate of this College, Assistant Surgeon to Guy’s Hospital and Member of the Advisory Board for the Army Medical Service, Commander of the Victorian Order, the honour of Knighthood; and upon Dr. Patrick Manson, F.B.S., a Fellow of our College, and Medical Advisor to the Colonial Office, the honour of being made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. Award of Medals and Scholarships.—At the meeting of the College on July 30th-John Newport Langley, D.Sc., F.R.S., Professor of Physiology at Cambridge, was awarded the Baly Medal as being pre eminently distinguished in the science of Physiology, and at the same College the Moxon Medal was awarded to Dr. John Hug]dings Jackson, F.R.S. The Weber-Parker Prize and Medal were gained by Dr. Hugh Walsham as the author of the best essay on “ The Channels of In- fection in Tuberculosis, together with the Conditions, Original or Acquired, which render the Different Tissues Vulnerable.” A second medal was at the same time awarded to Walter Jobson Horne, a Member of our College, as the author of the essay next in order of merit. All the medallists were present to receive their medals at the Harveian Commemoration on October 19th. The Sidney Prize.—Every five years the Swiney Prize is awarded jointly by the Society of Arts and the College for the best work on Jurisprudence published since the last award. The prize is awarded alternately for a work on general or on medical jurisprudence ; this