The annual address delivered to the Royal College of Physicians on Monday, the 11th of April, 1892 / by Sir Andrew Clark.

  • Clark, Andrew, 1826-1893.
Date:
1892
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Credit: The annual address delivered to the Royal College of Physicians on Monday, the 11th of April, 1892 / by Sir Andrew Clark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    disease, to which, at present, we can assign no limits. Such lectures as these, to persons of competent powers of reflection, are unanswerable arguments in support of our obedience to the injunction of our father, Harvey, that we should search out nature by way of experiment, and devote the fruits of our search to the service of men. NOMENCLATURE OF DISEASES. The subject of the nomination of a Committee to undertake the decennial revision of the nomenclature of diseases was in May last brought under the notice of the President and Registrar of the College by Dr. Ord to whose invaluable services as Secretary to the former Committee, our College is deeply indebted. Much difficulty was encountered in finding a Fellow of the College having the requisite qualifications and sufficient time at his disposal to undertake the difficult and responsible duties of Secretary to the New Committee; and it was not until the summer, and only on the condition of postponing the under- taking until the spring, that the services of Dr. Payne were secured for this important position. At the January meeting of the College a new Revision Committee was appointed ; and the Directors-General of the Army and Navy Medical Departments, Sir George Buchanan of the Local Government Board, and Dr. Ogle of the Registrar General’s Office, with several distinguished Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons, were invited to join. The Com- mittee was invested with power to add to its numbers, with the approval of the President, such persons as were thought specially capable of assisting in its work. The Committee met on the 26th February when the nomination by the Presi- dent of Dr. Payne as Secretary was confirmed, Dr. Bristowe was elected Chairman, and a Sub-Committee on Classification was appointed. The Committee, now finally enlarged in various directions, is actively at work.