On a Radiolarian Chert from Mullion Island: (Read February 8th, 1893.)

Recent Advances in Surgery *A Paper read before the Society on Wednesday, 8th February, 1939.

The Reduction of Forceps Delivery as a Basis for Prophylactic Gynæcology *Read 8th February 1928.

forceps is applied in the greater number of instances without any indication. A series of factors is blameworthy. The modern patient expects to be delivered by instruments, and may even stipulate this when first consulting the attendant; the practitioner must, because of the pressure of other duties, occasionally expedite delivery, or the fact that his rival in the district has a reputation for...

A Case of Ovarian Dermoid Rupturing into the Bowel during Labour *Read 8th February 1922.

on 30th November but were weak, and labour was described as slow till 4 a.m. on 1 st December, when the nurse detected a swelling posteriorly and sent for the resident. He found the os very high up, the head presenting above the brim and difficult to feel, and a swelling posteriorly below presenting part. Not being sure of his diagnosis he sent for an ambulance to transfer the patient to the Ma...

Biogeochemical signatures preserved in ancient siliceous sediments; new perspectives to Triassic radiolarian bedded chert compositions

Major and minor elements of successively collected 70 Middle Triassic radiolarian bedded cherts from the Mino Belt in central Japan were studied. In order to reveal pre-diagenetic, primary geochemical signatures related to marine biogeochemical cycles, composite data of chert-shale couplets in addition to raw data were examined. The results show that Mn, Cu, Sr, Ba and P were supplied significa...

Diabetes and Pregnancy *Read 8th December 1926.

Diabetes occurring in association with pregnancy is a condition of the utmost gravity. It is one fraught with danger to both mother and child, and, in dealing with it, the skill of the obstetrician and of the physician may be alike put to the test. Fortunately, the complication is a rare one, for diabetes exerts an unfavourable influence upon the reproductive functions, giving rise at first to ...