HOSPITAL CONTROL

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1930, Page 2

HOSPITAL CONTROL

,WORLD-WIDE INVESTIGATION'. November ’ 3. After am extended tour abroad, during which he carried out investigations into the latest - developments in modern surgery, Dr H. R, Dew, formerly of Melbourne, is returning to Sydney by the Niagara to take up the new chair of surgery at Sydney Univiersity, The new department . wasmade possible through the generosity of Mr G, Bosch, who recently left a large sum for the endowment of the chair. Dr Dew, who was in praCi tioe in Melbourne, was appointed to the position,. and undertook it trip abroad before carrying out the . work of reorganisation, which the position entails, “So far ns medicine, and surgery are concerned, / British Uni verities still lead the world in undergraduate education,” Dr Dew said. “However, although most of our students go to England for their post-graduate courses, I have come to the conclusion that this class of work is mope advanced in the United States.” An arrangement made recently by which young doctors would be able to take the first part of their examinations for fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons in Sydney was of importance to New Zealanders, Dr Dew continued. It was thought that this step would prove of great assistance in the development of postgraduate work in Australia. “The question of hospital control is being investigated all over the world,” Dr Dew said. “Not all countries are so fortunate as the United States, where large hospitals are established under endowments from wealthy men. In Great Britain the most recent development is the establishment of private wards in connexion with large hospitals. The system of voluntary financial support is not proving successful in New Zealand. Your hospitals are State owned, and I understand that other countries have entertained the idea of following your lead. Personally, I am adverse to the scheme, as I believe that it tends to the exploit the medical profession.” Little progress had been made in the direction of cancer research abroad, Dr Dew continued. London, Manchester and Paris were the three centres where radium was being em- ' ployed to V-e greatest extent, and it appeared that the first necessity in any campaign against cancer was an adequate supply of radium. The craze 1 for sun treatment was rapidly dying a natural death. It had originated 1 in the United States, and although a certain amount of sun treatment 1 might be beneficial in some cases i it 1 could not be pretended that the treat- l ment was a cure for all this. 1