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Obituary.WALTER JENNINGS MILLES, M.D. BRUx.,

F.R.C.S. ENG.

ALL those who knew Dr. Jennings Milles willhave seen the notice of his sudden death onOct. 22nd with the sincerest regret. He was bornat St. Margaret’s, Collier-street, Yalding, Kent, onMarch 21st, 1854, and was the second surviving sonof the late Rev. T. Milles, vicar of that parish for30 years. He was educated at Tonbridge School,where he not only worked well but distinguishedhimself as an athlete, becoming captain of the

first XV. He subsequently studied medicine at

King’s College, London, and qualified as M.R.C.S.Eng. in 1877 and L.R.C.P. Lond. in 1879. He took

the diploma of F.R.C.S. in 1880, and on one of hissubsequent visits to Europe in 1890 took the

M.D. degree of Brussels.After he qualified Dr. Milles was appointed

house surgeon to the late Mr. John Wood at King’sCollege Hospital, and subsequently became surgicalregistrar. His tastes led him to pay special atten-tion to ophthalmic surgery, and he subsequentlybecame house surgeon to the Ophthalmic Hospital,Moorfields. He then commenced practice in Londonas an ophthalmic surgeon, and had he remained inLondon there can be no doubt that he wouldhave become one of our leading ophthalmicsurgeons.In 1884, however, he was asked to join the firm

of Henderson and Macleod in Shanghai, then theleading medical firm in Shanghai, if not also in theEast, and after much consideration he decided toaccept the offer, and sailed for China on June 18th,1884. He practised there for 26 years, retiring onaccount of ill-health in 1910.While he was in London he did a good deal of

work on the pathology of the eye and also becamemuch interested in bacteriology. In 1878 he com-menced a research in collaboration with Mr. A. S.Underwood on the bacteriology of the teeth, andtheir work demonstrated the important part thatbacteria play in caries of the teeth. Their resultswere brought before the International MedicalCongress in 1881, and will be found in the Transac-tions of that Congress. In China he quickly becameimmersed in the work of a large general practice,especially in surgical and ophthalmic work,and his opinion on the latter subject was

especially sought after not only by the Europeansbut by the Chinese. He was surgeon-major inthe Shanghai Volunteers, and received the Chinamedal after the Boxer riots in 1900. He alsoreceived the Order of Anam after the Russo-Japanese war.

Dr. Milles was a man of most kindly and sympa-thetic disposition; no trouble was too great to helpa friend or patient, and throughout his life he wasa great favourite with all with whom he came incontact. Enthusiastic in his work, gentle in hismanners, sound in his judgment, and without anyself-conceit, he was one of the best types of medicalmen, and his loss will be much felt among his largecircle of acquaintances.He leaves a widow and three children to mourn

their loss. ,

HUGH RICHARD KER, F.R.C.S. EDIN.,L.R.C.P. EDIN., M.R.C.S. ENG.

THE death of Mr. H. R. Ker, which took place athis residence,

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Tintern," Balham Hill, where till

recently he was in practice, will leave a gap in his.district.He was one of the old school of practitioners.

who began their professional careers under the

apprenticeship system, was educated later at

Guy’s Hospital and qualified in 1871 as M.R.C.S.Eng., obtaining the Fellowship of the RoyalCollege of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1880. For-a time he acted as clinical assistant at theEvelina Hospital for Sick Children. He was a.

Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and

the Medical Society of London, a former Fellowof the Obstetrical Society, and ex-President,of the South-West London Medical Society andof the Midland Medical Society. In the earlier

years of his professional life he practised in theBlack Country, where he gained reputation as asurgeon and an obstetrician. After a successfulcareer in the Midlands he came to London andsettled in partnership at Balham about 25 years ago.Here he rapidly came to the front and enjoyed alarge practice. His varied experience stood him ingood stead, and he was always ready to take chargeof any case which fell to his care with sound judg-ment. He dealt with medicine, surgery, obstetrics,and gynaecology with the confidence and success ofthe old school from which he came. In Balham hewas well known and much liked by his patients, towhom he was a kind and skilled adviser, neversparing himself trouble, and always ready to renderassistance at any hour. He will be much missedamong his friends and patients.

JOHN McILROY, M.D. R.U.I., J.P.

WE regret to announce the death of a well-knownBelfast practitioner, Dr. John McIlroy , which occurredon Nov. 20th at his residence, York-street, in thatcity. Dr. McIlroy, who was in his sixty-sixth year,had been in failing health for the past six months,but was able to attend to his practice until fourweeks ago. A county Londonderry man, bornin Kilrea, Dr. McIlroy went to Belfast in the"

seventies" of the past century, and studied atQueen’s College. In 1876 he obtained the L.F.P.S.Glasg., in 1882 the L.R.C.P. Irel., and in 1883graduated M.D. of the Royal University, takingthe B.A.O. ten years later. Settling down in thenorth end of the city of Belfast, Dr. McIlroyrapidly acquired by his ability, care, and attentiona large practice. He was greatly liked and trustedby his patients. He was medical referee for thePrudential Assurance Company, and surgeon tb theMidland Railway Company and to the ClydeShipping Company. He was a justice of the peacefor the city of Belfast and a member of the citycouncil, having in 1909 been elected a councillor forone of the wards, and he held his seat until hisdecease.

Professor G. Sims Woodhead, M.D., will opena discussion on Preventive Inoculation at the Royal SanitaryInstitute, 90, Buckingham Palace-road, on Tuesday next,Dec. 8th. The chair will be taken at 7.30 P.M. by SirShirley Murphy.