Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Pembroke House, 133 Oxford Street, London, England. Suggestions regarding the conditions of Osler's gift of his Bibliotheca Osleriana to McGill. Birkett and Martin agree with these suggestions.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Pembroke House, 133 Oxford Street, London, England. Would read carefully his report on Postgraduate Medical Education. Asks permission to mention that he in this way for medical postgraduate work at the meeting of the Syndicate at Cambridge. Explains that he is tying to stir them up to open freely for American and Dominion graduate students in all branches. Gives his opinion on postgraduate Medical education. Writes of the establishment of a postgraduate bureau in London. Mentions Cunliffe and comments on the latter.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Pembroke House, 133 Oxford Street, London, England. Mentions a conversation with Louis Wilson about Osler's report on Postgraduate Medical Education and on the American plans for graduate education. Details on Wilson's views. Suggestions to improve Osler's report. Discussion on the matter. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Pembroke House, 133, Oxford Street, London, England. Informs him of the progress of the Journal. Jenkins points out a method whereby they can finance the journal at a profit. Details about it. He has received from the Royal Commission on Paper authority to issue the new periodical. Will now wait to hear the results of Jenkins' campaign to declare the journal as assured fact and start off a circular for subscriptions in the Service and to secure material for the first issue. No news from Macphail.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, England. Wishes for 1916. Advises him to take care of him and not to return to work before his influenza is gone. Distressed about Yates. Comments and tribute to the latter. Finley has already returned to Etaples. (Yates of No.3 Canadian General Hospital came down with Bright's and pneumonia)
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Pembroke House, 133, Oxford Street, London, England. Does not think that the case for a special Public Health Institute (Cardiff) could be put better than what Osler has drafted.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, England. Informs him that Surgeon-General Jones's opinion is that it would be wiser to take no part in the matter of the venereal diseases in the army and on the question of the prostitutes in Shorncliffe. His argument is that Colonel Rennie from Shorncliffe was instructed by General Steele not to go to a meeting of the National Council for combating venereal disease. It may be a move to make the British authorities responsible for the state of affairs, and to eventually permit them to be free to take their own action. Deplores that the conditions are getting worse, there are as many cases now with less Canadian soldiers as there were when they were more. The General thinks that it is time for the Militia and Defence Act to be put in operation so, as to drive the prostitutes out of the Shorncliffe and Bramshot districts. The latter, contrary to Adami, doubts the efficiency of the American System for this matter. Explanations. Adami agrees with the General's suggestion to cease having a special venereal hospital and make the M. O. of each battalion look after the venereal cases of that battalion. Suggests that Barlow of the Council should induce the General to take more active measures.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Pembroke House, 133 Oxford Street, London, England. Returns him some reprints, a copy of the Report of the Committee of Sixteen at Montreal, and Harrison's "Management of Venereal Disease in the Civil Community". Report of the National Council meeting. Bassett Smith, Goodwin, Morant, Francis Lloyd, Mrs. Scharlieb and other important people were there. Barlow told him how the National Council had been blocked at every turn by Keogh, Bonar Law, and the Local Authorities. Adami suggested Barlow publish the information for the whole country. Barlow said that he would consult Sydenham, but was very mad at the meeting. Adami states his position in this matter. Thinks that Young and Snow were excellent. Mentions Worthin's figures. Adami thinks that they should get Klotz to discuss the matter.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami. Adami writes of his involvement in the Clark Bell affair and in the establishment of the Bacteriological Section in the Lewis Congress.