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San Francisco County Medical Society. 21
perfectly rational, and does not appear to suffer any inconvenience
from the presence of two bullets in his brain. Probably both bullets
have become encysted, and will not produce any further trouble.
Dr. Morse remarked that he had, in consultation, seen the
case referred to by Dr. Maas, and had passed a probe in a straight
direction into the cranium for a distance of three inches, so that
the bullet must have entered the brain. Some years ago he had a
case at the City and County Hospital, where a man was injured
by the bullet from an air gun. The brain oozed oat from the
wound in the head, and although for a time there was wild delirium,
there was no paralysis, and the patient made a complete recovery.
The bullet was not found.
Dr. De Witt related a case where the bullet could be felt by a
probe passed four and a half inches into the cranium. The patient
recovered, with the exception of a slight strabismus, which is
not always present.
The Secretary then read a letter from Miss Dickinson, of
Bidwell, Modoc Co., requesting information concerning the
professional standing of Dr. A. I. Lawrence. On motion of
Dr. Simpson the matter was referred to the Board of Examiners.
Dr. Dennis re-opened his case under the head of new business,
and expressed a desire that the Society should at once investigate
and settle it. He did not see why the Society should not exonerate
him, since the Committee on Medical Ethics had not brought
any charges against him. He complained that the Society had
censured him, and then referred his case for future investigation
to the Committee on Ethics.
Dr. Kenyon replied that By-law xiv. had reference to the
settlement of private grievances between medical men, and not
to public violations of the Code, such as appeared to have taken
place.
Dr. Morse, Chairman of the Committee on Ethics, said that
his report pointed to a violation of that part of the Code which
forbids advertising in the daily press, or allowing such advertisements
to be made.
Dr. Simpson said that the Society did not bring charges against
Dr. Dennis personally; it was the unprofessional and improper
way in which the Receiving Hospital was conducted that they
denounced, and they could not do otherwise without rejecting