Foreign medical journals have recently contained numerous publications of new radiographic and other methods for locating metallic foreign bodies in the tissues. In another column of this issue of the Journal we publish a leading original article by Dr. Monks presenting a preliminary report of his new and ingenious method of employing magnetism for this purpose. Personal demonstration of this method carries conviction of its feasibility and practical value and we take pleasure in calling the

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... ention of the profession to this new and valuable device of surgical technic. MEDICAL NOTES New York Death Rates.-The most noteworthy feature of the mortality during the past week was the great increase in the number of deaths of infants under one year of age, there being 262 deaths recorded at this age group, the increase being confined to the boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx, and being probably due to an increased mortality among infants from pneumonia and diarrheal diseases. At all ages above five years the mortality was considerably below that of the corresponding week in 1914. There were seven less deaths reported during the past week than in the corresponding week of 1914, and a lower death rate by .62 of a point, which, taking into consideration the increase in population, is equivalent to a decrease of 69 deaths during the week. Seven weeks have now elapsed since the first of January, 1915, and the death rate for that period is 13.92 per 1000 of the population, which is .67 of a point less than the rate in the corresponding period of the year 1914.