British medical journal . ar, totliat of physician in1836. For some Jears,and up to the time ofhis death, he was con-sulting physician tothe Infirmary, nowknown as King EdwardVII Hospital. He was a mostaccomplished prac-titioner, and through-out his life rendereddistinguished serviceto the hospital. In the affairs of theBritish Medical Asso-ciation he always tooka warm and active in-terest. Ho had beenpresident of the South Wales and Jlonmouthshire Branchand of the Cardiff Division, and was foremost in the con-trovei-sies aroused by the Insurance Act. He was afrequent contributor of papers to
British medical journal . ar, totliat of physician in1836. For some Jears,and up to the time ofhis death, he was con-sulting physician tothe Infirmary, nowknown as King EdwardVII Hospital. He was a mostaccomplished prac-titioner, and through-out his life rendereddistinguished serviceto the hospital. In the affairs of theBritish Medical Asso-ciation he always tooka warm and active in-terest. Ho had beenpresident of the South Wales and Jlonmouthshire Branchand of the Cardiff Division, and was foremost in the con-trovei-sies aroused by the Insurance Act. He was afrequent contributor of papers to the Cardiff MedicalSociety, of which he had been president, and untilrecently took an active interest in the discussions. Hang-ing on the walls of the Societys rooms is a scries ofphotographs illustrating some of Dr. Vachells pioneerwork in the surgery of the thyroid. For many years he enjoyed an extensive and lucrative practice, and he was justly regarded by a large circpatients as a steadfast friend and trusted VachI-Ll. ?cle ofpatients as a steadfast friend and trusted advisor. Hawas one of the founders of the Cardiff ProvidentDispensary. Tiie wide range of his- interests ?.nd tastes was verynotable. For many years he was an active ofQcer in theGlamorgan Artillery Volunteers; he attained the rank ofSurgeon-Lieutsnant-Colouel, and was awarded the after twenty-two years service. For ten yearshe was honorary secretary of the Cardiff NaturalistsSociety, and on three occasions filled with distinction the post of president. Hewas a great lover ofnatural history, andpossessed a wideknowledge of for many3-ears with the oldCardiff Museum, hedid yeoman service insecuring the locationof the Xational Museumof Wales in Cardiff ;he was a member ofthe court of governors,the council, and ofvarious committees ofthe Welsh Museumfrom the start. Hewas a for thecounties of Cardiffand Glamorgan. Inpolitics he was anardent
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