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This article reports that the 48th annual meeting of the British Association of Dermatology was held in Aberdeen, Scotland during July 11-13, under the Presidency of T. E. Anderson. The meeting was very well attended and the numerous guests included many members of the Norwegian Dermatological Society, two of whom, Knut Wereide, the President, and H.K. Krogh, presented papers. The papers were read in the comfortable and well appointed lecture theatre of the Department of Chemistry. The number of papers submitted was larger than ever before, reassuring evidence of the vigorous activity in clinical and laboratory research in Great Britain.

This article focuses on the thirty-ninth Annual Meeting of the British Association of Dermatology which was held in Glasgow on July 9, 10 and 11, 1959, under the Presidency of physician J. Ferguson Smith and Vice-Presidency of physician James Sommerville. The scientific programme began with a series of papers on malignant disease of the face and mouth. Professor E.J. Wayne described the main actions of the compounds in general and the particular properties of the more recently introduced drugs. During the scientific sessions, an exhibition was held in an adjoining laboratory, demonstrating the skill and artistry of the clinical and microscopical photography.

Reports on the meeting conducted by the Scottish Dermatological Society in Scotland. Venue for the meeting; Research papers presented at the meeting; Contributors.