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GEORGIA AND GEORGIANS 3321As a specialist on the diseases of women he has few peers in the entirecountry, either as an individual practitioner or as a consulting authority.Much of his work has been made a matter of record through the various professional organizations of which he is a member, including the Medical Association of Georgia, the Southern Gynecological Association, the Atlanta Medical Society, the Atlanta Obstetrical Society and the Tri-Statc Medical Association.Many of his articles have served to advance the general knowledge of theprofession and have been regarded as important contributions to medicalliterature. Some of these articles have been read before the variousassociations of wbieh he is a member and some have been published in medicaljournals. One of the first to bring his name to a wider appreciation was:'' Abortive Treatment of Mammary Abscess by a New and Effectual Compress.''Leading members of the profession both in America and in Europe commentedmost favorably upon his discussion and deductions. The late Dr. J. MarionSims was especially enthusiastic in his praise. This article likewise receivededitorial endorsement in the "New England Medical Monthly" and the "Birmingham Medical Journal" of Birmingham, England. Another article whichattracted much discussion and secured for Doctor Noble in one of the leadingFrench medical journals praise as an "original thinker" was on "Suspension orInanition of Blood to the Brain in Asphyxia 1'clidum of the Newborn." Hefurnished aid and contributions to a paper published by the late DoctorTaliaferro on the "Uterine Tampon," which was the means of much improvement in the treating of diseases of the womb..Doctor Noble was also author of "A More Rational Method of TreatingFlexions of the Uterus;" "The Use of the Tampon in Pregnancy."When Doctor Noble read before the convention-of the Southern Surgicaland Gynecologists Association a paper on "A New Operation for the Reliefof Prolapsus and Procidentia of the Womb," the leading members of thatorganization pronounced his the most ingenious and best operation ever devised for the purpose intended. Before the Medical Association of Georgiahe presented a paper entitled "The Removal of Septic of Infectious Materialswith a View of Relieving Phlegmasia Alba Doleiis," and this later was followedby his report of the first and only successful case of removing a cancerouswomb in confinement. The title of his report was "A Case of Carcinoma of.the Parturient Uterus Removed Three Days After Confinement Recovering."Doctor Noble was the first surgeon to deliberately remove with success thepregnant uterus for cancer.While in the thirty odd years since he began active practice Doctor Noble'sachievements and attainments have brought him distinction such as few members of the profession can expect to enjoy, he is still a hard-working, earnestminded and brilliant practitioner in his home city, and from the work of fewindividuals has Atlanta profited more broadly than from Doctor Noble. Asan adjunct to his own office practice and as a means of furnishing adequatefacilities for carrying out his work to the best advantage Doctor Noble established Noble's Infirmary, one of the leading institutions of its kind in theSouth. The infirmary and his offices are located at 186 South Pryor Streetin Atlanta. For eighteen years he has been the owner of a private hospital,and his clinics have been visited by surgeons from all over the United States,Canada, and from foreign countries for the special purpose of studying hismethods and the use of modern sanitary appliances. He has for a quarterof a century specialized on abdominal surgery in women's diseases, and inthat is a recognized leader. Doctor Noble lias for many years made his owndrawings of operations performed to accompany his writings on the subject.Be was one of the founders of the Grady Hospital, and has done much tomake that a great institution. For twenty-four years he has been visitinggynecologist to this hospital. Tn order to advance fhe cause of medical educe-