Referee's report by Ernest Henry Starling, on a paper 'A critical account of some anomalous conditions of the cerebrum in the human foetus' by Wynfrid Lawrence Henry Duckwork Sectional Committee: Physiology Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The paper represents much work but can only be considered as material for further investigation. It is purely descriptive and casuistic. There is not an idea in the whole paper and it cannot be considered to mark a distinct step in the advancement of natural knowledge. [Not published]. Endorsed on verso as received 25 January 1906. January 1905