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BOOK REVIEWS
E x c i t e m e n t s , " " S w e e t Sixteen a n d - - . " The book is really much better t h a n these chapter headings might indicate. Dr. Hohman has had a wide experience, and he draws upon it freely. The reviewer feels what he has written is sane and sound, although it will seem in some places as outmoded to the " u l t r a m o d e r n . " I t belongs decidedly in the upper p a r t of the list of books which can be recommended for parents. I f there is any particular fault, it lles perhaps in unconsciously creating the impression t h a t everything a child does is potentially a problem, and in not sutficiently emphasizing the importance of the conflict as a necessary process in the development of character. A widespread reading of the chapter, ' ' Ultramodern E d u c a t i o n , " would help a lot. C a n c e r in Childhood.
Mosby Company.
E d i t e d b y Harold W. Dargeon. Pp. 114. Price $3.
St. Louis, 1940, The C. V.
The papers from the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York which were published as a symposium in THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS for September, 1939, have been reprinted in this volume. To the original eight papers by Dargeon, Coley and Peterson (Bone), Craver (Lymphatic System), Dean (Genitourinary Tract), ]~elly (Gynecologic), l~Iartin (Cancer of the Head and Neck), P a c k and Anglem (Soft Tissues), and Watson (Blood and Lymph Vessels) a chapter, " A Survey of Cancer in Childhood," by D. James Ewing, Director, Memorial Hospital, has been added. The papers are particularly imp o r t a n t as they represent a large group of children studied in one of the foremost cancer hospitals in the world. Despite a decrease in the number of individuals under 16 years of age between ]920 and 1936, there was an increase of deaths from cancer ~rom 609 in ]920, to 982 in 1936. An index has l~een included. C o n g e n i t a l Malformations.
A Study of P a r e n t a l Characteristics With Special Reference to the Reproductive Process. Douglas P. ~ u r p h y , M.D., Philadelphia, 1940, University of Pennsylvania Press. Pp. 99. Price $2.
A detailed study of the family background and environment of 890 babies born with congenital malformations was made. Data as to frequency o2 malformation, relationship to race, economic status, health and age of the parents, the conception rate, order of pregnancy, diet of mother, health during pregnancy, etc., were obtained aud analyzed. The observations lead in general to the conclusion that malformations arise solely from influences which affect the germ cells prior to conception. I t is one of the most complete studies on congenital malformations which has been made. The P h y s i c a l and Mental Growth of Girls and Boys Age S i x to N i n e t e e n in Relat i o n to S i z e and Maximum Growth. F r a n k ]3. Shuttleworth. i~onographs of
the Society for Research in Child Developlnent. Number 3, 1939. M o t o r P e r f o r m a n c e in Adolescence.
Vol. I u
Anna Espenschade.
Serial No. 22,
Ibid. Vol. V, Serial
No. 24, Number ], 1940. These are two further monographs in the important series being published by tile Society for Research in Child Development. Dr. Shuttleworth has analyzed the data obtained by the Harvard Growth Study as related to the matter of growth. The material has been charted into over 150 graphs. Dr. Espenschade presents the study of motor performance made at" the U n i v e r s i t y of California I n s t i t u t e of Child Welfare during the years 1934-1938. As with all of this series, the material is presented largely by means of excellent graphs.
BOOK REVIEWS
E x c i t e m e n t s , " " S w e e t Sixteen a n d - - . " The book is really much better t h a n these chapter headings might indicate. Dr. Hohman has had a wide experience, and he draws upon it freely. The reviewer feels what he has written is sane and sound, although it will seem in some places as outmoded to the " u l t r a m o d e r n . " I t belongs decidedly in the upper p a r t of the list of books which can be recommended for parents. I f there is any particular fault, it lles perhaps in unconsciously creating the impression t h a t everything a child does is potentially a problem, and in not sutficiently emphasizing the importance of the conflict as a necessary process in the development of character. A widespread reading of the chapter, ' ' Ultramodern E d u c a t i o n , " would help a lot. C a n c e r in Childhood.
Mosby Company.
E d i t e d b y Harold W. Dargeon. Pp. 114. Price $3.
St. Louis, 1940, The C. V.
The papers from the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York which were published as a symposium in THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS for September, 1939, have been reprinted in this volume. To the original eight papers by Dargeon, Coley and Peterson (Bone), Craver (Lymphatic System), Dean (Genitourinary Tract), ]~elly (Gynecologic), l~Iartin (Cancer of the Head and Neck), P a c k and Anglem (Soft Tissues), and Watson (Blood and Lymph Vessels) a chapter, " A Survey of Cancer in Childhood," by D. James Ewing, Director, Memorial Hospital, has been added. The papers are particularly imp o r t a n t as they represent a large group of children studied in one of the foremost cancer hospitals in the world. Despite a decrease in the number of individuals under 16 years of age between ]920 and 1936, there was an increase of deaths from cancer ~rom 609 in ]920, to 982 in 1936. An index has l~een included. C o n g e n i t a l Malformations.
A Study of P a r e n t a l Characteristics With Special Reference to the Reproductive Process. Douglas P. ~ u r p h y , M.D., Philadelphia, 1940, University of Pennsylvania Press. Pp. 99. Price $2.
A detailed study of the family background and environment of 890 babies born with congenital malformations was made. Data as to frequency o2 malformation, relationship to race, economic status, health and age of the parents, the conception rate, order of pregnancy, diet of mother, health during pregnancy, etc., were obtained aud analyzed. The observations lead in general to the conclusion that malformations arise solely from influences which affect the germ cells prior to conception. I t is one of the most complete studies on congenital malformations which has been made. The P h y s i c a l and Mental Growth of Girls and Boys Age S i x to N i n e t e e n in Relat i o n to S i z e and Maximum Growth. F r a n k ]3. Shuttleworth. i~onographs of
the Society for Research in Child Developlnent. Number 3, 1939. M o t o r P e r f o r m a n c e in Adolescence.
Vol. I u
Anna Espenschade.
Serial No. 22,
Ibid. Vol. V, Serial
No. 24, Number ], 1940. These are two further monographs in the important series being published by tile Society for Research in Child Development. Dr. Shuttleworth has analyzed the data obtained by the Harvard Growth Study as related to the matter of growth. The material has been charted into over 150 graphs. Dr. Espenschade presents the study of motor performance made at" the U n i v e r s i t y of California I n s t i t u t e of Child Welfare during the years 1934-1938. As with all of this series, the material is presented largely by means of excellent graphs.