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Diseases of children
PUBLIC HEALTH.
1935.
appeals to medical pracntroners onl y. But there is none which gives authoritative information of every health resort in the British Empire in a form which is helpful both to the physician looking for the best place for a patient, and for members of the public desiring to find a suitable and health y locality for permanent or temporary residen ce. In this connection particularl y useful is the information given as to the value of certain districts as winter resorts. This section, and that dealing with the spas, have been carefully revised by the medical advisory committee of the Association with the assistance of medical officers of health and local medical bodies. The British Health Resorts Association, as is well known, is a purely voluntary and non-profit-seeking body. For this reason all the more gratitude is due to them for having produced so very valuable a handbook at so very reasonable a cost.
Diseases of
Children.
Edited
by
HUGH
THURSFIELD, D.~1. OXON, M.A., F.R.C.P.,
Physician, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, etc. j and DONALD PATERSON, 111.0. EDIN., F.R.C.P., Physician to Out-Patients, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, etc. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1934. pp. 1,152. Price 50s. net. It is rather less than four years since the second edition of this book appeared, and its exhaustion has provided the editors with an opportunity that must have been welcomed to take note of the several very important pieces of research and progress that have been made in the meantime. Certain changes have been made in the list of contributors, but it remains still very imposing and provides guarantee as to the excellence of the contents and the accuracy and reliability of the information given. Amongst new chapters to which reference may be made are those on Blood Transfusion; Heredity; Orthodontic Treatment; the Newly-born Infant; Diseases of the Accessory Nasal Sinuses and the Ear ; Rheumatism; Allergy; and Tuberculosis. The illustrations, many of which are new or revised, which were a feature of the earlier editions, still call for great praise. On diseases of children there could be no safer or more reliable guide than this.
301
The Bleal{ Age. By J. L. HAMlIfOND , HaN. D .UTT. OXO N, and B ARBARA HAl\(l\tOND, HaN. D .LITT. aXON. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1934. pp. 148. Price 3s. 6d. net. In 1930, the writers of this volume published , with the title " T he Age of the Chartists," a study of the social life of England in the thirties and forties of last century. This at the time was most favourablv reviewed and commended here. "The Bleak Age," now referred to is based upon that book, and is given a specially warm word of praise because, being more concise, smaller and cheaper, it will be more widely available and, it may be hoped, more widely read . That it will be appreciated is certain, because of its admirable readableness and because it is an historical contribution of outstanding- value.
The Problem of Noise. By F. C. BARTLETT, M.A ., F.R.S., Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge. London: Cambridge LT niversity Press, 1934. pp. 87. Price 3s. 6d . net. This little volume contains, in a somewhat expanded form, two Heath Clark lectures delivered before a London audience at the invitation of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology. The author traverses the whole field of the subject, discussing the nature and reasons for nuisance, the question of the effects, methods of prevention, etc., and providing, indeed, a most complete and interesting contribution to a question that is attracting, and in the future will attract, more and more attention.
=====. THE Joint Tuberculosis Council has arranged for a post-graduate study tour to be held in Denmark from June 1st to 15th, 1935. Professor Ole Chievitz of the Finsen Institute is co-operating in the preparation of the medical programme, and opportunity will be given of visiting representative institutions in Denmark that deal with the problems of tuberculosis, and of studying their work. Early application should be made by those desirous of taking part in the course, as it is necessary to reserve cabins on the boat as soon as possible. Full information with regard to the tour may be obtained from Dr. William Brand (Hon. Secretary for PostGraduate Courses), Pembury, The Drive, Rickmansworth, Herts.
1935.
appeals to medical pracntroners onl y. But there is none which gives authoritative information of every health resort in the British Empire in a form which is helpful both to the physician looking for the best place for a patient, and for members of the public desiring to find a suitable and health y locality for permanent or temporary residen ce. In this connection particularl y useful is the information given as to the value of certain districts as winter resorts. This section, and that dealing with the spas, have been carefully revised by the medical advisory committee of the Association with the assistance of medical officers of health and local medical bodies. The British Health Resorts Association, as is well known, is a purely voluntary and non-profit-seeking body. For this reason all the more gratitude is due to them for having produced so very valuable a handbook at so very reasonable a cost.
Diseases of
Children.
Edited
by
HUGH
THURSFIELD, D.~1. OXON, M.A., F.R.C.P.,
Physician, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, etc. j and DONALD PATERSON, 111.0. EDIN., F.R.C.P., Physician to Out-Patients, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, etc. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1934. pp. 1,152. Price 50s. net. It is rather less than four years since the second edition of this book appeared, and its exhaustion has provided the editors with an opportunity that must have been welcomed to take note of the several very important pieces of research and progress that have been made in the meantime. Certain changes have been made in the list of contributors, but it remains still very imposing and provides guarantee as to the excellence of the contents and the accuracy and reliability of the information given. Amongst new chapters to which reference may be made are those on Blood Transfusion; Heredity; Orthodontic Treatment; the Newly-born Infant; Diseases of the Accessory Nasal Sinuses and the Ear ; Rheumatism; Allergy; and Tuberculosis. The illustrations, many of which are new or revised, which were a feature of the earlier editions, still call for great praise. On diseases of children there could be no safer or more reliable guide than this.
301
The Bleal{ Age. By J. L. HAMlIfOND , HaN. D .UTT. OXO N, and B ARBARA HAl\(l\tOND, HaN. D .LITT. aXON. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1934. pp. 148. Price 3s. 6d. net. In 1930, the writers of this volume published , with the title " T he Age of the Chartists," a study of the social life of England in the thirties and forties of last century. This at the time was most favourablv reviewed and commended here. "The Bleak Age," now referred to is based upon that book, and is given a specially warm word of praise because, being more concise, smaller and cheaper, it will be more widely available and, it may be hoped, more widely read . That it will be appreciated is certain, because of its admirable readableness and because it is an historical contribution of outstanding- value.
The Problem of Noise. By F. C. BARTLETT, M.A ., F.R.S., Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge. London: Cambridge LT niversity Press, 1934. pp. 87. Price 3s. 6d . net. This little volume contains, in a somewhat expanded form, two Heath Clark lectures delivered before a London audience at the invitation of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology. The author traverses the whole field of the subject, discussing the nature and reasons for nuisance, the question of the effects, methods of prevention, etc., and providing, indeed, a most complete and interesting contribution to a question that is attracting, and in the future will attract, more and more attention.
=====. THE Joint Tuberculosis Council has arranged for a post-graduate study tour to be held in Denmark from June 1st to 15th, 1935. Professor Ole Chievitz of the Finsen Institute is co-operating in the preparation of the medical programme, and opportunity will be given of visiting representative institutions in Denmark that deal with the problems of tuberculosis, and of studying their work. Early application should be made by those desirous of taking part in the course, as it is necessary to reserve cabins on the boat as soon as possible. Full information with regard to the tour may be obtained from Dr. William Brand (Hon. Secretary for PostGraduate Courses), Pembury, The Drive, Rickmansworth, Herts.