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240 little or no recognitiort of its educational value. It is to be h o p e d that this omission will be rectified in later editions. T h e s e two books should prove extremely valuable to students, b o t h u n d e r g r a d u a t e a n d postgraduate, and will be particularly welcome to t h e m a n y practitioners w h o are finding a n e w field for s t u d y in the subject of child health as distinct f r o m diseases of childhood.
Air Ministry Handbook of Preventive Medicine (Air Publication 1269B). (Pp. vi+213, Price 7s, 6d. net.) L o n d o n : H.M. Stationery Office. 1947. T h e title of this h a n d b o o k is significant, a n d a welcome a n d long overdue change f r o m t h e " H y g i e n e " a n d " Sanitations " of so m a n y Service m a n u a l s . T h e Director-General of the R.A.F. Medical Services in an excellent foreword points out that " Medical r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s m a y clash with strategical a n d tactical considerations a n d m a y be impossible to fulfil." H o w often, alas, was this t h e case in t h e last war, and h o w frequently t h e hygienists h a d to c e m p r o m i s e . But did n o t " strategy " a n d " tactics " often serve as an excuse for disregarding, these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s ? T h e h a n d b o o k is concise a n d clear, a n d well produced. It contains a wealth of useful information, including food tables, t e m p e r a t u r e and h u m i d i t y records at selected places in t h e world, a n d a n u m b e r of good drawings of field appliances. T h e r e is a useful c h a p t e r on D . D . T . a n d its m e t h o d s of application for m o s q u i t o , louse a n d b e d - b u g control. A detailed description of t h e t e c h n i q u e of d u s t i n g t h e fully clothed individual with D . D . T . powder m i g h t well have been added. T h e book will be of great help to Service Medical Officers (not only hygiene specialists), and m u c h of its contents will repay close s t u d y by unit c o m m a n d e r s on w h o m rests t h e ultimate responsibility for the health of their m e n . If Your Child is Deaf. By IRENE EWING, O.B.E., M.SC., D.C.L., a n d ALEX W. G. EwINc, M.A., PH.D. (Pp. 15. Supplied on p a y m e n t of postage). L o n d o n : T h e Deaf Children's Society, 105, Gower Street, London, W.C.I. 1947. T h e Deaf C h i l d r e n ' s Society, wishing to p r o m u l g a t e a short p a m p h l e t of advice to parents of y o u n g deaf children with a view to helping t h e m in t h e early stages of education b o t h before a n d after school entry, have wisely obtained t h e co-operation of Dr. a n d M r s . E w i n g of M a n c h e s t e r University. T h e latter's great gift, as is well k n o w n to m a n y m e m b e r s of t h e Society w h o have attended their d e m o n s t r a t i o n s , is of clear exposition based on a great store of experience in this field. • O n e could n o t wish for better guidance on teaching t h e child lip-reading or on early voice training t h a n is given here. T h e Deaf C h i l d r e n ' s Society is anxious to get good circulation a m o n g child welfare a n d school health workers for this p a m p h l e t and will be glad to send copies on request: postage should be enclosed.
The Registrar-General's Statistical Review of England and Wales for the Year 1945. (New A n n u a l Series No. 25). Tabbs. Part I. Medical." (Pp. 326. Price 5s. 6d.). London : H.M. Stationery Office. 1947. T h e arrears of the Registrar-General's publications caused by t h e war are being b r o u g h t u p to date as rapidly as possible and t h e Statistical Review for 1945 h a s n o w been published in advance of those for 1943 a n d 1944 as the m o r e recent material. T h e C . M . I . for that year was 0'893, s h o w i n g 1945 as the healthiest year that E n g l a n d and Wales h a d ever known. T h e I . M . R . rose slightly to 46,000 in 1945 f r o m t h e low record of 45"44 in 1944, b u t only 694 deaths were attributed to diphtheria a n d t h e death rate for children u n d e r 15 reached a n e w low level of 67 per million. Measles deaths were at the rate of 80 per million living u n d e r 15 b u t this rate was still below t h e 1936-40 average of 138, despite the 445.412 notifications, d u r i n g 1945. T h e mortality indexes for cancer in 1944 a n d 1945 were t h e lowest since 1924, t h a n k s to a progressive decline in t h e index for cancer in females from 1'009 in 1936 to 0'936 in 1945. T h e s e tables appear in this v o l u m e for the first time. T a b l e 28A analyses the incidence of t h e acute infectious diseases by sex a n d age. Appendix A gives a new series of standardised death rates for particular diseases based u p o n t h e population for the experience years and A p p e n d i x B ~ives a detailed age analysis of deaths in the first year of life with particular reference to deaths u n d e r four weeks.
Books Received Garrod, Batten and Thursfleld's Diseases of Children. E d i t e d by DONALD PATERSON, M.D., F.RC.P.. arld ALAN MONCRIEFF, M.D., F.R.C.P. F o u r t h edition. 1947. (Vol. I - - P p . xi _u 771 ; price 30s.). L o n d o n : Edward Arnold & Co. Nutrition in Industry. Intro. by F. G. BOUDREAU, M.D. 1946. (Pp. 177; price 69.) M o n t r e a l : Internationa! L a b o u r Office. L o n d o n : Staples Press, L t d .
PUBLIC H E A L T H , September, 1947
OBITUARY ERNEST IVON DAVIES, M.B., E.S. (LEND.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H. W e regret to report the death on J u n e 22nd last of Dr. E. I. Davies, medical officer of health a n d port medical officer of t h e B o r o u g h of Barry, at the age of 55. H e was a native of the town, his father having served as a m e m b e r of the old Barry U r b a n District Council, being C h a i r m a n in 1901-02. As a s t u d e n t Dr. Davies showed considerable ability, being awarded a Scholarship and Exhibition at t h e U n i v e r sity College of S o u t h Wales and M o n m o u t h s h i r e . H e proceeded to C h a r i n g Cross Hospital where he was awarded f u r t h e r prizes, qualifying M . R . C . S . , L . R . C . P . in 1915. A f t e r holding h o u s e a p p o i n t m e n t s at C h a r i n g Cross he joined the R . A . M . C . in the first W o r l d War, serving chiefly in India. O n his return, after obtaining his M.B., B.S. (Lend.) a n d the D . P . H . in 1922, he was appointed Deputy M.O.H. a n d A.S.M.O. to Barry U r b a n District Council until 1935, w h e n t h e Council showed their regard for his ability a n d the esteem in w h i c h he was held by electing h i m Medical Officer of Health. H e was a m o s t astute m a n , guiding his C o m m i t t e e who, relying on his direction, always t u r n e d to h i m for advice w h i c h was sound. I n 1939 he published in the Medical O~cea" an article on " T h e T u b e r c u l a r Incidence a m o n g s t Seafarers " w h i c h was based on his observations of t h e p r o b l e m in Barry Dock, at one time one of t h e largest coal-exporting ports in the world. A l t h o u g h in indifferent health for s o m e time, he continued at his work almost to t h e last, ignoring the w a r n i n g s of the condition w h i c h was to prove fatal. His passing leaves a gap and he will be missed by his m a n y friends. H e h a d been a Fellow of the Society since 1921. JOHN WILLIAM HUNTER, M.D.j I~D1N,,B.HY.~ D,P,H.~ I)URlt. T h e news of t h e sudden death on A u g u s t 26th of Dr. J. W. H u n t e r , Medical Officer of H e a l t h for the County Borough of Ipswich, at t h e early age of 47, h a s been learnt with deep regret by his m a n y friends. W e are indebted for the following tribute to Dr. James Fenton, his former chief in Kensington" A l t h o u g h his h e a l t h h a d been c a u s i n g anxiety for some little time, J o h n W i l l i a m H u n t e r died suddenly a n d unexpectedly on the morni n g of Tuesday, A u g u s t 26th. In his passing Preventive Medicine h a s lost one of its most able practitioners. After a t t e n d i n g D u n f e r m l i n e H i g h School, H u n t e r went to the University of E d i n b u r g h , where he g r a d u a t e d in Medicine in 1924. He took his Diploma a n d Degree in H y g i e n e in 1928, a n d his M.D. in 1929. F r o m 1926 onwards he was engaged in various appointm e n t s in the public h e a l t h service at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Norwich, Blackburn, Walsall, P o r t s m o u t h a n d K e n s i n g t o n ; in t h e last three he was D e p u t y Medical Officer of Health, and built up a reputation as a sound administrator. He was appointed Medical Officer of Health to the County Borough of Ipswich in 1937, and in this position did o u t s t a n d i n g work. U n d e r his g u i d i n g h a n d the Municipal Hospital was modernised a n d staffed by consultants from the town. T h e Ipswich Council were proud of H u n t e r ' s achievements at this hospital, a n d u n d o u b t e d l y this work will stand as a memorial to h i m for m a n y years to come. A l t h o u g h the hospital claimed his first attention, his interests were wide a n d he did not spare himself in the cause of public health in Ipswich. He gave himself to the war effort unstintingly a n d won the admiration of his Council by his organisation of the medical side of Civil Defence. Perhaps his neglect of h i m s e l f in his devotion to Ipswich d u r i n g the war m a y have h a d some b e a r i n g on his early death. It is said in Ipswich that J o h n H u n t e r attended every " i n c i d e n t " t h r o u g h o u t the war a n d personally directed the medical services on the spot. All tfirough the war he was t h e C h a i r m a n of the Local Medical W a r Committee. Of those activities outside official duties which interested h i m , the Society of Medical Officers of Health took precedence. T h e Eastern Branch, owing to the large area covered, h a d not been able to secure well-attended m e e t i n g s , a n d did not display t h a t life w h i c h he wished. H e threw h i m s e l f into t h e task of revivifying the Branch, and at an early stage his colleagues, n o t i n g his worth, m a d e h i m the H o n o r a r y Secretary. T h e y are proud of their decision to-day, for it is largely due to H u n t e r ' s boundless e n t h u s i a s m t h a t the Eastern B r a n c h now represents a very active section of the Society. He served the B r a n c h on the parent Council of the Society, a n d was also a m e m b e r of the Council of the Royal Sanitary Institute, being one of their examiners. It was only necessary to know H u n t e r to like him. All those u n d e r whom he worked were impressed by his loyalty. He h a d a kindly nature and did m u c h to help those subordinate to himself. Indeed, to t h e m he regarded h i m s e l f as a friend, with all the obligations which t h a t word connotes. He endeavoured to find good in everybodv a n d was one of those few m e n who have no enemies. He died j u s t ' a s he h a d acquired rich experience in all sections of public
Air Ministry Handbook of Preventive Medicine (Air Publication 1269B). (Pp. vi+213, Price 7s, 6d. net.) L o n d o n : H.M. Stationery Office. 1947. T h e title of this h a n d b o o k is significant, a n d a welcome a n d long overdue change f r o m t h e " H y g i e n e " a n d " Sanitations " of so m a n y Service m a n u a l s . T h e Director-General of the R.A.F. Medical Services in an excellent foreword points out that " Medical r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s m a y clash with strategical a n d tactical considerations a n d m a y be impossible to fulfil." H o w often, alas, was this t h e case in t h e last war, and h o w frequently t h e hygienists h a d to c e m p r o m i s e . But did n o t " strategy " a n d " tactics " often serve as an excuse for disregarding, these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s ? T h e h a n d b o o k is concise a n d clear, a n d well produced. It contains a wealth of useful information, including food tables, t e m p e r a t u r e and h u m i d i t y records at selected places in t h e world, a n d a n u m b e r of good drawings of field appliances. T h e r e is a useful c h a p t e r on D . D . T . a n d its m e t h o d s of application for m o s q u i t o , louse a n d b e d - b u g control. A detailed description of t h e t e c h n i q u e of d u s t i n g t h e fully clothed individual with D . D . T . powder m i g h t well have been added. T h e book will be of great help to Service Medical Officers (not only hygiene specialists), and m u c h of its contents will repay close s t u d y by unit c o m m a n d e r s on w h o m rests t h e ultimate responsibility for the health of their m e n . If Your Child is Deaf. By IRENE EWING, O.B.E., M.SC., D.C.L., a n d ALEX W. G. EwINc, M.A., PH.D. (Pp. 15. Supplied on p a y m e n t of postage). L o n d o n : T h e Deaf Children's Society, 105, Gower Street, London, W.C.I. 1947. T h e Deaf C h i l d r e n ' s Society, wishing to p r o m u l g a t e a short p a m p h l e t of advice to parents of y o u n g deaf children with a view to helping t h e m in t h e early stages of education b o t h before a n d after school entry, have wisely obtained t h e co-operation of Dr. a n d M r s . E w i n g of M a n c h e s t e r University. T h e latter's great gift, as is well k n o w n to m a n y m e m b e r s of t h e Society w h o have attended their d e m o n s t r a t i o n s , is of clear exposition based on a great store of experience in this field. • O n e could n o t wish for better guidance on teaching t h e child lip-reading or on early voice training t h a n is given here. T h e Deaf C h i l d r e n ' s Society is anxious to get good circulation a m o n g child welfare a n d school health workers for this p a m p h l e t and will be glad to send copies on request: postage should be enclosed.
The Registrar-General's Statistical Review of England and Wales for the Year 1945. (New A n n u a l Series No. 25). Tabbs. Part I. Medical." (Pp. 326. Price 5s. 6d.). London : H.M. Stationery Office. 1947. T h e arrears of the Registrar-General's publications caused by t h e war are being b r o u g h t u p to date as rapidly as possible and t h e Statistical Review for 1945 h a s n o w been published in advance of those for 1943 a n d 1944 as the m o r e recent material. T h e C . M . I . for that year was 0'893, s h o w i n g 1945 as the healthiest year that E n g l a n d and Wales h a d ever known. T h e I . M . R . rose slightly to 46,000 in 1945 f r o m t h e low record of 45"44 in 1944, b u t only 694 deaths were attributed to diphtheria a n d t h e death rate for children u n d e r 15 reached a n e w low level of 67 per million. Measles deaths were at the rate of 80 per million living u n d e r 15 b u t this rate was still below t h e 1936-40 average of 138, despite the 445.412 notifications, d u r i n g 1945. T h e mortality indexes for cancer in 1944 a n d 1945 were t h e lowest since 1924, t h a n k s to a progressive decline in t h e index for cancer in females from 1'009 in 1936 to 0'936 in 1945. T h e s e tables appear in this v o l u m e for the first time. T a b l e 28A analyses the incidence of t h e acute infectious diseases by sex a n d age. Appendix A gives a new series of standardised death rates for particular diseases based u p o n t h e population for the experience years and A p p e n d i x B ~ives a detailed age analysis of deaths in the first year of life with particular reference to deaths u n d e r four weeks.
Books Received Garrod, Batten and Thursfleld's Diseases of Children. E d i t e d by DONALD PATERSON, M.D., F.RC.P.. arld ALAN MONCRIEFF, M.D., F.R.C.P. F o u r t h edition. 1947. (Vol. I - - P p . xi _u 771 ; price 30s.). L o n d o n : Edward Arnold & Co. Nutrition in Industry. Intro. by F. G. BOUDREAU, M.D. 1946. (Pp. 177; price 69.) M o n t r e a l : Internationa! L a b o u r Office. L o n d o n : Staples Press, L t d .
PUBLIC H E A L T H , September, 1947
OBITUARY ERNEST IVON DAVIES, M.B., E.S. (LEND.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H. W e regret to report the death on J u n e 22nd last of Dr. E. I. Davies, medical officer of health a n d port medical officer of t h e B o r o u g h of Barry, at the age of 55. H e was a native of the town, his father having served as a m e m b e r of the old Barry U r b a n District Council, being C h a i r m a n in 1901-02. As a s t u d e n t Dr. Davies showed considerable ability, being awarded a Scholarship and Exhibition at t h e U n i v e r sity College of S o u t h Wales and M o n m o u t h s h i r e . H e proceeded to C h a r i n g Cross Hospital where he was awarded f u r t h e r prizes, qualifying M . R . C . S . , L . R . C . P . in 1915. A f t e r holding h o u s e a p p o i n t m e n t s at C h a r i n g Cross he joined the R . A . M . C . in the first W o r l d War, serving chiefly in India. O n his return, after obtaining his M.B., B.S. (Lend.) a n d the D . P . H . in 1922, he was appointed Deputy M.O.H. a n d A.S.M.O. to Barry U r b a n District Council until 1935, w h e n t h e Council showed their regard for his ability a n d the esteem in w h i c h he was held by electing h i m Medical Officer of Health. H e was a m o s t astute m a n , guiding his C o m m i t t e e who, relying on his direction, always t u r n e d to h i m for advice w h i c h was sound. I n 1939 he published in the Medical O~cea" an article on " T h e T u b e r c u l a r Incidence a m o n g s t Seafarers " w h i c h was based on his observations of t h e p r o b l e m in Barry Dock, at one time one of t h e largest coal-exporting ports in the world. A l t h o u g h in indifferent health for s o m e time, he continued at his work almost to t h e last, ignoring the w a r n i n g s of the condition w h i c h was to prove fatal. His passing leaves a gap and he will be missed by his m a n y friends. H e h a d been a Fellow of the Society since 1921. JOHN WILLIAM HUNTER, M.D.j I~D1N,,B.HY.~ D,P,H.~ I)URlt. T h e news of t h e sudden death on A u g u s t 26th of Dr. J. W. H u n t e r , Medical Officer of H e a l t h for the County Borough of Ipswich, at t h e early age of 47, h a s been learnt with deep regret by his m a n y friends. W e are indebted for the following tribute to Dr. James Fenton, his former chief in Kensington" A l t h o u g h his h e a l t h h a d been c a u s i n g anxiety for some little time, J o h n W i l l i a m H u n t e r died suddenly a n d unexpectedly on the morni n g of Tuesday, A u g u s t 26th. In his passing Preventive Medicine h a s lost one of its most able practitioners. After a t t e n d i n g D u n f e r m l i n e H i g h School, H u n t e r went to the University of E d i n b u r g h , where he g r a d u a t e d in Medicine in 1924. He took his Diploma a n d Degree in H y g i e n e in 1928, a n d his M.D. in 1929. F r o m 1926 onwards he was engaged in various appointm e n t s in the public h e a l t h service at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Norwich, Blackburn, Walsall, P o r t s m o u t h a n d K e n s i n g t o n ; in t h e last three he was D e p u t y Medical Officer of Health, and built up a reputation as a sound administrator. He was appointed Medical Officer of Health to the County Borough of Ipswich in 1937, and in this position did o u t s t a n d i n g work. U n d e r his g u i d i n g h a n d the Municipal Hospital was modernised a n d staffed by consultants from the town. T h e Ipswich Council were proud of H u n t e r ' s achievements at this hospital, a n d u n d o u b t e d l y this work will stand as a memorial to h i m for m a n y years to come. A l t h o u g h the hospital claimed his first attention, his interests were wide a n d he did not spare himself in the cause of public health in Ipswich. He gave himself to the war effort unstintingly a n d won the admiration of his Council by his organisation of the medical side of Civil Defence. Perhaps his neglect of h i m s e l f in his devotion to Ipswich d u r i n g the war m a y have h a d some b e a r i n g on his early death. It is said in Ipswich that J o h n H u n t e r attended every " i n c i d e n t " t h r o u g h o u t the war a n d personally directed the medical services on the spot. All tfirough the war he was t h e C h a i r m a n of the Local Medical W a r Committee. Of those activities outside official duties which interested h i m , the Society of Medical Officers of Health took precedence. T h e Eastern Branch, owing to the large area covered, h a d not been able to secure well-attended m e e t i n g s , a n d did not display t h a t life w h i c h he wished. H e threw h i m s e l f into t h e task of revivifying the Branch, and at an early stage his colleagues, n o t i n g his worth, m a d e h i m the H o n o r a r y Secretary. T h e y are proud of their decision to-day, for it is largely due to H u n t e r ' s boundless e n t h u s i a s m t h a t the Eastern B r a n c h now represents a very active section of the Society. He served the B r a n c h on the parent Council of the Society, a n d was also a m e m b e r of the Council of the Royal Sanitary Institute, being one of their examiners. It was only necessary to know H u n t e r to like him. All those u n d e r whom he worked were impressed by his loyalty. He h a d a kindly nature and did m u c h to help those subordinate to himself. Indeed, to t h e m he regarded h i m s e l f as a friend, with all the obligations which t h a t word connotes. He endeavoured to find good in everybodv a n d was one of those few m e n who have no enemies. He died j u s t ' a s he h a d acquired rich experience in all sections of public