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PUBLIC HEALTH.
The Literature of Preventive Modern School Hygiene. By R. GAMLIN,M.A., M.B., D.P.H., Chief Assistant School Medical Officer, Liverpool. London : James Nisbet & Co., Ltd. 1935. pp. 388. Price 7s. 6d. net. School hygiene is now one of the compulsory subjects of study for the examinations held by the various Training College Examinations Boards for those entering the teaching profession, and this book has been written primarily for students preparing for those and similar examinations. In addition, however, an endeavour has been made so to present the modern views on the subject as to make the book of practical value to head teachers and their staffs. In order to keep the book within reasonable proportions, the physiology included is restricted to that necessary for a sound understanding of the subject of the book. For the benefit of those to whom some of the technical terms used may not be familiar, a glossary with indications of pronunciation has been inserted at the end. The book is extremely well written, is very readable and entirely reliable. It is recommended without hesitation to all interested and concerned in the practice of school hygiene. William Budd, M.D. (Edin.), F.R.S. The • Bristol Physician and Epidemiologist. By E. W. GOODALL, O.B.E., M.D. (LOND.). Bristol : Arrowsmith. 1936. pp. 159. Price 5s. net. This book is an extension of a paper read by Dr. Goodall at the Epidemiological Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, in which he gave a short account of Budd's epidemiological investigations and conclusions. Those who heard the paper found the story told in brief by Dr. Goodall so interesting that very many asked for more. The labour involved must have been considerable but it has been admirably done. That it was proper that it should be done, and that there should be something in the shape of a permanent record and description of the life and methods of a worker for whom it is claimed that he " revolutionised the methods of epidemiological research," there can be no question. For the diligence he has displayed in preparing the book Dr. Goodall deserves thanks and congratula-
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tions, and though he has intended it probably for epidemiologists, it should appeal to a circle of readers much wider within and beyond the profession of which Budd was so distinguished a member.
Public Health Administration in the United States. By WILSON G. SMILLIE, A.B., M.D., DR.P.H., Professor of Public Health Administration, School of Public Health, Harvard University. London : Macmillan & Co., Ltd. 1935. pp. 458. Price 15s. net. Though primarily intended for students of public health and workers in that field in the United States, Professor Smillie's book deserves attention from those similarly employed in this country. The object of its preparation was to make readily and conveniently accessible information concerning the various phases of public health administration as now practised in the United States of America. This object he has succeeded in attaining. In addition, he has produced a volume of real importance and upon which he deserves congratulation. The book is commended and is recommended unhesitatingly to those for whom it was prepared.
Patient and Doctor. By SIR HENRY B. BRACKENBURY, M.D., LL.D., M.R.C.S.~ VicePresident (late Chairman of Council), British Medical Association. London : Hodder & Stoughton. 1935. pp. 280. Price 5s. net. Sir Henry Brackenbury's book is one that it is hoped may be widely read by those for whom primarily it has been written--ordinary intelligent readers. Properly read, it will enable these better to understand not only their own but the doctor's problem in regard to them as well. That it may help in the development of the right, attitude towards questions of health has been one of the aims sought to be attained by the author, who has performed a task, that could not have been at all easy, in a most successful manner and provided a remarkable book that both parties named in the title cannot fail to find interesting and attractive as well as useful.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
The Literature of Preventive Modern School Hygiene. By R. GAMLIN,M.A., M.B., D.P.H., Chief Assistant School Medical Officer, Liverpool. London : James Nisbet & Co., Ltd. 1935. pp. 388. Price 7s. 6d. net. School hygiene is now one of the compulsory subjects of study for the examinations held by the various Training College Examinations Boards for those entering the teaching profession, and this book has been written primarily for students preparing for those and similar examinations. In addition, however, an endeavour has been made so to present the modern views on the subject as to make the book of practical value to head teachers and their staffs. In order to keep the book within reasonable proportions, the physiology included is restricted to that necessary for a sound understanding of the subject of the book. For the benefit of those to whom some of the technical terms used may not be familiar, a glossary with indications of pronunciation has been inserted at the end. The book is extremely well written, is very readable and entirely reliable. It is recommended without hesitation to all interested and concerned in the practice of school hygiene. William Budd, M.D. (Edin.), F.R.S. The • Bristol Physician and Epidemiologist. By E. W. GOODALL, O.B.E., M.D. (LOND.). Bristol : Arrowsmith. 1936. pp. 159. Price 5s. net. This book is an extension of a paper read by Dr. Goodall at the Epidemiological Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, in which he gave a short account of Budd's epidemiological investigations and conclusions. Those who heard the paper found the story told in brief by Dr. Goodall so interesting that very many asked for more. The labour involved must have been considerable but it has been admirably done. That it was proper that it should be done, and that there should be something in the shape of a permanent record and description of the life and methods of a worker for whom it is claimed that he " revolutionised the methods of epidemiological research," there can be no question. For the diligence he has displayed in preparing the book Dr. Goodall deserves thanks and congratula-
SEPTEMBER,1936.
Medicine.
tions, and though he has intended it probably for epidemiologists, it should appeal to a circle of readers much wider within and beyond the profession of which Budd was so distinguished a member.
Public Health Administration in the United States. By WILSON G. SMILLIE, A.B., M.D., DR.P.H., Professor of Public Health Administration, School of Public Health, Harvard University. London : Macmillan & Co., Ltd. 1935. pp. 458. Price 15s. net. Though primarily intended for students of public health and workers in that field in the United States, Professor Smillie's book deserves attention from those similarly employed in this country. The object of its preparation was to make readily and conveniently accessible information concerning the various phases of public health administration as now practised in the United States of America. This object he has succeeded in attaining. In addition, he has produced a volume of real importance and upon which he deserves congratulation. The book is commended and is recommended unhesitatingly to those for whom it was prepared.
Patient and Doctor. By SIR HENRY B. BRACKENBURY, M.D., LL.D., M.R.C.S.~ VicePresident (late Chairman of Council), British Medical Association. London : Hodder & Stoughton. 1935. pp. 280. Price 5s. net. Sir Henry Brackenbury's book is one that it is hoped may be widely read by those for whom primarily it has been written--ordinary intelligent readers. Properly read, it will enable these better to understand not only their own but the doctor's problem in regard to them as well. That it may help in the development of the right, attitude towards questions of health has been one of the aims sought to be attained by the author, who has performed a task, that could not have been at all easy, in a most successful manner and provided a remarkable book that both parties named in the title cannot fail to find interesting and attractive as well as useful.