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Morals and prostitution
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and few present anything new or of startling importance. The literature as a rult! is adequate, and occasionally the r.ompilations are exhauQve. As an example, the presentation of 2 cases of supernumerary breasts. in a long :.rticle eliciting 117 rr,ft>rences, may be mentioned. As has been mentioned, the format of the book is attractive and the print clear. One wishes, however, that the material were of greater intcrlsst and importance. -Finnk
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Rogeat’s Morals and ProstitumtionB gives a survey of present conditions of pr,ostitution in various countries. Of the United States, he says that in spite of the proclaimed Puritanism and extra-legal status, professional and amateur prostitutes are numerous, and the white slave traffic flourishes as elsewhere. Particularly in ~ouutries where prostitution is legalized, this traffic is under the snme laws of supply and demand as other business activities. The underlying thesis is that countries in which prostitution has a legal status do not show a diminishing birth rate or decadence. He favors control and reglemen tation. --12.
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Obstetrics With a minimum of theory and an emphasis on the prael:ic*al asperts of the sub jeet, Dr. Beck presents his system of teaching and practice at the I,ong Island Medical College in this volume, Obstetrical Practice.lo The subject matter shows that the methods recommended in treatment have been born of personal experience, and are such as he has taught for many years to future practitioners. The text is easily read (in that respect it r~~;sembles Osler’s Prnr*ti~r of MTedicioze), and although the text is concise in discussing theory it floes not ({rag in presenting practice. The illustrations, of which there are over a thousand, very suitably correlate the subject matter. In appropriate sections, as the steps of labor, the serial strips of four views of the process should be extremely helpful to a complete understanding of its progress. Many portraits of eminent figures in obstetries are included, with a few lines of biography. At the end of each chapter is a pertinent bibliography, often with historic or epoch-making contributions included. Beginning with the ovarian cycle, one is logically carried through the physiology of the reproductive process to the development of the fetus and the changes in the maternal organism incident to pregnancy. Diagnosis, antenatal hygiene, and prepartal examination are well described in appropriate sections. The chapters relating to labor should be of inestimable worth to the student or practitioner who is not thoroughly familiar with the mechanism of labor. The extreme importance of 3 fundamental knowledge of the mechanics of labor for those who engage in obstetrics is an elementary truth. And in these chapters, the physics, mechanics, clinical course, and the conduct of the process are described so simply and fluently that it should he an easy matter to grasp a full understanding of the subject from reading this portion. As the book continues, one finds that in the clinical treatment of abnormal ohstetrics or complicating conditions, Beck displays a conservative tendency, and in his discussion of operative obstetrics, he recommends well-tested procedures. The technic of his two-flap, low cervical section is given in detail and is fully illustrated. The reviewer feels that this volume will achieve a deserve’1 popularity due tcl its Par Marcel Rogeat. Les Grandeci IEnquetes Sociales. Sou7, Rue Servandoni, Paris, 1935. ‘“Obstetrical Practice. By Alfred C. Beck, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Long Island College of Medicine, etc. With more than one thousand illustrations, SO:! William & Wilkins Company, Baltimore, 1935. pages. @Moeors
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Editions
Prostitution.
Latines.
1Ml
REVIEWF
and few present anything new or of startling importance. The literature as a rult! is adequate, and occasionally the r.ompilations are exhauQve. As an example, the presentation of 2 cases of supernumerary breasts. in a long :.rticle eliciting 117 rr,ft>rences, may be mentioned. As has been mentioned, the format of the book is attractive and the print clear. One wishes, however, that the material were of greater intcrlsst and importance. -Finnk
Spiclrnoi~.
Rogeat’s Morals and ProstitumtionB gives a survey of present conditions of pr,ostitution in various countries. Of the United States, he says that in spite of the proclaimed Puritanism and extra-legal status, professional and amateur prostitutes are numerous, and the white slave traffic flourishes as elsewhere. Particularly in ~ouutries where prostitution is legalized, this traffic is under the snme laws of supply and demand as other business activities. The underlying thesis is that countries in which prostitution has a legal status do not show a diminishing birth rate or decadence. He favors control and reglemen tation. --12.
1’. F/vnl,~
Obstetrics With a minimum of theory and an emphasis on the prael:ic*al asperts of the sub jeet, Dr. Beck presents his system of teaching and practice at the I,ong Island Medical College in this volume, Obstetrical Practice.lo The subject matter shows that the methods recommended in treatment have been born of personal experience, and are such as he has taught for many years to future practitioners. The text is easily read (in that respect it r~~;sembles Osler’s Prnr*ti~r of MTedicioze), and although the text is concise in discussing theory it floes not ({rag in presenting practice. The illustrations, of which there are over a thousand, very suitably correlate the subject matter. In appropriate sections, as the steps of labor, the serial strips of four views of the process should be extremely helpful to a complete understanding of its progress. Many portraits of eminent figures in obstetries are included, with a few lines of biography. At the end of each chapter is a pertinent bibliography, often with historic or epoch-making contributions included. Beginning with the ovarian cycle, one is logically carried through the physiology of the reproductive process to the development of the fetus and the changes in the maternal organism incident to pregnancy. Diagnosis, antenatal hygiene, and prepartal examination are well described in appropriate sections. The chapters relating to labor should be of inestimable worth to the student or practitioner who is not thoroughly familiar with the mechanism of labor. The extreme importance of 3 fundamental knowledge of the mechanics of labor for those who engage in obstetrics is an elementary truth. And in these chapters, the physics, mechanics, clinical course, and the conduct of the process are described so simply and fluently that it should he an easy matter to grasp a full understanding of the subject from reading this portion. As the book continues, one finds that in the clinical treatment of abnormal ohstetrics or complicating conditions, Beck displays a conservative tendency, and in his discussion of operative obstetrics, he recommends well-tested procedures. The technic of his two-flap, low cervical section is given in detail and is fully illustrated. The reviewer feels that this volume will achieve a deserve’1 popularity due tcl its Par Marcel Rogeat. Les Grandeci IEnquetes Sociales. Sou7, Rue Servandoni, Paris, 1935. ‘“Obstetrical Practice. By Alfred C. Beck, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Long Island College of Medicine, etc. With more than one thousand illustrations, SO:! William & Wilkins Company, Baltimore, 1935. pages. @Moeors
velles
et
Editions
Prostitution.
Latines.