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1031 fever treated by protein shock therapy which I reported in THE LANCET of June 3rd, 1933 (p. 1177), the initial dose of the T.A.B. vaccine was generally 50 million organisms, though in special cases the dose was as low as 20 million. In none of these had I any serious upset. Since then I have continued to use protein shock therapy regularly in cases of undulant fever coming under my care. In a series now of over twenty treated with varying doses of T.A.B. vaccine I have had no reactions of an alarming nature and the results have been consistently good. I feel confident that with due caution in dosage protein shock therapy can be used with great advantage in the routine treatment of cases of undulant fever without causing undue anxiety. I am, Sir, yours faithfully, SINCLAIR MILLER.
often the case to the patient’s relatives and friends. we have the opportunity for propaganda of the most useful type, in which we can do our share in bringing about an enlightenment of the people as a whole. One would like to see some such body as the committee for war prophylaxis set up in this and in other countries, and one would like to see the churches and the schools combine with such bodies in a common effort to bring the peoples of the world as individuals and as groups to a sane outlook on international affairs and a resolute expurgation of the idea of war as an instrument of economic or of political negotiation.-Iam, Sir, yours faithfully, J. H. MOYNIHAN. Ashwell, Herts, Oct. 23rd. so
Here
ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL OFFICERS
‘
Harrogate Investigation Clinic, Oct. 28th.
To the Editor
A PECULIAR BODILY DISPROPORTION
To the Editor
SiR,-Whilst I
of
THE LANCET
not in a position to express an the general population in respect
am
opinion comprising to the " peculiar bodily disproportion about which Dr. Piney is solicitous, I can at any rate refer to the results of some 25 years’ investigations of a special character which have some bearing on the subject. Together with their physiological capabilities, the anthropometry of athletes has engaged my attention and in the whole of my experience I have not seen a single example in whom the leg length was not more than 50 per cent. of the total body length. In the case of track athletes, the disproportion-to use Dr. Piney’s term-is generally considerable ; and even in the case of long-distance cyclists who have relatively short lower limbs the relation is still "
maintained. So far I know of no example of a death under an anaesthetic having occurred in any one of this considerable number of young men with whom I have been acquainted; nor, although suicidal potentiality or mental instability cannot, I suppose, be excluded, have I heard of one example of felo de se or of admission to a lunatic asylum. I am, Sir, yours faithfully, ADOLPHE ABRAHAMS. Brook-street, W., Oct. 26th.
SiR,—I shall
London, Oct. 24th.
of
Chairman, A.I.M.O.
GERMICIDAL PROPERTIES OF MERCURY PREPARATIONS
THE LANCET
SIR,-The appearance in your issue of Oct. 19th (p. 907) of the letter addressed to the statesmen of the world from the committee for war prophylaxis of the Netherlands Medical Association must have pleased a great many members of our profession. At the present time, when the international situation is fraught with such grave possibilities, it is the plain duty of each and every sane human being in the world to do his or her bit in the cause of peace. As a profession we are pledged to the alleviation of suffering and the saving of life, and at a time when the whole trend of medical science is in the direction of preventive therapy, a situation has arisen which bids fair to threaten the lives of vast numbers of our species and the health of countless more. Surely this is a position in which the medical profession can and should take a strong stand. The education of the people is the surest way to peace, and here we are in a peculiarly privileged position in the face of that confident intimacy which exists between doctor and patient, extended as is
to
in connexion with the announcement sent to you, and published in your issue of Oct. 5th (p. 808), concerning the formation of the Association of Industrial Medical Officers. It was not intended to imply, nor was it stated, that this association replaces and continues the work of the advisory medical committee of the Industrial Welfare Society, for both bodies have sprung from the original membership of the pre-existing Council of Industrial Medicine. It was incorrect to state that the members of the association " continue to constitute " the advisory committee, for though many of the members of the former, including myself, have been members of the latter since its formation and continue to give their services to it, the advisory committee contains also a number of other medical practitioners whose interest in industrial medicine is of a more general or less active nature. The committee of the Industrial Welfare Society is largely an advisory body, whereas this association exists for mutual study and research, and its membership is limited to those actively engaged in industrial medicine. Close cooperation between the two bodies has been arranged. I am, Sir, yours faithfully, N. HOWARD MUMMERY, correct certain
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To the Editor
of THE LANCET be obliged if you will allow me misconceptions that have arisen
To the Editor
of THE
LANCET
SiR,-In your issue of Oct. 19th (p. 917) Drs. Reynolds and Stothart draw attention to a real weakness in the technique of determining germicidal efficiency. It so happens that this matter is the subject of a paper by us accepted on Sept. 3rd for publication in the next issue of the Journal of Hygiene. Therein we believe the true explanation is given, colloid-chemical considerations. We are, Sir, yours faithfully, JOHN GEORGE BAUMGARTNER, MALCALM DOUGLAS WALLACE. London, Oct. 24th.
based
on
TONBRIDGE COTTAGE
Lady Camden opened the Hospital at Tonbridge.
HOSPITAL.-On Oct. 23rd
Queen Victoria Cottage consists of the buildings
new
It
a vacated isolation hospital which have been modernised. The estimated cost of the whole scheme is about 18,000, of which JE5000 still has to be raised.
of
often the case to the patient’s relatives and friends. we have the opportunity for propaganda of the most useful type, in which we can do our share in bringing about an enlightenment of the people as a whole. One would like to see some such body as the committee for war prophylaxis set up in this and in other countries, and one would like to see the churches and the schools combine with such bodies in a common effort to bring the peoples of the world as individuals and as groups to a sane outlook on international affairs and a resolute expurgation of the idea of war as an instrument of economic or of political negotiation.-Iam, Sir, yours faithfully, J. H. MOYNIHAN. Ashwell, Herts, Oct. 23rd. so
Here
ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL OFFICERS
‘
Harrogate Investigation Clinic, Oct. 28th.
To the Editor
A PECULIAR BODILY DISPROPORTION
To the Editor
SiR,-Whilst I
of
THE LANCET
not in a position to express an the general population in respect
am
opinion comprising to the " peculiar bodily disproportion about which Dr. Piney is solicitous, I can at any rate refer to the results of some 25 years’ investigations of a special character which have some bearing on the subject. Together with their physiological capabilities, the anthropometry of athletes has engaged my attention and in the whole of my experience I have not seen a single example in whom the leg length was not more than 50 per cent. of the total body length. In the case of track athletes, the disproportion-to use Dr. Piney’s term-is generally considerable ; and even in the case of long-distance cyclists who have relatively short lower limbs the relation is still "
maintained. So far I know of no example of a death under an anaesthetic having occurred in any one of this considerable number of young men with whom I have been acquainted; nor, although suicidal potentiality or mental instability cannot, I suppose, be excluded, have I heard of one example of felo de se or of admission to a lunatic asylum. I am, Sir, yours faithfully, ADOLPHE ABRAHAMS. Brook-street, W., Oct. 26th.
SiR,—I shall
London, Oct. 24th.
of
Chairman, A.I.M.O.
GERMICIDAL PROPERTIES OF MERCURY PREPARATIONS
THE LANCET
SIR,-The appearance in your issue of Oct. 19th (p. 907) of the letter addressed to the statesmen of the world from the committee for war prophylaxis of the Netherlands Medical Association must have pleased a great many members of our profession. At the present time, when the international situation is fraught with such grave possibilities, it is the plain duty of each and every sane human being in the world to do his or her bit in the cause of peace. As a profession we are pledged to the alleviation of suffering and the saving of life, and at a time when the whole trend of medical science is in the direction of preventive therapy, a situation has arisen which bids fair to threaten the lives of vast numbers of our species and the health of countless more. Surely this is a position in which the medical profession can and should take a strong stand. The education of the people is the surest way to peace, and here we are in a peculiarly privileged position in the face of that confident intimacy which exists between doctor and patient, extended as is
to
in connexion with the announcement sent to you, and published in your issue of Oct. 5th (p. 808), concerning the formation of the Association of Industrial Medical Officers. It was not intended to imply, nor was it stated, that this association replaces and continues the work of the advisory medical committee of the Industrial Welfare Society, for both bodies have sprung from the original membership of the pre-existing Council of Industrial Medicine. It was incorrect to state that the members of the association " continue to constitute " the advisory committee, for though many of the members of the former, including myself, have been members of the latter since its formation and continue to give their services to it, the advisory committee contains also a number of other medical practitioners whose interest in industrial medicine is of a more general or less active nature. The committee of the Industrial Welfare Society is largely an advisory body, whereas this association exists for mutual study and research, and its membership is limited to those actively engaged in industrial medicine. Close cooperation between the two bodies has been arranged. I am, Sir, yours faithfully, N. HOWARD MUMMERY, correct certain
THE WAR MENTALITY
To the Editor
of THE LANCET be obliged if you will allow me misconceptions that have arisen
To the Editor
of THE
LANCET
SiR,-In your issue of Oct. 19th (p. 917) Drs. Reynolds and Stothart draw attention to a real weakness in the technique of determining germicidal efficiency. It so happens that this matter is the subject of a paper by us accepted on Sept. 3rd for publication in the next issue of the Journal of Hygiene. Therein we believe the true explanation is given, colloid-chemical considerations. We are, Sir, yours faithfully, JOHN GEORGE BAUMGARTNER, MALCALM DOUGLAS WALLACE. London, Oct. 24th.
based
on
TONBRIDGE COTTAGE
Lady Camden opened the Hospital at Tonbridge.
HOSPITAL.-On Oct. 23rd
Queen Victoria Cottage consists of the buildings
new
It
a vacated isolation hospital which have been modernised. The estimated cost of the whole scheme is about 18,000, of which JE5000 still has to be raised.
of