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view can only be justified so long as j u d i c i o u s t r e a t m e n t and strict control is maintained. M o r e o v e r , " t h e b e t t e r the results o b t a i n e d , f r o m a n y m e t h o d of t r e a t m e n t , the less frequent will be the hsemoptysis." -Dr. J a q u e r o d holds that " on principle, when a n hsemoptysis occurs, t h e t r e a t m e n t should at first be restricted to the most simple physical a n d dietetic m e a s u r e s (rest, milk diet, ice, etc.), m,~d the use of all medicines held over f o r ' a t least t w e n t y - f o u r h o u r s . ' H i s concluding a d v i c e merits the thoughtful consideration of all medical practitioners h a v i n g to deal with consumptives. VITAL
PULMONARY
CAPACITY.
THE vital c a p a c i t y of the lungs in health and disease has for long been a favourite subject for research a n d discussion by physiologists and clinicians. Dr. M y e r s has rendered a real service by bringing together all essential facts relating to the v i t a l - c a p a c i t y test, and providing data which enable it to be e m p l o y e d without any intricate m a t h e m a t i c a l calculations. 1 T h e significance and application of the v i t a l c a p a c i t y is discussed, and various references are made to its value in p u l m o n a r y tuberculosis. I t is shown t h a t v i t a l - c a p a c i t y readings d e s e r v e a definite place as a s u p p l e m e n t a r y method in diagnosis and prognosis in these cases. Reference is m a d e to a n u m b e r of interesting clinical examples. Dr. M y e r s ' s m o n o g r a p h deserves the serious s t u d y of tuberculosis officers and other medical advisers dealing with patients t h r e a t e n e d with or actually suffering f r o m tuberculosis of the lungs. INDUSTRIAL
SETTLEMENTS
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CONSUMPTIVES.
I n this j o u r n a l we h a v e repeatedly dealt with the question of Industrial Colonies for C o n s u m p t i v e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y as exemplified by the fine o r g a n i z a t i o n which, under the wise and enthusiastic directorship of D r . Varrier-Jones, has m a d e the Village S e t t l e m e n t at P a p w o r t h k n o w n a m o n g tuberculosis workers t h r o u g h o u t the world. It is well t h a t t h r e e of the chief p a p e r s relating to this successful a d v e n t u r e should h a v e been collected and issued in convenient form. ~ Sir J a m e s K i n g ston : F o w l e r ' s s y m p a t h e t i c introduction merits serious consideration. H e shows r i g h t l y t h a t no little of the d i s a p p o i n t m e n t which is now reflected in the p o p u l a r cry that s a n a t o r i a have been failures has been due t o lack of proper training of those w h o select cases and those who i ,, Vital Capacity of the Lungs : A Handbook for Clinicians and Others Interested in the Examination of the Heart and Lungs both in Health and Disease," by J. A. Myers~ M.S., Ph.D., M.D., Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health in the Medical and Graduate Schools of the University of Minnesota. With an Introduction by S. Marx White, B.S., M.D., F.R.C.P., Professor of .Medicine, and Chief of the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota. Pp. I4o ; with 32 diagrams, 23"tables and bibliography. Baltimore : The Williams and Wilkins Company ; London : Bailli~re, Tindall and Cox. 1925. Price i6s. 6d. 2 ,, Papworth: Administrative and Economic Problems in Tuberculosis." By the late Sir German Sims Woodhead, K.B.E., V.D., M.A., M.D., LL.D. ; the late Right Hon. Sir Clifford Allbutt, K.C.B., M.A., M.D., LL.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.P., F.R.S. ; and P. C. Varrier-Jones, M.A., M.R,C.S,, L.R.C.P., with an Introductory Chapter by Sir James Kingston Fowler, K.C.V.O., C.M.G., M.A., M.D. Pp. vd: 63. Cambridge : The University Press. I925. Price : Paper boards, 2s. 6d. net ; cloth; 3s. 6d. net.
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view can only be justified so long as j u d i c i o u s t r e a t m e n t and strict control is maintained. M o r e o v e r , " t h e b e t t e r the results o b t a i n e d , f r o m a n y m e t h o d of t r e a t m e n t , the less frequent will be the hsemoptysis." -Dr. J a q u e r o d holds that " on principle, when a n hsemoptysis occurs, t h e t r e a t m e n t should at first be restricted to the most simple physical a n d dietetic m e a s u r e s (rest, milk diet, ice, etc.), m,~d the use of all medicines held over f o r ' a t least t w e n t y - f o u r h o u r s . ' H i s concluding a d v i c e merits the thoughtful consideration of all medical practitioners h a v i n g to deal with consumptives. VITAL
PULMONARY
CAPACITY.
THE vital c a p a c i t y of the lungs in health and disease has for long been a favourite subject for research a n d discussion by physiologists and clinicians. Dr. M y e r s has rendered a real service by bringing together all essential facts relating to the v i t a l - c a p a c i t y test, and providing data which enable it to be e m p l o y e d without any intricate m a t h e m a t i c a l calculations. 1 T h e significance and application of the v i t a l c a p a c i t y is discussed, and various references are made to its value in p u l m o n a r y tuberculosis. I t is shown t h a t v i t a l - c a p a c i t y readings d e s e r v e a definite place as a s u p p l e m e n t a r y method in diagnosis and prognosis in these cases. Reference is m a d e to a n u m b e r of interesting clinical examples. Dr. M y e r s ' s m o n o g r a p h deserves the serious s t u d y of tuberculosis officers and other medical advisers dealing with patients t h r e a t e n e d with or actually suffering f r o m tuberculosis of the lungs. INDUSTRIAL
SETTLEMENTS
FOR
CONSUMPTIVES.
I n this j o u r n a l we h a v e repeatedly dealt with the question of Industrial Colonies for C o n s u m p t i v e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y as exemplified by the fine o r g a n i z a t i o n which, under the wise and enthusiastic directorship of D r . Varrier-Jones, has m a d e the Village S e t t l e m e n t at P a p w o r t h k n o w n a m o n g tuberculosis workers t h r o u g h o u t the world. It is well t h a t t h r e e of the chief p a p e r s relating to this successful a d v e n t u r e should h a v e been collected and issued in convenient form. ~ Sir J a m e s K i n g ston : F o w l e r ' s s y m p a t h e t i c introduction merits serious consideration. H e shows r i g h t l y t h a t no little of the d i s a p p o i n t m e n t which is now reflected in the p o p u l a r cry that s a n a t o r i a have been failures has been due t o lack of proper training of those w h o select cases and those who i ,, Vital Capacity of the Lungs : A Handbook for Clinicians and Others Interested in the Examination of the Heart and Lungs both in Health and Disease," by J. A. Myers~ M.S., Ph.D., M.D., Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health in the Medical and Graduate Schools of the University of Minnesota. With an Introduction by S. Marx White, B.S., M.D., F.R.C.P., Professor of .Medicine, and Chief of the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota. Pp. I4o ; with 32 diagrams, 23"tables and bibliography. Baltimore : The Williams and Wilkins Company ; London : Bailli~re, Tindall and Cox. 1925. Price i6s. 6d. 2 ,, Papworth: Administrative and Economic Problems in Tuberculosis." By the late Sir German Sims Woodhead, K.B.E., V.D., M.A., M.D., LL.D. ; the late Right Hon. Sir Clifford Allbutt, K.C.B., M.A., M.D., LL.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.P., F.R.S. ; and P. C. Varrier-Jones, M.A., M.R,C.S,, L.R.C.P., with an Introductory Chapter by Sir James Kingston Fowler, K.C.V.O., C.M.G., M.A., M.D. Pp. vd: 63. Cambridge : The University Press. I925. Price : Paper boards, 2s. 6d. net ; cloth; 3s. 6d. net.