Series on Health
Series on Health is a series of monographs authored by external or in-house experts on the subject of health.
Drug Addiction
7 January 1967
For many thousands of years man has sought and found artificial stimulants or sedatives to relieve the tensions of everyday living, to allay fear and worry…
Efficiency in the Hospital Service
7 January 1967
In 1965 the National Health Service cost the nation over £1300 million of which the Hospital Service absorbed almost £800 million. Where such very large sums…
Malnutrition in the 1960s?
1 July 1967
The economic and social history of the twentieth century paints a picture of substantial improvement for the community as a whole. Poverty and hardship for large…
Pharmaceutical Research: the Case for Growth in Britain
1 July 1967
ONE of the problems in Britain today is that too little of its academic research is associated with successful innovation in industry. The result is that…
Disorders Which Shorten Life
1 July 1966
A review of mortality trends for those between the ages of 15 and 44 The productivity of any community, both in economic and social terms, depends…
Medical Manpower
7 January 1966
In 1964 there were estimated to be 55,000 doctors actively engaged in medicine in England and Wales. In addition to these probably some 8000 to 9000…
Progress in Mental Health
1 July 1966
In becoming aware of the size and severity of the problems of mental illness it is easy to overlook the great strides forward which have been…
Common Illness of Our Time: a Study of the Problem of Ischemic Heart Disease
1 July 1966
In England and Wales in 1963, 187,023 deaths were certified as due to diseases of the heart. These included 154,815 deaths due to arteriosclerotic and degenerative…
Factors Which May Affect Expenditure on Health
1 July 1965
When the National Health Service was first planned it was thought that apart from the effects of inflation, its cost would remain constant over the years…