Publications
Prospects in Health
1 June 1971
In advanced countries, the majority of medical care is no longer concerned with prevention of death. Better social conditions, modern scientific medicine and in particular immunisation…
Off Sick
1 January 1971
In the first six months of 1970, 5 million working days were lost because of industrial disputes. This has been exceeded in only 2 years since…
Alcohol Abuse
1 July 1970
Alcoholism has been a problem for many hundreds of years although the word itself is comparatively modem. Like schizophrenia it has, at various times, been described…
Building for Health
1 July 1970
In 1948 the newly created National Health Service inherited a stock of buildings which varied very widely in both quality and quantity from area to area.…
Early Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection
1 July 1970
Urinary tract infection is probably the commonest bacterial infection. Although primary prevention is preferable to early diagnosis and treatment, in practice it is limited to the…
Ophthalmic Service
1 July 1970
inscription, ‘Here lies Salvino Armato, the inventor of spectacles’. The inscription is probably inaccurate since both the Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Chinese were aware of…
The Ideas and Influence of Alan Williams: Be Reasonable – Do It My Way
1 February 2008
The sign on Alan Williams’ desk revealed his sense of humour, a man who invited and relished debate, but always recognising that intellectual pursuits were a…