Publications

Obesity and disease

1 July 1969

Attitudes towards the ‘ideal’ weight vary both from society to society and also over time. In many societies, large size and a big appetite are equated…

Age of Maturity

1 July 1969

At the last census in 1966 there were nearly 12 million people aged between 45 and 64 in England and Wales. This age group, which for…

Dental Service

1 July 1969

The cost of dentistry now exceeds £100 million a year. In terms of a single specific illness or disease this figure is second only to the…

General Practice Today

1 July 1968

WITH the inception of the National Health Service in 1948 the scope of general practice was enlarged to provide free medical care for each and every…

Old Age

1 July 1968

In 1966, in England and Wales, there were about six million persons aged 65 and over, more than 12 per cent of the total population. In…

Consumer and the Health Service

1 July 1968

Proceedings of a Symposium held at The Royal College of General Practitioners, London 27 January 1968 MANY of the general public and the medical profession have…

Early Diagnosis of Cancer of the Cervix

1 July 1968

Cancer < 1 min read|01/07/1968 ALTHOUGH cervical cancer causes only 1 per cent of female deaths, it is responsible for almost one quarter of all deaths…

Early Diagnosis of Depression

1 July 1968

Depressive illnesses are widespread and potentially fatal through suicide. The majority of depressions which come to the notice of doctors are treated solely by GP’s. Diagnosis…

Early Diagnosis of Ischaemic Heart Disease

1 July 1968

Deaths from ischaemic heart disease are increasing amongst the early middle-aged in many countries. Over one quarter of all deaths amongst British males under the age…