Publications

Finance of Medical Research

7 January 1964

The explosive progress of medical science during the past twenty-five years has brought about a revolution in the health of the community and in the problems…

Pattern of Diabetes

1 July 1964

Over the past 40 years, diabetes has changed from a progressive or rapidly fatal disease in to a controlled chronic disorder with mortality confined mainly to…

Pharmacist in Society

7 January 1964

A feature of the development of Britain in the 19th century was the emergence of the organised professions. In medicine, law, engineering and accountancy, for example,…

Venereal Diseases

1 December 1963

The Venereal diseases are a group of infections which have in common the same means of transmission. The causative organisms are usually acquired during sexual intercourse…

Personal Health Services: A Perspective of the General Medical & the Pharmaceutical Services

1 October 1963

Behind the planning of the National Health Service lay the proposition that everyone should be entitled to the services of a personal physician. For the first…

Price of Poliomyelitis

1 August 1963

The risk of permanent paralysis is the predominant feature of poliomyelitis, and the dread of disability has profoundly affected society’s attitude to the disease. In the…

Hospital Costs in Perspective

1 June 1963

Rising hospital costs have caused concern to the public, Government, and Members of Parliament ever since the start of the National Health Service. They are at present…

Health Services in Western Europe

5 January 1963

Britain is not unique in having a health service. Practically every European country has accepted the provision of medical care as a community responsibility. Amongst the…

Pneumonia in Decline

4 January 1963

Pneumonia is a general term applied to inflammation of the lung whatever the cause. Although it may be a complication of drowning or of being caught…