Review

Early Diagnosis of Some Diseases of the Lung

1 July 1968

Chronic bronchitis and emphysema account for 7 per cent of all deaths in men and 3 per cent in women between the ages of 45-64. Simple…

Early Diagnosis of Anaemia

1 July 1968

Iron deficiency anaemia is a very common condition in the United Kingdom. Prevalence is greatest amongst women of child-bearing age and elderly men and women. Detection…

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…

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…

Early Diagnosis of Raised Arterial Blood Pressure

1 July 1967

In July 1965, the Office of Health Economics held a colloquium on Surveillance and Early Diagnosis in General Practice at Magdalen College, Oxford. It was apparent…

Early Diagnosis of Visual Defects

1 July 1967

Usually the defect will occur gradually affecting either the visual acuity of one eye only, or the visual field of one or both eyes. In the…

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…

Women in Medicine: The Results of an Inquiry Conducted by the Medical Practitioners’ Union in 1962 – 63

1 July 1966

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