Review

Residue of Poliomyelitis

7 January 1965

One of the consequences of ill health which can have the profoundest social and economic effect is a legacy of chronic and permanent disability. It may…

Work Lost through Sickness

1 July 1965

In Great Britain during 1963, over 9¼m. new claims for sickness benefits were registered with the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. A total of nearly…

Infants at Risk

1 July 1964

The pattern of mortality changes as a community advances and matures. In under developed societies, mortality is greatest during the first five years of life. As…

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…

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…

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…

Lives of Our Children: a Study in Childhood Mortality

12 January 1962

In the early 1930’s, 27,000 children died each year. By 1960, the number had fallen to 5,000. Over 380,000 people now alive would have died in…