Folklore Notes from Cornwall.

Notes from Cornwall

A well-known maxim, used to put hazards into perspective, reminds the patient that treatment can never be completely safe; there's risk involved even in crossing the road. Whoever invented this saying probably lived or worked in the London borough of Camden. The trek to London for the autumn meeting of the British Society of Gastroenterology reinforced my view that I'm better out of the big cit...

Injectable opiate prescribing in Cornwall

AIMS AND METHOD To compare local practice with national guidelines, examine the areas of divergence, and establish complication rates for methadone and diamorphine. Fifty-one patients from Cornwall treated with injectable methadone or diamorphine were interviewed using a standard questionnaire. RESULTS Fewer problems were reported by individuals using injectable diamorphine, though for both dru...

Folklore, Folklorism, and Synchronization: Preserved-Created Folklore in Israel

The Cornwall Helicopter

Dr. Rouse's article unfortunately severely distorts the facts about the use of the First Air Ambulance and misreports attitudes of professionals and others in Cornwall. Whilst his statistical analysis of emergency response times may be accurate, it must be considered doubtful that the extrapolations stated are valid. The article, although correctly itemising the advantages of the Air Ambulance,...

Communities, Families and Migration: Some Evidence from Cornwall

Taking its cue from Pooley and Turnbull’s (1998) claim that there is no evidence of any difference in the propensity to migrate by region or settlement size, this article investigates the appropriate scale for migration research. It presents some preliminary findings from a micro-level study of three occupationally contrasting communities in Cornwall in the second half of the 19th century. Reco...