MUNICIPAL HEALTH OFFICERS AND VENEREAL DISEASE

Venereal disease and the public health.

The subject on which I have been invited to speak this evening is a wide one and you will, I feel sure, forgive me if my remarks are not as comprehensive as they might be. I will try, however, not to exercise any private hobby horses and to be as generally discursive as I can, though I have always believed that in topics such as this the discussion is usually more valuable than the paper. After...

Syphilology and Venereal Disease

The author acknowledges his indebtedness to the teachings of Fournier on syphilis, and to that of Finger and Neisser on gonorrhoea. Dr. Marshall also emphasizes the importance of both syphilis and gonorrhoea, " the oldest diseases which afflict mankind," as etiological factors in disease. The historical chapter is very interesting. It is clearly shown that syphilis was well known before the gre...

Syphilology and Venereal Disease

Herbert Spencer has observed that when we order a pair of boots we have a right to expect that the bootmaker knows something about his trade. From a perusal of Mr. Marshall's book it is obvious that the author thoroughly understands the subject he is writing about, so that anyone desirous of investing in?a book'on Syphilology cannot do better than buy the one under review which we can strongly ...

Social indicators and venereal disease.

Venereal disease: its place in health education in schools.

The paper reports the findings concerning venereal diseases and contraception in several surveys conducted into health education in Northern Ireland. The evidence shows that there is little instruction and discussion of these subjects, either at home or at school, but that teenagers are divided in their attitudes, some desiring information while others are apathetic. The need for well informed ...