Prevention of Disease and Inefficiency

This is the Second Edition of Lt.-Col. Hehir's book and is prefaced by a note from Sir O'Moore Creagh, the Commander-in-Chief in India. It is far and away the most useful book on Indian Military Hygiene that we have ever read and should be in the hands of all Medical Officers of the Army. It is so complete and thorough that it is difficult to give a full account of it, but in order that our readers may learn what a valuable book this is, we may briefly indicate its contents. The Introduction, 40 pages, is devoted to the physical geography of India, weather, extremes of cold and heat, acclimatisation, the advantages of education in military hygiene, statistics of disease in peace and war. Part I commences by chapters on recruiting and physical training, and has another on making and "fitness for service." The second part deals with general hygiene, water, diseases produced by water purification; air and ventilation, food and cooking are ably and fully discussed. The chapters