Newman Neild

A Case of Congenital Hypertrophic Stenosis of the Pylorus

Cases of congenital hypertrophic stenosis of the pylorus have been so frequently noticed of late that the mere record of a case is of little or no interest.

Some Notes on the Treatment of Hæmoptysis in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

The first group is a very tempting one for discussion, but I shall confine myself to making one observation upon it. It is generally considered that even slight staining or streaking of the sputum with blood means that direct extension of disease has caused the rupture of a small blood-vessel, this rupture being due to the breaking down of degenerating tissues in which the vessel lies. That thi...

Falling off track during the transition to high school: what we know and what can be done.

Ninth grade, observes Ruth Curran Neild, marks a critical juncture in American schooling. Students who manage the academic demands of the transition to high school have a high probability of graduating four years later. But those who do not-who fail to earn as many credits as they should during ninth grade-face a substantially elevated risk of dropping out of high school. Neild examines four th...

The Prevention of Venereal Disease a Sociological Approach

Infantile Mortality in India

The Health Officer of Calcutta, Dr. J. Neild Cook, has submitted a very interesting and valuable report on the terrible infantile mortality in Calcutta, which is deserving the attention of medical men and the general public in other parts of India also. It is well known to all Civil Surgeons that the infantile mortal it}' in India is far and away in excess of what it should be, and Dr. Cook giv...