The Casualty Department

THIS is an extremely, valuable book and should be read by everyone interested in surgery, particularly the young graduate in his first hospital appointment. It is well illustrated, and an extensive bibliography is given at the end of each section. In the first three-quarters of the book Mr. Lowden deals with the many common problems met with in a busy casualty department. The chapters on sepsis and the use of the antibiotics are full of sound advice. The treatment of fractures is omitted. The rest of the book is concerned with the casualty department as a "going concern"; one chapter is devoted to the patient's financial and temperamental background; another to his disposal. No casualty surgeon or house surgeon should fail to read the final chapters on legal responsibilities and legal protection. A book which should prove invaluable in all hospitals. THIS number of the Bulletin consists of sixteen articles by different authorities dealing with the application of chromatographic methods to various classes of substances, most of which are of great importance in clinical medicine. The articles constitute an authoritative review of the most recent advances in these different fields, and readers who wish to pursue the details further are provided with abundant references to original papers.