"The Treatment of Emergencies" by Hubley R. OwenThe Public Health Journal, Vol. 8, No. 10 (OCTOBER, 1917), p. 278Published by: Canadian Public Health AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41997835 .

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Book Reviews

"The Elements of the Science of Nutri- tion.' ' - By Graham Lusk, Ph.D., Sc.D., F.R.S. (Edin.) New York. Third edi- tion - reset. Philadelphia. W. B. Saunders & Co. Cloth, $4.50. Canadian agents - The J. F. Hartz Co., Toronto.

This is one of the best-known and most satisfactory books on certain aspects of physiological and pathological chemistry, in the English language. It is a thor- oughly admirable work, and it is to be regretted that the author announces in his preface to this, the third edition, that he does not intend to again revise the book. As a reference volume of an authoritative sort it can be most heartily recommended to both instructors and students of the subject of nutrition.

"Sanitation Practically Applied." - By Harold Bacon Wood, M.D., Dr.P.H. First edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc.

As is not infrequently the case when the word "practicar' is especially stressed, a thorough-going fundamental knowledge of topics treated is not always in evidence. The present work is not an exception to this.

The subject of sanitation is dealt with in twelve chapters. An introduction on the need of health-work, then chapters on statistics, control of communicable diseases, child welfare, school hygiene, pure foods, clean milk, water supplies, sewage disposal, hygiene of the home and factory, destruction of insects concerned in the transmission of disease and the educational movement in public health work.

Very many statements appear in the book to which exception might be taken. As an example, on page 72 there appears a table, headed, "Time Limit of Quaran-

tine," and in this table the time limit of diphtheria is arbitrarily given as 21 days. Why 21 days?

On page 85 there is a section dealing with Cerebro-spinal Meningitis. In the third paragraph it is stated, "In doubtful cases lumbar puncture may be performed for diagnostic purposes." It would be interesting to learn how the writer pro- poses to diagnose or treat meningococcus meningitis unless in every case a lumbar puncture is insisted upon.

It is unfortunte that the writer has not succeeded in producing a small book of a quality equal to that of the larger text- books on the same subject. There is a real need for such a smaller book. This volume however, will not answer the pur- pose. It cannot be recommended for those for whom it was primarily intended, namely health-officers. It is too dog- matic, and this without satisfactory auth- ority.

"The Treatment of Emergencies." - By Hubley R. Owen, M.D., Philadelphia. W. B. Saunders Co. 1917. Cloth, $2.00. Canadian agents - The J. F. Hartz Co., Ltd., Toronto.

In this handbook oí óód pages, written according to the author's preface "prim- arily for the instructors of first aid to the injured, for police, fire and ambulance surgeons." There are eighteen chapters dealing with fractures, contusions and wounds, hemorrhage, sprains and dislo- cations, burns and scalds, sunburn and frost-bites, asphyxiation, drowning, con- vusions, bandaging, transportation, poi- sons, etc. The book is profusely illus- trated and the illustrations have the merit of being original as well as quite ade- quate. This is a very satisfactory treat- ment of the subject and can be recom- mended.

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