Medical Articles

MEDICAL ARTICLES. Under the general subject of Medicine several subdivisions are included, viz., Anatomy, Pharma cology and Therapeutics, Pathology, Midwifery and Diseases of Women, Surgery, Medicine, Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Veterinary Medicine. In each instance a general article is given in which the scope of the subject is presented, but in addition so many special articles are included that they must be indicated in separate paragraphs.

Anatomical Articles.—In a general article on ANATOMY the subject is reviewed particularly from the superficial and artistic points of view and also in respect of the modifications introduced by X-ray examination during recent years. In addition to numerous smaller articles which are included on special subjects, the ALIMENTARY CANAL, ARTERIES, BRAIN, CONNECTIVE TISSUES, DUCTLESS GLANDS, EAR, EYE, HEART, JOINTS, LIVER, LYM PHATIC SYSTEM, MUSCULAR SYSTEM, NERVE, NERVOUS SYS TEM, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, SKELETON, SK IN AND EXOSKELETON, SKULL, SPIN AL CORD, TEETH, URINARY SYSTEM and VEINS receive extended notice. Numerous illustra tions are included and though the subjects are treated primarily from the human point of view subsections deal with the compara tive anatomical and embryological aspects. Adequate bibliogra phies are given at the end of most of the articles.

Bacteriological Articles.—The main subject is treated under the headings of BACTERIA AND DISEASE, and in the articles on Bac teriology : FILTER PASSING VIRUSES, IMMUNITY, PHAGOCYTOSIS, SERUM THERAPY, VACCINE THERAPY. In addition all diseases of known or suspected dependence upon bacterial infection, e.g., diphtheria, measles, food poisoning, carry some reference to the bacterial factor inculpated. In INFLAMMATION AND ITS SEQUELS a broad survey is given of the response of the body to bacterial and non-bacterial irritants and the points of similarity and of difference are contrasted. Closely akin to this group is that on PARASITIC DISEASES in which are described the characters and effects of various naked-eye and microscopic animal parasites affecting man and lower animals. An adequate bibliography is placed at the end of each article.

Pharmacological Articles.

General articles are those on PHARMACY, PHARMACOLOGY and PHARMACOPOEIA. In addition to shorter notices on the great majority of drugs found in the most important pharmacopoeias there are special articles of greater length on ANAESTHESIA AND AN AESTHETICS ; ANTISEPTICS AND ASEPSIS ; B ALNEOTHERAPEU TICS ; ELECTROTHERAPY ; POISON; RADIOTHERAPY ; RADIU MTHERAPY and SUNLIGHT TREATMENT. Important drugs like CALABAR BEAN ; DIGITALIS ; BELLADONNA; CINCHONA BARK, ALKALOIDS OF ; OPIUM and the BARBITURIC ACID and SU LPHON AL Group receive greater notice. The general princi

ple is to indicate the botanical origin of a drug with a description of the special plant or its varieties from which the drug is obtained and this is followed by its chemistry so far as is known, its phar macological action and its uses. In many instances a bibliography of recent work on the particular subject is appended.

Pathological Articles.

Some indication of the known or suspected pathology is given in the case of all diseases, but special articles of a pathological kind are contained in PATHOLOGY ANAPHYLAXIS ; ATROPHY ; HYPERTROPHY ; BLOOD TRANSFUSION ; CANCER RESEARCH ; HAEMORRHAGE ; INFLAMMATION AND ITS SEQUELS ; MON S TER ; NEUROPATHOLOGY ; PAIN, SIGNIFICANCE OF; SHOCK AND COLLAPSE ; TUMOUR. In this connection a knowledge of the normal appearances is necessary and reference must be made to the various anatomical articles (see ANATOMICAL AR TICLES) as well as to those which deal with EPITHELIUM; THELIUM; CONNECTIVE TISSUES ; MUSCLE, STRUCTURE OF; GLANDS; etc. Shorter articles deal with ABSCESS; ALCOHOL, PATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ; AN KYLOSIS ; AUTOPSY ; BEDSORE; BLISTER ; BUNION ; CALCULI (with colour plate) ; CARBUNCLE; CORN ; DILATATION ; E M PYE MA ; FROSTBITE ; NAEVUS ; NECROSIS; GANGRENE ; ULCER ; etc.

Midwifery and Diseases of Women.—The chief articles in this subsection are ABORTION ; BIRTH CONTROL ; EMBRYO ; GYNAE COLOGY; MENSTRUATION ; OBSTETRICS ; PLACENTA ; PUERPERAL FEVER. Shorter articles are on CAESAREAN SECTION ; MENOPAUSE; OVARIOTOMY ; TWILIGHT SLEEP.

Surgery.

Principle articles are on ABDOMEN, SURGERY OF; APPENDICITIS; BONES, DISEASES AND IN JURY OF; BRAIN, SURGERY OF; CANCER; DENTISTRY; EAR, NOSE AND THROAT', DISEASES OF THE; HEART AND LUNG, SURGERY OF; HERNIA; INTESTINAL OB STRUCTION ; JOINTS AND LIGAMENTS ; MAMMARY GLAND, DISEASES OF ; OPHTHALMOLOGY ; ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY ; PERITONITIS; SEPSIS; SKULL, SURGERY OF; SPINAL COLUMN, SURGERY OF; SPINAL CORD; UROLOGY ; VENEREAL DISEASES. Important shorter articles are on BLOOD-LETTING ; BURNS AND SCALDS ; CLEFT PAL ATE AND HARELIP; CLUBFOOT; FISTULA; FRACTURES; HAEMOR RHOIDS ; PHLEBITIS ; REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM, ANATOMY OF ; BLAD DER AND PROSTATE, DISEASES OF; DIGESTIVE ORGANS, DISEASES OF; TETANUS; VARICOSE VEINS; WOUND. In addition numerous small articles of about a quarter page are given on subjects of surgical interest.

Medicine.

In this subsection is included the greater number of subjects contained in a single subsection. Besides important articles on MEDICINE, HISTORY OF; MEDICINE, GENERAL;