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THE third edition of this book does not differ in general arrangement from the second. Dr. Wansey Bayly continues to emphasise the need for more drastic steps in the campaign to prevent venereal disease, particularly urging the encouragement of self-disinfection and a scheme for notification and segregation under State control. While the latter suggestion may not meet with unanimous approval, it will be generally regretted that the recommendations of the Trevethin Committee should be completely ignored. The chapters on treatment have been extended to include references to scabies, pediculosis, diathermy, and the modern methods of dealing with dementia paralytica. The quoted results of induced malaria treatment recorded at one hospital are not encouraging, but they are not representative of general experience; Dr. Bayly cautiously refrains from dogmatic statements, but indicates two extreme views on the subject. The number of illustrations in the book has been considerably increased.
Venereal Disease: its Prevention, Symptoms, and Treatment.
Hugh Wansey
Bayly
By. Third edition. Pp. xv + 242 + 3 plates. (London: Faber and Gwyer, Ltd., 1927.) 10s. 6d. net.
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Venereal Disease: its Prevention, Symptoms, and Treatment . Nature 122, 9 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122009b0
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