Abstract
THIS year-book constitutes the first comprehensive survey that has been made of the subject of social hygiene. The book has been largely compiled from material made available by various Government departments and health authorities concerned, and contains recent information on the incidence of venereal diseases and facilities for their treatment in towns and counties at home and throughout the Empire. Certain vital statistics, such as the death rate, infant mortality rate, death rate from tuber culosis, and number of mental defectives, together with some details of biological teaching in schools, for each area dealt with are also included. It is proposed that one Dominion, or group of Colonies, should be the subject of a special survey in each annual issue, and Canada is selected for this volume. Special articles and appendices conclude this useful Empire Year-Book.
Empire Social Hygiene Year-Book 1934.
Prepared by the British Social Hygiene Council, Inc. First Annual Edition. Pp. 509. (London: George Allen and Unwin, Ltd., 1934.) 15s. net.
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[Short Notices]. Nature 134, 617 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134617a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/134617a0