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Dermatology and Syphilology for Nurses, Including Social Hygiene (3rd ed. rev.)

Dermatology and Syphilology for Nurses, Including Social Hygiene (3rd ed. rev.) at national, state, and local levels are reviewed. Health officials should be grateful for this intelligent discussion of a difficult administrative problem. It should be of interest to all agencies and individuals concerned with the administration of tax-supported medical BENJAMIN G. HORNING care. methods of the Institute for the Control of Syphilis at the University of Pennsylvania. With these and other additions and changes the book retains all of its earlier features including the psvchological and social hygiene considerations which are woven into the general text and discussed as separate topics in Dermatology and Syphilology for the final chapters. GLADYS L. CRAIN Nurses, Including Social HygieneDietetics Simplified: The Use of By John H. Stokes, M.D. (3rd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1940. Foods in Health and Disease-By L. rev.) Jean Bogert, Ph.D.; Laboratory Sec365 pp. Price, $2.75. For many years Dr. John Stokes has tion, by Alame T. Porter, M.A. influenced the thinking of nurses in (2nd ed.) New York: Macmillan, institutions and in public health through 1940. 742 pp. Price, $3.00. This practical, thoroughly scientific his numerous lectures and writings on syphilis and social hygiene. Through text on dietetics should be of service to his book, Dermatology and Syphilology students in home economics courses, to for Nurses, first published in 1930, he hospital dietitians, to public health has taught many students the symp- nutritionists, to nurses, and to medical toms and treatment of cutaneous dis- students. It should prove useful to eases, of syphilis and of gonorrhea. Its physicians who wish to educate their terse, crystal clear descriptions, en- patients along dietary lines. Intelligent hanced by " thumb nail sketches " and housewives will find it a valuable aid summaries, have been invaluable to un- in coping with the feeding problems of dergraduate and graduate alike, and its families. Sample menus and dietaries pioneer emphasis upon a sane, scien- are lucid and practical. Illustrations tific, and humane attitude toward the are pertinent. The scope of the book includes a victims of the genitoinfectious diseases, has been a force in dispelling prejudice discussion of elementary nutrition, diet in normal conditions, and therapeutic and misconceptions. Nurses everywhere will welcome the diets. Each disease is treated with advent of the third edition of this ex- other conditions which require diets of cellent book. The entire text of the a similar nature. All therapeutic diets 1935 edition has been carefully revised are presented as variations of the and brought up to date. There are normal diet with particular emphasis on additions to the sections on skin dis- the importance of maintaining nutritive eases, such as may be found under essentials in all diets which are to be ringworm, ticks, urticaria decubital continued any length of time. The ulcers, etc. The chapters on syphilis author presents various schools of and gonorrhea contain new and valu- thought regarding certain therapeutic able details on fever therapy and the diets where there is not as yet complete use of sulfanilimide. There is a review agreement. Food prices for 1940 are included in of the recent rapid developments in the public health control of syphilis and the discussion of diets at different cost gonorrhea; and a chapter by Louise levels. Food problems due to racial Ingraham, on contact tracing and habits should be of particular interest follow-up technics, which describes the to public health workers. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

Dermatology and Syphilology for Nurses, Including Social Hygiene (3rd ed. rev.)

American Journal of Public Health , Volume 31 (2) – Feb 1, 1941

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at national, state, and local levels are reviewed. Health officials should be grateful for this intelligent discussion of a difficult administrative problem. It should be of interest to all agencies and individuals concerned with the administration of tax-supported medical BENJAMIN G. HORNING care. methods of the Institute for the Control of Syphilis at the University of Pennsylvania. With these and other additions and changes the book retains all of its earlier features including the psvchological and social hygiene considerations which are woven into the general text and discussed as separate topics in Dermatology and Syphilology for the final chapters. GLADYS L. CRAIN Nurses, Including Social HygieneDietetics Simplified: The Use of By John H. Stokes, M.D. (3rd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1940. Foods in Health and Disease-By L. rev.) Jean Bogert, Ph.D.; Laboratory Sec365 pp. Price, $2.75. For many years Dr. John Stokes has tion, by Alame T. Porter, M.A. influenced the thinking of nurses in (2nd ed.) New York: Macmillan, institutions and in public health through 1940. 742 pp. Price, $3.00. This practical, thoroughly scientific his numerous lectures and writings on syphilis and social hygiene. Through text on dietetics should be of service to his book, Dermatology and Syphilology students in home economics courses, to for Nurses, first published in 1930, he hospital dietitians, to public health has taught many students the symp- nutritionists, to nurses, and to medical toms and treatment of cutaneous dis- students. It should prove useful to eases, of syphilis and of gonorrhea. Its physicians who wish to educate their terse, crystal clear descriptions, en- patients along dietary lines. Intelligent hanced by " thumb nail sketches " and housewives will find it a valuable aid summaries, have been invaluable to un- in coping with the feeding problems of dergraduate and graduate alike, and its families. Sample menus and dietaries pioneer emphasis upon a sane, scien- are lucid and practical. Illustrations tific, and humane attitude toward the are pertinent. The scope of the book includes a victims of the genitoinfectious diseases, has been a force in dispelling prejudice discussion of elementary nutrition, diet in normal conditions, and therapeutic and misconceptions. Nurses everywhere will welcome the diets. Each disease is treated with advent of the third edition of this ex- other conditions which require diets of cellent book. The entire text of the a similar nature. All therapeutic diets 1935 edition has been carefully revised are presented as variations of the and brought up to date. There are normal diet with particular emphasis on additions to the sections on skin dis- the importance of maintaining nutritive eases, such as may be found under essentials in all diets which are to be ringworm, ticks, urticaria decubital continued any length of time. The ulcers, etc. The chapters on syphilis author presents various schools of and gonorrhea contain new and valu- thought regarding certain therapeutic able details on fever therapy and the diets where there is not as yet complete use of sulfanilimide. There is a review agreement. Food prices for 1940 are included in of the recent rapid developments in the public health control of syphilis and the discussion of diets at different cost gonorrhea; and a chapter by Louise levels. Food problems due to racial Ingraham, on contact tracing and habits should be of particular interest follow-up technics, which describes the to public health workers.

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Published: Feb 1, 1941

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