(Land), Henry Ladi a 'This useful ttle book undoubledly will "All a long distinct gap in the perature available " locally' on the subject, and whilst 1is 100 or so pages naturally result in a very condensed description of the disease, it stilt brings out several facls\ which medical men in China probably would have: considerable difficulty' in find> Ing elsewhere. Tt Is, for example, possible that after careful study a worker in this field might gain the information about the geographical distribution which is given so concisely in the book, and is also clearly filustrated by a map; but It is of great value to have this information in the form in which it "is. given and amplified by the author's own wide experience.
The photographs and descriptions of symptomatology will be of great value to practising physicians, whilst tone could wish that the short chapter devoted to diet in prophylaxis and treatment of a leper had been ex: panded considerably. The sugges. Uions contained as to the ways of using local vegolables and products to provide a balanced diet cannot fall to be of advantage not only to those dealing with leprosy but to all physicians in the country. IL Is to be eared that dietetics is somewhat neglected art and that, whilst pay ing Up service to vitamins, the average physician Is probably at a Toss to name suitable' local. sources of food accessory factors, and It is ratifying to see in a clinical hand. ook suggestions as to the prevention, well as of the treatment, of this disease which Is too often approached only from the latter angle. As, how. fever, so useful a little book will un doubledly go. to, more than one edition, no doubt it will be gradually expanded in time, and contain more fof the Rich experience of the author on this particular subject. The book seems worthy of a better format and
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.