The sufferer from venereal disease phobia, unfortunately seen so frequently nowadays (Rogerson, 1951), had, according to Richard Wiseman (1676), his predecessor in the second half of the 17th century. Apparently at that time the fear of syphilitic infection was widespread, but unlike today, there was then some justification for such a fear. Wiseman himself, for example, complained in his treati...

for a long time after the cure of the gonorrhzea. It seems that this secondary infection, as like as not with sulphonamide resistant organisms, is well nigh inevitable, but it is debatable whether the condition will clear up properly without adequate local treatment. My own experience leads me to think that usually it will not do so, and in many of my own cases the initial week of chemotherapy ...

The progress of the British Federation against the Venereal Diseases was last reviewed 4 years ago, when details were given of achievements up to the end of 1953, and the programme for 1954 was forecast (Nicol, 1954a). It is now possible to list the Federation's activities up to the end of 1957; this is best done by summarizing the Joint Secretaries' reports for the years 1954, 1955, 1956, and ...

(2) It is the duty of every citizen who has reasonable grounds to believe that he is infected with, or knows that he is suffering from, one of the venereal diseases, to submit to medical examination and, if found to be suffering from venereal disease, to submit to the required treatment as well as to the post-treatment follow-up. He should also give the interviewer all assistance in tracing the...

It is an honour to be invited by the officers of the Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Diseases (MSSVD) to give the eighth Harrison Lecture and, indeed, to follow in the footsteps of those who have been leaders and influential in the field. Lawrence Whittaker Harrison was such a man.' He was born just outside Blackburn, Lancashire, in 1876 and, clearly, he was a Blackburn Rover, moving ...

This paper reviews the history of sexually acquired diseases in Mexico. It is divided into four major chronological sections which discuss social attitudes and values, the development of services and of official policy, and historical epidemiology.

THIS book gives a straightforward account of the pathology and treatment of tuberculosis. It does not neglect the psychological aspect. The chapters on sanatorium regime give a well-painted picture not only of the mode of life in a well run sanatorium, but also of the all-important nursepatient relationship. The illustrations, although not numerous, are excellent, particularly the small diagram...

The problem of venereal disease in the colonial territories is one of considerable magnitude and of some complexity. This is readily understandable if we consider the vast extent of the colonial empire, scattered throughout the five continents and composed of many peoples at different levels of development-some living in comparative isolation and others in ever closer association with alien rac...