IN THE mid-eighteenth century smallpox was prevalent in Malta. Variolation had been tried as a preventive measure but was found disappointing and dangerous in its results, so much so that its practice was prohibited in 1769 by the Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, which then ruled over the Island., At the time of Jenner's discovery of vaccination in 1798, Malta was occupied by...

This paper reports on a patient record survey that was undertaken with the central aim of establishing reliable, baseline information to inform strategic planning and organisation of future CAMHS in Malta. The records of the total population of children and adolescents admitted into the psychatric hospital over a five year period were surveyed. Results showed that the characteristics and circum...

The first operation for congenital pyloric stenosis in Malta was carried out in 1949. Up to that time it was thought that this disease did not exist locally. However, an increasing number of cases have been diagnosed since then: presumably this is due to more accurate diagnosis and to the fact that doctors have become more aware of its existence. The purpose of this paper is to review the incid...