BRITISH
MEDICAL JOURNAL-
JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
SATURDAY JANUARY 27 1951
TABLE OF CONTENTSThe Vitamin B1,2 Group of Factors E. LESTER SMITH, D.SC., F.R.LC1. ........................... 151
Vitamin B12c in Pernicious Anaemia and Subacute Combined Degeneration ofCord C. C. UNGLEY, M.D., F.R.C.P., and H. CAMPBELL, B.A., F.S.S. .............................. 152
Vitamin B,2 and Folic Acid in Megaloblastic Anaemia after Total GastrectomyNANCY S. CONWAY, M.B., and HUGH CONWAY, M.B., M.R.C.P. ............................................. 158
Haemopoietic Activity of Vitamins B,2c and B,2d in Pernicious AnaemiaJ. N. MARSHALL CHALMERS, M.D., M.R.C.P. ................................ . 161
Two Cases of Pernicious Anaemia Treated with Vitamin B12dG. C. K. REID, M.B. ................................. 164
Mucus Catheters MARK S. FRASER, M.B., M.R.C.P.Ed. .............................................. 165
Chronic Renal Disease with Secondary HyperparathyroidismD, G. B. RICHARDS, M.B., M.R.C.P. ...................................................................... 167
Cryoglobulinaemia in Multiple Myelomatosis A. N. BLADES, M.B. 169
MEDICAL MEMORANDAFaecal Fistula and Bilateral Strangulated
Hernia in an Infant. FRANCIS E.STOCK, F.R.C.S. 171
Unusually High Blood Sugar in a Boy.P. C. MEYER, M.B., B.S., D.C.P., andH. B. SALT, M.SC., A.R.ILC. .......... 171
Unusually High Blood Sugar in an Adult.H. S. BRODRIBB, D.M. ...... ........ 172
REFRESHER COURSEScarlet Fever. A. JOE, D.S.C., M.D.,
F.R.C.P.Ed. .......................... 181
GENERAL ARTICLES AND NEWSAssembly of Polish Doctors .......... 184New Minister of Health .............. 185NOVA ET VETERA ...................... 187MEDrCO-LEGAL ....................... 196UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES .......... 196MEDICAL NEWS ..........200BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATFE S.II202QUFSTIONS AND COMMENTS ...... ...... 203
OBITUARYG. E. Gask, C.M.G., D.S.O., F.R.C.S. ....193Sir Lenthal Cheatle, K.C.B., C.V.O., F.R.C.S. 194J. H. Rawlinson, F.R.C.S.Ed. ............ 194W. J. Logie, M.B. ................... 195C. R. Worthington, B.ch. ..........I..... 195E. J. Davis-Taylor, M.B. ..............195C. W. Gurd, M.B. ................... 195
LEADING ARTICLESThe Old Minister and the New ........ 175The B,2 Group of Vitamins .......... 175New Tests for Hearing .............. 177
ANNOTATIONSOphthalmologists' Fees ....i............... 178Falling Diphtheria Mortality .......... 178Hope for Registrars .................. 179Influenza in Europe .................. 179Acetylcholine and Cardiac Muscle ...... 180Man-eating Sharks ............. ...... 180
REVIEWSOrthopaedic Surgery ................... 173Hastening Evolution .................. 173Congenital Heart Disease ....... ....... 173Sex Anatomy ........................ 174Rochester Medical Centre ............ 174Books Received ...................... 174
REPORTS OF SOCIETIESROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE. 185ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE: Influenza 186
Epidemiology Section ................ 198
SUPPLEMENTFor Contents see First Page of Supplement
CORRESPONDENCEAppendicitis in the Navy. SIR CECILWAKELEY, P.R.C.S. .................. 188
Colonial Medical Service. J. L. GILKS, /F.R.C.S.Ed. .......................... 188
Registrars. A. C. LENDRUM, M.D....... 188Atypical Pneumonia. S. P. BEDSON,
M.D., F.R.S.; E. C. ATKINSON, M.B .. 188Idiosyncrasy to Tubocurarine. H.HOWELL-JONES, M.R.C.S. ............. 189
Sulphonamide Sensitivity. J. KINSELLA,L.R.C.P.I. ...................... ... 189
Erythrocyte Sedimentation in Anaemia.RICHARD TERRY, M.D ................. 189
Loss of Vision ........................190Popliteal Ligation for Post-phlebitic Leg.A. J. WALKER, F.R.C.S. ....... ....... 191
Treatment of Tinea with Oral Sulphone.P. H. BIRKS, M.R.C.S . ................ 191
Oedema of the Glottis. J. B. HORGAN,M.ch............................l..191
Certification. E. A. R. EVANS, M.B. ... 191Shorter House Jobs. H. K. FORD ...... 191Oral Penicillin. F. BICKNELL, D.M. .... 191Poliomyelitis in London in 1949. G. E.
BREEN, M.D., and B. BENJAMIN, B.SC. . . 192Management of Thyrotoxicosis. CHARLESDONALD, ch.M. ...................... 192
Acetonuria Rare. GEORGE GRAHAM, M.D. 192Refresher Course. R. BELL, M.B....... 192What is Homoeopathy ? R. E. W.OLIVER, M.R.C.S . .......... ......... 192
Points from Letters ..................192
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