Lectures on State Medicine. By F. S. B. Francois De
Chaumont, M.D., F.R.C.S.E. (Smith, Elder, and Co.)—The present volume com- prises six lectures delivered in May and June, 1875, before the Society' of Apothecaries. The chief subjects treated of are,—the history of sanitation in this country during the last thirty years ; general and special hygiene ; air-supply and ventilation ; the arrangements of habi- tations; water, its purity and supply ; soil in its relation to health; dis- posal of sewage; disposal of the dead ; food and drink, and their rela- tion to work ; adulteration ; prevention of disease ; laws of propagation of disease ; epidemics ; statistics, and their value. A brief account of the legal enactments at present in force, in relation to the subjects re- ferred to, is given at the close of each lecture, together with hints for future legislation. The most valuable and instructive lectures are those on air-supply and drainage, but the whole work has been well and carefully prepared, and will prove useful to all those who are in any way connected with the great work of sanitation.
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