Table of Contents

 Number 1

 PREFACE v

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS vi

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Surgical Shock.

By Lt. Comdr. Howard K. Gray, Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, and Lester R. Chauncey, M. D., Fellow in Surgery, the Mayo Foundation 1

Surgical High-Lights of 1938.

By Capt. Lucius W. Johnson, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 1 1

Recent Advances in Endocrinology. A Resume.

By Lt. Omar J. Brown, Medical Corps, United States Navy 22

Recent Advances in the Knowledge of the Vitamins.

By Commander W. W. Hall, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 46

Pharmacological Shock Therapy in the Psychoses. With Case Reports.

By Commander F. L. McDaniel, Medical Corps, United States Navy, and Lt. Comdr. B. W. Hogan, Medical Corps, United States Navy 52

Chronic Arthritis.

By Commander Earl Richison, Medical Corps, United States Navy 61

Gonorrhea Today.

By Commander Robert P. Parsons, Medical Corps, United States Navy 67

Sulfanilamide and Chemotherapy. A Supplementary Report.

By Lt. Robert A. Bell, Medical Corps, United States Navy 73

The Pharmacology of Sulfanilamide.

By Pharmacist Paul S. Gault, United States Navy 112

Gonorrhea Treated with Sulfanilamide.

By Commander Maurice S. Mathis, Medical Corps, United States Navy, and Lt. (Jr. Gr.) Philip J. McNamara, Medical Corps, United States Navy 114

Treatment of Gonococcal Infections with Sulfanilamide.

By Lt. (Jr. Gr.) Anton Zikmund, Medical Corps, United States Navy 124

Sulfanilamide in the Treatment of Gonorrhea Aboard Ship.

By Lt. Comdr. C. A. Young, Medical Corps, United States Navy, and Lt. J. H. Ward, Jr., Medical Corps, United States Navy 129

Immune Transfusions in Lymphogranuloma Inguinale.

By Lt. Comdr. John P. Brady, Medical Corps, United States Navy 131

Treatment of Scabies.

By Capt. G. E. Thomas, Medical Corps, United States Navy 137

Electric Welding. Particularly Eye Hazards and Protective Measures.

By Lt. T. J. Carter, Medical Corps, United States Navy 138

A Time-study of Morbidity and Mortality in the United States Navy.

By Lt. John M. Wheelis, Jr., Medical Corps, United States Navy. 142

The New Policy of Training Naval Flight Surgeons.

By Commander J. C. Adams, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 150

NAVAL RESERVE - 155

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

Sulfanilamide —Fever Therapy in Treatment of Gonorrhea — Prostatitis— Articles of Special Merit, 1938— First Aid 157

BOOK NOTICES:

Internships and Residencies in New York City, 1934-37, a Report — Textbook of Ophthalmology, Gifford—Practical Otology, Levine — Physiology in Health and Disease, Wiggers — MacLeod's Physiology in Modern Medicine, Bard— Physiological and Clinical Chemistry, Pearson and Hepburn- — Textbook of Bacteriology, Rice —Laboratory Manual of Hematologic Technic, Beck —Pathological Technique, Mallory —Parasitology, Hegner, Root, Augustine and Huff — Human Pathology, Karsnei- —Materia Medica, Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Prescription Writing, Bastedo —The Pneumonias, Reimann — The Pathology of Diabetes Mellitus, Warren — Applied Anatomy, Miller —Surgical Pathology, Boyd — A Manual of Reparative Plastic Surgery, Sheehan —Experience in the Management of Fractures and Dislocations (based on an analysis of 4,390 cases), Wilson — Clinical Roentgen Therapy, Pohle —Anus, Rectum and Sigmoid Colon: Diagnosis and Treatment, Bacon —The Practice of Urology, Herman 161

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE:

Toxic Effects of Arsenical Compounds. As Employed in the Treatment of Diseases in the United States Navy, 1937.

By Commander C. S. Stephenson, Medical Corps, United States

Navy, and E. H. Wingo, chief pharmacist's mate, United States Navy 173

Food Poisoning. At the United States Naval Training Station, San Diego, Calif.

By Capt. G. E. Thomas, Medical Corps, United States Navy 186

Food Poisoning 195

Venereal Disease. Incidence on U. S. S. Raleigh.

By Commander J. L. Shipley, Medical Corps, United States Navy 198

Gonorrhea in Pearl Harbor Area. Naval Hospital Reports Remarkable Record.

By Commander Robert P. Parsons, Medical Corps, United States Navy.. 204

STATISTICS:

Health of the Navy 207

Deaths 209

Mental and Physical Qualification of Recruits 210

 

Number 2

 

PREFACE v

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS - vi

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Review of the Treatment of Syphilis.

By Asst. Surg. Gen. R. A. Vonderlehr, United States Public Health Service 213

Syphilis in the Navy.

By Lt. Gordon H. Ekblad, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 217

Cardiovascular Syphilis.

By Commander W. H. H. Turville, Medical Corps, United States Navy , 237

Examination of the Spinal Fluid in Syphilis. Results of Initial Examination in 140 Cases.

By Lt. E. M. Wade, Medical Corps, United States Navy 246 Syphilitic Data Record Form.

By Lt. Milton R. Wirthlin, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 253

Splenectomy for Gastric Hemorrhage. In Splenomegaly Associated with Syphilis, Case Reports.

By Lt. Guy E. Stahr, Medical Corps, United States Navy 256

The Utilisation of Psychiatry in the Armed Forces.

By Asst. Surg. Gen. Dallas G. Sutton, United States Navy 262

Psychiatry and the National Defense.

By Harry Stack Sullivan, M. D., New York City, New York... 273

Recruiting Duty. A Plea to Medical Officers for Increased Efficiency.

By Capt. G. E. Thomas, Medical Corps, United States Navy, and Commander W. J. C. Agnew, Medical Corps, United States Navy 276

Endameba Histolytica and Other Intestinal Parasites. Incidence in Variously Exposed Groups of the Navy.

By Lt. J. J. Sapero, Medical Corps, United States Navy, and C. M. Johnson. Sc. D., protozoologist 279

Cholera in Shanghai War Refugees.

By Lt. A. R. Higgins, Medical Corps, United States Navy 287

Observations on Tetanus in Guam (1905 to 1937).

By Lt. M. W. Arnold, Medical Corps, United States Navy, and Lt. T. W. McDaniel, Jr., Medical Corps, United States Navy. 289

CLINICAL NOTES:

Hypertrophic Colitis. With Case Report.

By Lt. Edward S. Lowe, Medical Corps, United States Navy... 303

Paralysis Following Injection of Antitetanic Serum. Case Report with Serratus Magnus Involved.

By Lt. C. R. Ball, Medical Corps, United States Navy 305

HOSPITAL CORPS: Training in Medical Department Specialties.

By Commander W. J. C. Agnew. Medical Corps, United States Navy 311

NAVAL RESERVE.. 313

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

Tenth International Congress of Military Medicine and Pharmacy — The Successful Physician — Bone Marrow Biopsy — Emulsions — Symposium on Virus and Rickettsial Disease—New Members, American College of Surgeons —Sulfanilamide —State Medicine, Navy Style — Need for Flight Surgeons 317

BOOK NOTICES:

General Bacteriology, Jordan — A Textbook of Medical Bacteriology, Belding and Marston — Practical Microbiology, Sharp —Essentials of Pathology, Smith and Gault—The Principles and Practice of Medicine, Osier — Diseases of the Chest and the Principles of Physical Diagnosis, Norris and Landis—Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat, Lederer —The Principles and Practice of Perimetry, Peter — Modern Surgical Technic, Thorek—Fractures of the Jaws, Ivy and Curtis— Surgical Pathology of the Mouth and Jaws, Hertzler— Diseases of the Skin, Andrews —Laboratory Diagnosis of Syphilis, Eagle —Handbook on Social Hygiene, Long and Goldberg 325

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE:

Why Epidemics.

By K. F. Meyer, Ph. D., M. D., University of California, San Francisco, Calif 333

Food Poisoning in the Navy. Deductions as to the Responsibility and Prevention.

By Capt. G. E. Thomas, Medical Corps, United States Navy, and Lt. (Jr. Gr.) J. A. Syslo, Medical Corps, United States Navy - 351

The Control of Communicable Disease.

By Capt. George F. Cottle, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 357

STATISTICS:

Health of the Navy 361

Deaths 364

Mental and Physical Qualification of Recruits 365

 

Number 3

 

PREFACE -- v

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS vi

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Loss of Intermaxillary Distance. Effect on Aviators and Relief by Interdential Splint.

By Lt. Raymond A. Lowry, Dental Corps, United States Navy.. 367

Analysis of Dental Abnormalities. Found on Annual Physical Examination of Officers.

By Commander Walter Rehrauer, Dental Corps, United States Navy 380

Visible Tooth Cleaning.

By Capt. H. E. Harvey, Dental Corps, United States Navy 384 Coronary Accidents. Remarks on Anticipation and Prevention.

By Capt. George W. Calver, Medical Corps, United States Navy 385

Perception Time and Nightblindness.

By Lt. Comdr. John H. Korb, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 392

Revision of the Hague Convention.

By Capt. Lucius W. Johnson, Medical Corps, United States Navy 399

Medical Care of Dependents of Naval Personnel.

By Commander E. D. McMorries, Medical Corps, United States Navy 415

Surgical Care of Dependents of Naval Personnel.

By Commander C. M. Shaar, Medical Corps, United States Navy 421

Obstetrical Care of Dependents of Naval Personnel.

By Commander John E. Porter, Medical Corps, United States Navy, and Lt. Paul Peterson, Medical Corps, United States Navy 427

Hospitalization of Naval Dependents.

By Commander J. R. White, Medical Corps, United States Navy 444

Social Service for Naval Dependents.

By Capt. Lucius W. Johnson, Medical Corps, United States Navy 446

The Cystic Ovary.

By Lt. Carl V. Green Jr., Medical Corps, United States Navy 451

Dermoid Cyst of the Ovary. With Case Reports.

By Commander L. L. Edmisten, Medical Corps, United States Navy 458

Seasickness. Etiology and Treatment.

By Commander J. R. Poppen, Medical Corps, United States Navy 463

Seasickness.

By Lt. Comdr. Morris Brooks, Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve 469

Seasickness. From a Patient's Viewpoint.

By Lt. Comdr. Willard S. Sargent, Medical Corps, United States Navy 480

Airsickness.

By Lt. Comdr. C. C. Yanquell, Medical Corps, United States Navy 486

The Use of Oxygen in Body Cavities. With Illustrative Cases.

By Capt. William Seaman Bainbridge, Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, Retired 489

NAVAL RESERVE 495

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

Prospective Staff Corps Legislation —The New York Academy of Medicine Graduate Fortnight — Method for Chilling Photographic Solutions 497

BOOK NOTICES:

Dental Science and Dental Art, Gordon —Surgical Treatment of Hand and Forearm Infections, Brickel— Infections of the Hand, Kanavel—Plastic Surgery, Barsky—Spinal Anesthesia, Maxson — The Surgery of Oral and Facial Diseases and Malformations, Brown—Synopsis of Digestive Diseases, Kantor —Synopsis of Genitourinary Diseases, Dodson —Urology, Eisendrath and Rolnick —Laboratory Diagnosis of Syphilis, Eagle —Principles and Practice of Obstetrics DeLee —Synopsis of Gynecology, Crossen and Crossen — A Textbook of Gynecology, Curtis—Textbook of Pathology, Boyd 499

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE:

Metal Fumes. Injurious effects and how to prevent them.

By Surg. Roy R. Jones, United States Public Health Service 507

Food Poisoning 516

STATISTICS:

Health of the Navy - 519

Deaths 521

Mental and Physical Qualifications of Recruits 522

 

Number 4

 

PREFACE v

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS vi

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Laminectomy for Low Back Pain. With Case Reports.

By Lt. Comdr. Arthur P. Morton, Medical Corps, United States Navy 523

Hypertrophied Ligamentum Flavum.

By Lt. (Jr. Gr.) Joseph J. Timmes, Medical Corps, United States Navy 538

Incision of Fascia Lata. For Relief Of Low Back Pain With Sciatica, with Case Reports.

By Commander Joseph B. Logue, Medical Corps, United States Navy 541

Injuries Involving the Atlas and Axis. With Case Report.

By Lt. Comdr. Robert E. Baker, Medical Corps, United States Navy 547

Fractures of the Carpus.

By Commander F. R. Hook, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 553

Treatment of Malar and Zygomatic Fractures.

By Lt. Comdr. Frank A. Richison, Dental Corps, United States Navy 566

Lumbar Sympathectomy. For Vasospastic Disorders Of The Lower Extremities, with Case Reports.

By Lt. Guy E. Stahr, Medical Corps, United States Navy 571

Recent Advances in Blood Transfusion.

By Lt. Comdr. E. P. Kunkel, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 578

Record of Appendectomy.

By Lt. Cmdr. H. D. Goff, Medical Corps, United States Navy.. 587

Pulmonary Tuberculosis. The Role Of Pneumoperitoneum in the Collapse Therapy, A Preliminary Report.

By Commander E. G. Brain, Medical Corps, United States Navy, and Lt. E. Ricen, Medical Corps, United States Navy 591

Electro-encephaloqraphic Studies.

By Robert Cohn, M. D., and Solomon Katzenelbogen, M. D 596

Roentgen Treatment of Acute Infections. With Modified Mobile X-Ray Apparatus, including Case Reports.

By James F. Kelly, M. D., F. A. C. R. and D. Arnold Dowell, B. S., M. D 600

Roentgen Ray Therapy, Of Acute Mastoiditis and Acute Otitis Media.

By Lt. Comdr. C. A. Swanson, Medical Corps, United States Navy 610

Short-Wave Diathermy.

By Commander John P. Owen, Medical Corps, United States Navy 618

Asphyxia. Prevention from the Naval Standpoint.

By Rear Admiral Ross T. Mclntire, Surgeon General, United States Navy 622

U. S. S. Squalus, Medical Aspects of the Rescue and Salvage Operations, and the Use of Oxygen in Deep Sea Diving.

By Lt. A. R. Behnke, Medical Corps, United States Navy, and Lt. T. L. Willmon, Medical Corps, United States Navy 629

Oxygen. Importance of Oxygen to the Navy Aviation and in Therapeutics.

By Walter M. Boothby, M. D., W. Randolph Lovelace, II, M. D., and Lt. Hubert H. Carroll, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 640

Deep Sea Diving Course for Officers.

By Lt. (Jr. Gr.) Joseph J. Blanch, Medical Corps, United States Navy , 656

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

Naval Medical Center —Need for Specialists in the Medical Corps of the Navy—The Hospital Corps —Revision of Bureau Publications. 663

BOOK NOTICES:

Textbook of Surgery by American Authors, Christopher —Textbook of General Surgery, Cole and Elman— Surgical Anatomy, Callander —Varicose Veins, Ochsner and Mahorner —Injection Treatment of Hernia and Hydrocele, Goldbacher —Operative Orthopedics, Campbell —A Treatise on the Surgical Technique of Otorhinolaryngology, Portmann —The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Surgery, Spaeth —The Art of Anesthesia, Flagg —Collected Papers of the Mayo Clinic and the Mayo Foundation—The Surgical Clinics of North America —Cancer, its Diagnosis and Treatment, Cutler and Buschke —Cancer Handbook, Liljencrantz —Allergic Diseases, Balyeat and Bowen —Anemia in Practice, Murphy —

Neuro-Ophthalmology, Rea — Clinical Gastroenterology, Soper — Diseases of the Mouth and Their Treatment, Prinz and Greenbaum —Histopathology of the Teeth and Their Surrounding Structures, Kronfeld —Trauma and Internal Disease, Spicer —Syphilis Sive Morbus Humanus, Butler—Syphilis and its Accomplices in Mischief, Katsainos —Gonorrhea in the Male and Female, Pelouze — Crystalline Enzymes, Northrop—Elementary Anatomy and Physiology, Whillis—Principles of Haematology, Haden —Textbook of Pathology, Duval and Schattenberg —Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, Bergey —Clinical Biochemistry, Cantarow and Trumper—An Introductory Guide to Biochemistry, Bliss —

Clinical Laboratory Methods and Diagnosis, Gradwohl —Laboratory Manual of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Hunter—A Treatise on Pharmacy, by Caspari — The Life and Letters of Dr. William

Beaumont, Myer 669

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE:

Toxic Effects of Arsenical Compounds.

By Commander C. S. Stephenson, Medical Corps, United States Navy and W. M. Chambers, Chief Pharmacist's Mate, United States Navy 687

Communicable Diseases. Transmissible by Oral and Nasal Discharges 699

Food Poisoning —U. S. S. Lexington 701

STATISTICS:

Health of the Navy 703

Morbidity 705

Deaths 706

Mental and Physical Qualifications of Recruits 707

INDEX 709

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