Table of Contents

 Number 1

 PREFACE v

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS.... vi

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Gonorrheal Epididymitis

By Lt. Comdr. R. P. Parsons, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy 1

Treatment of the Chinese Wounded at a Base Hospital in Peipino, China

By Lt. Comdr. M. D. Willcutts, Medical Corps, U.S.Navy 8

Combined Medical and Surgical Treatment of Gastric Disorders

By Capt. Lucius W. Johnson and Lt. James F. Finnegan, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy 14

Prevention of Malaria Relapses with Plasmochin

By Capt. Reynolds Hayden, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy 19

The Friedman Hormone Test for Pregnancy

By Lt. Comdr. W. W. Hall, and Lt. Comdr. E. D. McMorries, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy 20

Fractures of the Mandible

By Comdr. C. H. Mack and Lt. (Jr. Gr.) J. H. Connelly, Dental Corps, U.S. Navy 31

Spinal Anaesthesia —Report of One Hundred and Twenty-five Cases

By Lt. (Jr. Gr.) Gerard B. Creagh, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy.. 36

CLINICAL NOTES:

Gas Bacillus Infection

By Lt. Comdr, Arthur H. Dearing, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy.. 41

Adherent Placenta —Report of a Case Resulting in Maternal Death

By Lt. (Jr. Gr.) Carl V. Green, Jr., Medical Corps, U.S. Navy.. 43

Aneurysm of Sinus of Valsalva with Rupture into Right Auricle

By Lt. (Jr. Gr.) A. R. Higgins, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy 47

A Case of Cholelithiasis with Obstruction of the Common Duct

By Lt. Comdr. Alanson L. Bryan, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy 49

Megacolon—With Report of Case

By Comdr. F. L. Conklin and Lt. Comdr. W. T. Lineberry, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy 51

Embryonic Carcinoma of the Testicle

By Lt. (Jr. Gr.) C. M. Hughes, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy 55

NAVAL RESERVE 59

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

Communicable diseases —Officers recommended for Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons —Officers selected to receive commendatory letters for articles published in Bulletin in 1933 —

Annual Report of the Surgeon General, United States Navy — Monthly medical meetings at the Naval Medical School —The postgraduate board — Research regarding deterioration of drug containers, labels, and package coverings — Prevention and treatment of heat exhaustion —Members of Hospital Corps recognized by American Male Nurses' Association as accredited male nurses — Questions asked by the National Board of Medical Examiners 61

BOOK NOTICES:

A German Doctor at the Front, Kean and Blech — Surgery of the Stomach and Duodenum, Horsley —Obstetrics and Gynecology, Curtis— Rectal Diseases in Office Practice, Goldbacher —Diseases of Infancy and Childhood, Holt, and Mcintosh —Diseases of Infants and Children, Griffith and Mitchell —Technic of Local Anaesthesia, Hertzler— Textbook of Physical Therapy, Wolf.-.. 71

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE:

Communicable Disease Control 73

Health of the Navy —Statistics 126

 

Number 2

 

PREFACE - v

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS vi

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

X-Ray Organization and Problems in the United States Navy.

By Irving W. Jacobs, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 133

X-Ray Observations of Pneumonia Treated with Specific Antisera.

By J. B. Helm, Commander; D. Ferguson, Lieutenant Commander; and H. J. Noble, Lieutenant Commander; Medical Corps, United States Navy 147

Appendicitis —A Plea for More and Earlier Operations.

By Joseph J. A. McMullin, Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy... 152

The Human Response to Immunization with Type I Pneumococcus Vaccine.

By David Ferguson, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 155

Botulism.

By W. W. Hall, Lieutenant Commander; and B. V. D. Scott, Lieutenant Commander; Medical Corps, United States Navy. 162

Spinal Anaesthesia.

By Jose Londres, Lieutenant, Medical Corps, Brazilian Navy.. 171

Gravity Control in the Giving of Spinal Anaesthesia.

By Rudolph D. Joldersma, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 175

The Relief of Pain and Discomfort Following Tonsillectomy and Submucous Resection.

By Franklin F. Lane, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 179

Congenital Abnormalities of the Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder — A Report of 10 Cases.

By M. S. Mathis, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 18$

Eight Years of the Kahn Test.

By F. M. Rohow, Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy 189

Gunshot Wounds.

By H. V. Hughens, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 191

Extermination of Bedbugs.

By R. E. Baker, Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 193

SUGGESTED DEVICES:

A New Bivalve Plaster Cast.

By Howard L. Puckett, Lieutenant, (Junior Grade), Medical Corps, United States Navy 195

A New Silver Protein Dispensing Apparatus.

By C. B. Camerer, Commander, Medical Corps; and R. E. Prestridge, Pharmacist's Mate (3d class) ; United States Navy. 196

CLINICAL NOTES:

Polycystic Kidney with Hydronephrosis.

By W. H. Whitmore, Lieutenant Commander; and M. S. Mathig, Lieutenant Commander; Medical Corps, United States Navy_ 199

The Marcus Gunn Syndrome.

By G. C. Wilson, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 200

Coccidioidal Granuloma with Lesions in the Small Intestines.

By F. C. Greaves, Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy  201

Hematoma Auris.

By Leon D. Carson, Lieutenant, Medical Corps; and James L. Brown, Commander, Dental Corps; United States Navy 204

Cyst of the Urachus.

By James D. Rives, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 205

Metastatic Carcinoma Simulating the Bulbar Form of Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis.

By Paul Richmond, Lieutenant Commander; and Clifford A. Swanson, Lieutenant; Medical Corps, United States Navy 207

NAVAL RESERVE 211

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

The First Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery —The Wellcome Medal and Prize for 1934—Potency and Smallpox Vaccine — Certain Recipients of the Navy Cross given Membership in the

Legion of Valor — Some important meetings in 1934 213

ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND THE MEDICAL SCIENCES IN 1933 219

BOOK NOTICES:

Infections of the Hand, Kanavel—A German Doctor at the Front, His Manual of Diseases of the Nose, Throat, and Ear, Gleason — Pathogenic Microorganisms, Park and Williams—Diseases of the Chest and Physical Diagnosis, Norris and Landis—Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. Ill, Curtis—Surgical Anatomy, Massie — Industrial Health Service, Bristol— Bacterial Infection, Appleton- — Lea and Febiger 225

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE:

Insect Control.

By S. S. Cook, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 229

Report on Traffic Injuries, Destroyers, Battle Force, Fiscal Year of 1933.

By W. L. Mann, Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 247

An Outbreak of Food Poisoning at the Naval Air Station, San Diego, Calif _ 249

Health of the Navy —Statistics 250

 

Number 3

 

PREFACE v

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS vi

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Peace Time Activities of the Medical Department of the United States Navy.

By P. S. Rossiter, Rear Admiral, Medical Corps, Surgeon General, United States Navy 257

A Method for Culturing Anaerobes and Bacteria Requiring Carbon Dioxide Tension.

By Paul F. Dickens, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 267

The Importance of the Chancre in the History of Medicine.

By C. S. Butler, Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy.. 270

Measurement of the Speed of Adjustment of the Eye.

By C. J. Robertson, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 275

A Naval Medical Officer with the Civilian Conservation Corps.

By Weston T. Buddington, Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Medical Corps, United States Navy 283

The Efficiency of Carboxide Gas as an Insecticidal Fumigant for Naval and Merchant Vessels.

By E. W. Brown, Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 294

Nutrition in Relation to Dental Disease.

By H. E. Harvey, Commander, Dental Corps, United States Navy 318

Malignant Neutropenia with Case Reports.

By J. M. McCants, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 322

Injuries of the Head and Spine.

By K. E. Lowman, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 330

Malarial Relapse after Atabrine.

By Julian Love, Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Medical Corps, United States Navy 335

SUGGESTED DEVICES:

A Simple Immobilization Apparatus for Fractures of the Clavicle.

By R. E. Baker, Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 341

CLINICAL NOTES:

Lithopedion (Stone Child), Report of a Case.

By J. R. Fulton, Lieutenant, Medical Corps, and G. F. Blodgett, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) , Medical Corps, United States Navy. 343

A Case of Granulocytopenia in a Native of Guam.

By C. L. Andrews, Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Medical Corps, United States Navy . 345

Acute Aleukemic Leukemia Resembling in its Earlier Phases Agranulocytic Angina and Aplastic Anemia.

By Gerald W. Smith, Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy 347

NAVAL RESERVE 357

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

The second Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Thomas Harris—Letter of commendation for naval dental officer— New form of microscope —Transmission of common colds by foods— Dangers of dinitrophenol in the treatment of obesity —Protection against heat in the Tropics—Etiology of primary granulocytopenia —Civil Service Commission recognizes Hospital Corps technicians 359

BOOK NOTICES:

Hypertension and Nephritis, Fishberg — Allergy in General Practice, Feinberg —Laboratory Medicine, N icholson —Treatment in General Practice, Beckman —Diabetic Manual, Joslin —Practical Anaesthesia for Dental and Oral Surgery, Seldin 365

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE:

Communicable Disease Control 371

Health of the Navy —Statistics 374

 

Number 4

 

PREFACE v

NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS vi

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Syphilis in the Navy.

By R. P. Parsons, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 381

Incidence of Yaws and Syphilis in Five Rural Villages, Republic of Panama.

By P. W. Wilson, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 391

Christopher Columbus and the American Origin of Syphilis.

By R. C. Holcomb, Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy (Retired) 401

Should we Standardize the Early Treatment of Syphilis?

By H. L. Jensen, Lieutenant Commander, and John M. Wheelis, Jr. Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Medical Corps, United States Navy. 430

Hemolytic Jaundice. Report of Two Unusual Cases with Results Following Splenectomy.

By C. W. Brunson, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 441

Surgery of the Spleen with Reports of Two Cases of Hemolytic Jaundice Treated by Splenectomy.

By J. A. Biello, Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy... 449

Medical Observations in the Tropics.

By E. U. Reed, Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 463

Vincent's Disease.

By W. H. Short, Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 467

Local Anesthetic Solutions.

By E. H. Tennent, Commander, Dental Corps, United States Navy 487

Alcoholism and Pellagra.

By S. R. Mills, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy 493

A Systematic Study of Three Hundred and Three Cases of Syphilis with uses of a "Graph" for Aid in Comprehension.

By L. E. McDonald, Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Medical Corps, United States Navy. - - 497

A Plea for Adequate Anti-Syphilitic Treatment.

By G. H. Ekblad, Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Medical Corps, United States Navy 506

CLINICAL NOTES:

Gunshot Wound of the Head.

By F. R. Urban Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Medical Corps, United States Navy … 515

A Case of Endemic Typhus or Brill's Disease in the Philippine Islands.

By W. H. Funk, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 517

Report of a Case of Skin Sensitivity Due to Heavy Metals.

By J. R. Lynas, Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 518

An Atypical Blood Dyscrasia.

By J. F. Hays, Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 521

Report of a Case of Chorioepithelioma in a Male.

By J. W. Ellis, Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 528

NAVAL RESERVE 533

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

The Third Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery —Syphilis Number of the Bulletin— Bismuth in the treatment of syphilis — The treatment of teratoma of the testicle—Annual meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons — Some newly discovered physiological effects of tobacco— A new method of research in physiology —Presbyopia as a measure of life expectancy —American Board of Otolaryngology waives examination fee 535

BOOK NOTICES:

The Modern Treatment of Syphilis, Moore — Modern Clinical Syphilology, Stokes-—External Diseases of the Eye, Atkinson —Diseases of the Skin, Ormsby —Essentials of Medical Electricity, Cumberbatch

—A Textbook of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cushny.. 541

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE:

Communicable Disease Control 547

Health of the Navy-— Statistics 566

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