. Nature . lso bv plans of the towns visited, giving thedistribution of mosquitoes and the diseases due tothem. There is an excellent coloured map of theregion in question. 1 Health Progress and AdirRubert W. Boyce, Pp. (Londc West Indies. By Sirn : John Murray, 1910.) NO. 2128, VOL. 84] August ii, 1910] NATURE 17s The first chapters are devoted to an historicalaccount of the health conditions of the West Indiesat the beginning of the nineteenth century. Tlieseare ratlier hastily and loosely written, but suffice toshow that at that time these islands were veritabledeath-traps. It was th
. Nature . lso bv plans of the towns visited, giving thedistribution of mosquitoes and the diseases due tothem. There is an excellent coloured map of theregion in question. 1 Health Progress and AdirRubert W. Boyce, Pp. (Londc West Indies. By Sirn : John Murray, 1910.) NO. 2128, VOL. 84] August ii, 1910] NATURE 17s The first chapters are devoted to an historicalaccount of the health conditions of the West Indiesat the beginning of the nineteenth century. Tlieseare ratlier hastily and loosely written, but suffice toshow that at that time these islands were veritabledeath-traps. It was the newcomer who was attacked,and no one felt safe until he had at least passedthrough an attack of yellow fever, and so become, asthe saying was, acclimatised. Now, by the mtroduc-tion of drainage, pipe-borne water supply, the destruc-tion of mosquito breeding-places, and general sanita-tion, these diseases have almost disappeared, and the islands are becoming the sanatoria nature surely intended them to larging dominion over that unlovely domain of nature—disease. There are some signs, as mentioned above, of hastein the production of the book, especially in the secondchapter. For example, a table is given on p. 8 whichis meant to show that the newly-arrived seaman wasfrequently attacked, but no figures are given of thetotal number of seamen dealt with. Again, on p. i6,the foUowinsf sentence occurs :— From 1817 to 1836,in the garrisons in Jamaica, amounting at that timeto 257S men, the deaths from intermittent and re-mittent fevers rose to 258 men. This probably meansa yearly rate, but it is not so stated. Other awkwardsentences are :— Swooped down on every ship, warvessel, and merchantman. Thesewere the days which tried the nerveand endurance of our fathers andgrandparents, or at least those ofthem who survived the deadly diseaseof not so long ago. In fact, theentomological equipment of Trinidadis exceedingly good and is bearingexcellent fruit. So as to reap atonce t
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