Abstract
A RECENT pamphlet, "People Who Live in Glass Houses", by a "V.D. Orderly" (Harold Thomas) (London: The Central Council for Health Education, 1945. Pp. 80. 9d.), gives an accurate account of the common venereal diseases. One would guess that the material was originally used by the author for lectures to young men. As such, and delivered in a breezy 'man to man' style, it was no doubt successful with a certain type of audience; but Mr. Thomas has not achieved the task of translating his message into writing. The lay reader, who is able to accept the style, may not be inspired by the length. There is just too much to be read at a sitting and some of the information, good though it is, is redundant. An orderly in a venereal diseases clinic has a position of great responsibility and is often the friend and counsellor of the patients. Mr. Thomas has obviously made the most of his opportunities for observation of the conduct and mode of life of his patients. We can praise his sincerity and intentions but not his book.
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The Venereal Diseases. Nature 156, 501 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156501c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/156501c0