South African Medical Journal - Volume 43, Issue 11, March 1969

Thrombo-embolic cor pulmonale was found to be the second commonest cause of cor pulmonale among Bantu subjects in Durban.

Ninety patients out of 2,240 seeking eye treatment in a rural hospital were found to have open-angle glaucoma (chrome simple glaucoma).

The study of a random sample of the Provincial patients aged 65 years and over admitted to the Johannesburg Hospital provided an opportunity of collecting and evaluating the information on their socio-economic circumstances and living arrangements.

An attempt is made to descriptionbe a practical and efficient clinical record system for use in general practice.

A case of infantile thoracic dystrophy is reported and X-ray findings are descriptionbed.

The most important of the recent advances in antibiotics has been the development of the semi-synthetic penicillins, since all the penicillins possess the inherent advantages of a bactericidal action and virtual lack of toxicity.