Proceedings of a Conference on Rheumatic Diseases.

A conference held at Bath, last year, was devoted to a discussion of the so-called rheumatic diseases and of the varying views held with regard to their etiology and treatment. It was essentially an English conference but was participated in by several physicians from the United States and from the continent. It is unfortunate that in the space of two days it was attempted to cover the entire field of joint disorders, from the rheumatic fever of childhood to the various diseases of the joints encountered in later life, for much was discussed briefly which the reader would gladly hear more about in detail. All kinds of rheumatic diseases are taken up as a whole and discussed under three sections: social and general aspects, causation and treatment. As there are fifty-eight different papers, it is impossible to give an adequate conception of the discussion. In spite of the brevity imposed,