La Tubercolosi: scienza e legge nella lotta contro la tubercolosi a traverso i tempi e nei diversi Paesi.

This work is divided into nine parts in four volumes and was published on the occasion of the fourth conference of the International Union for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. It is a chronological exposition of the struggle against tuberculosis in different countries from the earliest epochs to the present time. The first volume contains two parts. In part 1, Professor Bilancioni shows the historical unfolding of knowledge regarding tuberculosis from the earliest studies. Part 2, also by Professor Bilancioni, is a study of laryngeal tuberculosis in which the importance of this complication in pulmonary tuberculosis is stressed. It explains the pathogenesis of the pulmonary form, the methods of its development and the numerous problems connected with the prophylaxis and spread of this form of the disease. The second volume consists of part 3 of the work and concerns the bacteriology and immunology of tuberculosis. These subjects are treated at length