Recent Advances in Obstetrics and Gynæcology.

This edition contains much that is new, but the book is essentially a review of the progress of obstetrics and gynecology in Great Britain, for there are relatively few references to American, German or French contributions. This is not true, however, of the three chapters written by other specialists. Furthermore, credit is not always given to the original source. For example, the reference quoted for the Kielland forceps is not the original one by Kielland but one that appeared many years after at least ten much better articles had been published. Likewise the author speaks of Polak's modification of the cervical cesarean section when he should have used the name of Beck or De Lee. In the discussion on maternal mortality a list is printed showing that the United States has the highest mortality among fourteen nations; but Bourne correctly says that it is not possible to make a comparison