Physiology in Industry

field. Much of the time of those working in these services must be used in the prevention of mental disturbances such as are likely to interfere profoundly with both the health and academic progress of the student. In the first and also the final years many students experience considerable mental stress which interferes with their work. Many of them can be helped through their difficulties with simple treatment by an experienced member of the student health department. To this extent therapy would appear to be justified and to be truly preventive and as such within the scope of the service. Drawing the line of demarcation between preventive and curative treatment presents many difficulties, with which the author fails to deal fully in his text. Professor Mair urges that the university health service should be available to all university staff, teaching and non-academic, as well as students. He also makes the important point that the health service cannot 'live to itself' but must collaborate closely with other agencies provided to meet a variety of student needs, e.g., the Chaplain, the lodgings officer, the welfare office, and the appointments officer. In matters of administration he holds that the student health service should be an integral part of the academic as distinct from the university executive or administrative structure. Nevertheless, the ultimate responsibility for the health of the total university community must lie, and be seen to lie, with the university Court. This book provides an important landmark in the literature of university health services. It brings together for the first time much factual information. It should be widely read and discussed by all who are interested in student health and will be of considerable assistance to university administrators. R. E. LANE