During the elaboration and definition of new concepts of medicine and the health services at a time of decisive social changes attention is also paid to social medicine. Its contents reflected during the past 40 years the influence of political and ideological structures and this had an adverse effect on its development, activities and prestige. Because of its importance and greater impact at present it must find its firm place also in the sphere of training at medical faculties. The author uses as a basis the present position and seeks solution in a greater integration of its components which must include also social oecology. Its coordinating activity must be mentioned more systematically also in clinical subjects. All this is to serve its more marked identity in the teaching process at medical faculties.
Indicators of demographic and medical statistics display different relationships at the level of drug consumption and from these relationships different potential influences may be derived. The relationship is expressed exactly and because it develops with time its developmental trends are analyzed on a nation-wide scale in the course of 17 years. The period of analysis permits to formulate some conclusions on the stability of this relationship with regard to individual essential factors.
The material submitted is a draft model system for the use of a microcomputer in the daily working activity of the community paediatrician. His work comprises preventive and therapeutic care of children and he has specific tasks and specific orientation on different age groups and the ensuing administrative work. The introduction of the information system in the surgery gives an idea of its asset for the user.
