Elements of Hygiene and Public Health : For the Use of Medical Students and Practitioners

Elements of Hygiene and Public Health: For the Use of Medical Students and Practitioners, Second Edition explores India's hygiene and public health status. This book is composed of 24 chapters. The first four chapters deal with the elements of hygiene, including water, air, ventilation, heating, and cooling. The subsequent chapters discuss industrial hygiene, occupational diseases, offensive trades, hospitals, school hygiene, and some infectious diseases. These topics are followed by surveys of other elements of hygiene and public health, such as food, refuse disposal, and personal hygiene. The remaining chapters tackle the issue of village sanitation, sanitary arrangements for fairs, the chief cause of the spread of cholera in Northern India, and the measures recommended for famine and segregation. This book will prove useful to medical practitioners, sanitary inspectors, health personnel, and medical students. Content: Front Matter , Page i Dedication , Page ii Inside Front Cover , Page iia PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION , Page iii PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION , Page v LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS , Pages ix-x INTRODUCTION , Page xi CHAPTER I - WATER , Pages 1-40 CHAPTER II - AIR , Pages 41-54 CHAPTER III - VENTILATION , Pages 55-70 CHAPTER IV - HEATING AND COOLING , Pages 71-76 CHAPTER V - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES , Pages 77-90 CHAPTER VI - OFFENSIVE TRADES , Pages 91-102 CHAPTER VII - SOILS AND DWELLING HOUSES , Pages 103-111 CHAPTER VIII - HOSPITALS , Pages 112-122 CHAPTER IX - SCHOOL HYGIENE , Pages 123-142 CHAPTER X - CLIMATOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY , Pages 143-157 CHAPTER XI - FOOD , Pages 158-177 CHAPTER XII - FOOD—( Continued. ) , Pages 178-202 CHAPTER XIII - THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE , Pages 203-247 CHAPTER XIV - PERSONAL HYGIENE , Pages 248-260 CHAPTER XV - INFECTION, IMMUNITY AND PREVENTION , Pages 261-290 CHAPTER XVI - MALARIA, YELLOW FEVER AND DENGUE , Pages 291-319 CHAPTER XVII - PLAGUE , Pages 320-338 CHAPTER XVIII - THE HOUSE-FLY AND THE DISEASES CONVEYED BY IT , Pages 339-345 CHAPTER XIX - CHOLERA (ASIATIC CHOLERA), DYSENTERY, TUBERCULOSIS AND TYPHOID FEVER , Pages 346-363 CHAPTER XX - RELAPSING FEVER, TYPHUS FEVER, KALA-AZAR, LEPROSY AND HYDROPHOBIA , Pages 364-377 CHAPTER XXI - SMALL-POX, CHICKEN POX, MEASLES, WHOOPING COUGH, DIPHTHERIA AND INFLUENZA , Pages 378-396 CHAPTER XXII - VILLAGE SANITATION , Pages 397-413 CHAPTER XXIII - FAIRS, FAMINE CAMPS AND POOR HOUSES , Pages 414-435 CHAPTER XXIV - VITAL STATISTICS , Pages 436-446 APPENDIX A - MODEL BYELAWS , Pages 447-468 APPENDIX B - DISINFECTION OF A MUNICIPAL WATER-SUPPLY , Page 469 APPENDIX C - NOTE ON WATER-SUPPLIES TO FAMINE CAMPS , Pages 470-471 APPENDIX D - MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED ON THE OCCURRENCE OF CHOLERA IN FAMINE CAMPS , Pages 472-473 APPENDIX E - DIRECTIONS FOR TUBERCULOUS PATIENTS GOING TO BHOWALI SANATORIUM , Pages 474-476 APPENDIX F - DIRECTIONS FOR PATIENTS PROCEEDING TO KASAULI FOR ANTI-RABIC TREATMENT , Pages 477-478 APPENDIX G - BOOKS OF REFERENCE , Pages 479-480 INDEX , Pages 481-497