Excerpt from The Theory and Practice of Hygiene The chapters dealing with foods and beverages have been strengthened by the incorporation of more modern conceptions as to the theory of diets and values of the various food-stuffs. The same idea has dominated the handling of such subjects as habitations, schools, hospitals, drainage, and the disposal of sewage. The chapter dealing with this latter topic has been rewritten, and it is hoped will be found sufficiently Clear both as to theory and practice. The chapter on the disposal of the dead is new, and that on the offensive trades has been extended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Theory and Practice of Hygiene (Notter and Firth) The analysis Of water and air has necessarily been considered in some detail, not only from the chemical but also from the biological point Of view; this latter aspect of the question has been so much developed during recent years as to constitute almost a distinct branch of study. In endeavouring to give explanations of methods for the bacteriological examination of water and air, we have adhered to the principle of advocating only such methods of research as come within the possibilities Of the duties of a Medical Officer of Health, and which, in our hands, have been found to be practically useful. The subjects of Ventilation and Heating have been considered at some length, and advisedly so, because experience has indicated to us that these are matters usually imperfectly treated in the majority of text-books, and are subjects, too, upon which students and others are inadequately informed. The accounts Of Scurvy and the dietetic value of Alcohol are given, with the exception of some minor verbal alterations, in much of the original language of Dr Parkes. Our knowledge upon these matters has been so little changed during recent years that it was felt that very little improvement could be made upon the original statements. Similarly, the chapters upon Exercise and Clothing have been but slightly altered by us. One matter of great difficulty has been the question of Sanitary Law. While fully recognising the importance of every sanitary officer studying the various legislative enactments bearing upon the Public Health in their original form, and the difficulties in the way of either making a legal chapter interesting or profitable reading, we have endeavoured, in the section which deals with sanitary legislation, to overcome these objections and to construct a chapter which may be not only interesting but useful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Theory and Practice of Military Hygiene For the preparation of a work on the subject of military hygiene, the author has no apologies to offer. Save a small collection of sanitary pre cepts, intended for the use of officers of the line, no book exclusively devoted to the preservation of the health of troops has been published in the English language in more than a generation. The more complete works on general hygiene contain much material which has no applicabil ity to the military service, and, on the other hand, they leave unnoticed a large number of subjects a knowledge of which is of the highest impor tance to the military sanitarian. For these reasons, many of the lessons learned by bitter experience in camp and garrison, during a period in which sanitary science has made its greatest progress, have been practically lost to medical officers of the present day, and the experience of the past few years has demonstrated the need of a text-book dealing directly with the sanitary problems peculiar to the military service. This it has been the endeavor of the author to supply in the present volume, which it is hoped will be found available not only as a book of reference for medical officers, in connection with their sanitary duties, but also as a practical guide to officers of the line, with respect to the care of troops over whom they have control. In view of the fact that this book is in tended for use under conditions in which recourse to a library of reference will rarely be practicable, it has been thought best not to increase the size of an already large volume by including a bibliographical index of the authorities, some twenty-seven hundred in number, referred to in the text or consulted in its preparation. A list of these authorities has, however, been preserved, and may be placed at the disposal of those who desire to go more fully into the vast subject of military hygiene. In conclusion, the author desires to express his great indebtedness to Colonel Charles Smart, Assistant surgeon-general, United States Army, at whose suggestion and through whose kindness the preparation of this work was undertaken, and whose encouragement and assistance rendered its com pletion possible. Possessed of an infinite knowledge of sanitary affairs, it is the misfortune of the military service that pressure of public business made it necessary for him to delegate the writing of this book to a less worthy pen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Hygiene and Public Health Hygiene is the science and the art, the theory and the practice, of the preservation and promotion of human health. Public hygiene is the science and the art of the preserva tion and promotion of public health. Personal hygiene is the science and the art of the preser vation and promotion of individual health. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.