Hygiene: a manual of personal and public health (Illustrated)

by Sir Arthur Newsholme

Overview

Introductory -- Food -- The varieties of food -- Diseases due to food -- Diet -- The preparation and preservation of food -- Condiments and beverages -- Fermented drinks -- Water -- The storage and delivery of water -- Impurities of water -- Origin and effects of the impurities of water -- The purification of water -- Composition and properties of air -- Suspended impurities of air -- Gaseous and other impurities of air -- Trade nuisances -- The examination of air -- The purification of air -- General principles of ventilation -- Problems as to ventilation -- Methods of ventilation -- Ventilation by the introduction of warmed air -- The warming of houses -- House drainage -- Cesspools and main sewers -- Problems as to flow in sewers -- The disposal of sewage -- Conservancy methods -- Position of the house -- The materials used in the construction of a house -- Construction of the house -- The soil -- Climate and weather -- Meteorological observations -- Personal hygiene -- Personal hygiene: exercise -- Personal hygiene: rest and sleep -- Personal hygiene: cleanliness -- Clothing -- Parasites -- The rôle of insects in spreading disease -- Infective diseases -- Acute infective diseases -- Tuberculosis -- Notification and isolation -- Disinfection -- Vital statistics.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163122271
Publisher:	V F Editions
Publication date:	07/25/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB