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Hygiene: a manual of personal and public health (New Edition) by Newsholme
Newsholme, Arthur, Sir, 1857-1943
"Hygiene: a manual of personal and public health" by Arthur Newsholme is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work serves as a comprehensive guide to hygiene principles, focusing on the importance of personal and public health practices. It explores the relationships between nutrition, environmental conditions, and health, highlighting preventive measures against diseases to improve health standards. The opening of the book sets the foundation for understanding hygiene by tracing its historical significance and evolution. It draws connections between classical mythology’s figures representing health and early health practices detailed in the Mosaic law. Newsholme discusses the historical prevalence of infectious diseases and poor health conditions among populations due to ignorance of hygiene principles, while emphasizing the significant progress made over the last century in disease prevention and health improvement. As he introduces the key components of hygiene—food, water, and air—Newsholme prepares the reader for a detailed exploration of hygienic practices essential for individual and community health. ... Read more
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| Author | Newsholme, Arthur, Sir, 1857-1943 |
|---|---|
| Title | Hygiene: a manual of personal and public health (New Edition) |
| Contents | 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. |
| Credits | Produced by MWS, Bryan Ness, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | RA: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject | Public health -- Great Britain |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 58591 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1218 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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