The Hygiene of transmissible diseases ; their causation, modes of dissemination, and methods of preventionW.B. Saunders, 1901 - 350 pages |
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... obtained from wells and pumps sunk in this soil . Between 1856 and 1887 the condi- tion of the city underwent , at several conspicuous periods , a radical sanitary reform . The cesspools were filled , and the introduction of new ones ...
... obtained from wells and pumps sunk in this soil . Between 1856 and 1887 the condi- tion of the city underwent , at several conspicuous periods , a radical sanitary reform . The cesspools were filled , and the introduction of new ones ...
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... obtained from a non - polluted source . As a result of the proper drainage of soils , a diminution in the frequency of pulmonary , intestinal , and malarial troubles has everywhere been observed . These few illustrations , not to ...
... obtained from a non - polluted source . As a result of the proper drainage of soils , a diminution in the frequency of pulmonary , intestinal , and malarial troubles has everywhere been observed . These few illustrations , not to ...
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... obtained data of more or less importance that are indic- ative of the relative frequency of different diseases among them . Whether the results obtained by this method are entirely trustworthy or not it is difficult as yet to decide ...
... obtained data of more or less importance that are indic- ative of the relative frequency of different diseases among them . Whether the results obtained by this method are entirely trustworthy or not it is difficult as yet to decide ...
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... equivalent to that of New York city , and 34 being less than that of Fall River , Mass . It must be said , however , that the data obtained from the 78 cities , including 28 in England and 50 in THE CAUSATION OF DISEASE . 47.
... equivalent to that of New York city , and 34 being less than that of Fall River , Mass . It must be said , however , that the data obtained from the 78 cities , including 28 in England and 50 in THE CAUSATION OF DISEASE . 47.
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... obtained by him could have been secured for people living in sections of these cities under conditions of overcrowding such as were observed and studied in Glasgow . The most important factors in favor of an increasing death- rate ...
... obtained by him could have been secured for people living in sections of these cities under conditions of overcrowding such as were observed and studied in Glasgow . The most important factors in favor of an increasing death- rate ...
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Page 352 - College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York; and Walter S. Haines, MD, Professor of Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Toxicology, Rush Medical College, in affiliation with the University of Chicago.