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Rickets: A Study of Economic Conditions and Their Effects on the Health of the Nation, in Two Parts Combined in One Volume, Freely Illustrated (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

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9781330851906: Rickets: A Study of Economic Conditions and Their Effects on the Health of the Nation, in Two Parts Combined in One Volume, Freely Illustrated (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Rickets: A Study of Economic Conditions and Their Effects on the Health of the Nation, in Two Parts Combined in One Volume, Freely Illustrated

IN the study of disease there are two ways in which the subject may be approached, firstly, as it affects the indi vidual, and secondly, as it affects the community of which the individual forms a part. In ordinary practice, there is a danger of considering morbid states simply as they affect patients and of forgetting the larger issue.

There is a national pathology as well as a clinical entity which can be summarised as a definite morbid state affect ing the individual. This national tendency to disease is acted upon by numerous and diverse factors. Race, climate, economic conditions and environment, diet and customs, all produce wide variations.

In the enthusiasm which followed the discoveries of Pasteur, Lister and Koch, the study of the microbic environ ment of man led to a wide and wholesome broadening of the outlook on the factors which produce disease, and on the steps necessary for the purposes of prevention and cure.

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Excerpt from Rickets: A Study of Economic Conditions and Their Effects on the Health of the Nation, in Two Parts Combined in One Volume, Freely Illustrated

IN the study of disease there are two ways in which the subject may be approached, firstly, as it affects the indi vidual, and secondly, as it affects the community of which the individual forms a part. In ordinary practice, there is a danger of considering morbid states simply as they affect patients and of forgetting the larger issue.

There is a national pathology as well as a clinical entity which can be summarised as a definite morbid state affect ing the individual. This national tendency to disease is acted upon by numerous and diverse factors. Race, climate, economic conditions and environment, diet and customs, all produce wide variations.

In the enthusiasm which followed the discoveries of Pasteur, Lister and Koch, the study of the microbic environ ment of man led to a wide and wholesome broadening of the outlook on the factors which produce disease, and on the steps necessary for the purposes of prevention and cure.

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.

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Excerpt from Rickets: A Study of Economic Conditions and Their Effects on the Health of the Nation, in Two Parts Combined in One Volume, Freely Illustrated

When I was asked by the publishers, some eighteen months ago, to write a monograph on the subject of rickets, I undertook the task the more readily in that the subject had been one which had occupied my attention for many years.

One fact early impressed upon me was the comparatively limited world distribution of the disease, or in other words, that over large portions of the surface of the globe, notably in Africa, India, and the Far East generally, rickets was absent, or at all events was so slight and so occasional in its appearance that it was a factor of no importance in considering the health of these countries.

It was difficult to see why this should be, for experience taught that the life of the native of these uncivilised or semi-civilised regions was beset with hardships and dangers to which the young infant, in more sheltered conditions at home, was not exposed. The cult of the untutored savage does not now appeal to the imagination as it did during the eighteenth century, but nevertheless, there is no doubt that the child of such a race to-day escapes many of the diseases and morbid conditions to which children in civilised industrial communities in Europe are exceedingly prone. A notable example of such a disease is rickets.

At an early date I was further impressed with the inadequacy of the usual theories as to the ætiology of rickets. In Africa, India, and China, ignorance as regards the simplest dietetic principles is much more profound than in Europe, and gross errors in infant feeding are much more common. Underfeeding and the early administration of starchy foods are very frequent among rice-eating peoples. In many parts deaths from starvation and marasmus are common, and at recurring intervals, in India and China, there are devastating famines which involve the loss of many thousands of infants.

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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.

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