Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variationsin hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling andpunctuation remains unchanged.
The original makes extensive use of „. This has been replaced by theoriginal text in some cases where this improved clarity or layout.
The mathematical and chemical formulae accurately represent the originalbut have not been error checked.
BY
ARTHUR NEWSHOLME, M.D., F.R.C.P., Lond.,
UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR IN MEDICINE; DIPLOMATE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, UNIV. LOND.; MEDICAL
OFFICER OF HEALTH OF BRIGHTON; MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL AND EXAMINER TO THE
SANITARY INSTITUTE; EXAMINER IN STATE MEDICINE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
LONDON; LATE EXAMINER IN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
OXFORD, AND PRESIDENT OF THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF MEDICAL
OFFICERS OF HEALTH.
NEW EDITION, 1902. ILLUSTRATED.
LONDON:
Geo. Gill & Sons, Ld., Minerva House, Warwick Lane.
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The writing of a preface is perhaps superfluous for a book which hashad a large and steady sale for nearly twenty years, and which hasevidently met with the approval of a large constituency. A few wordsof introduction appear, however, desirable in view of the facts that thepresent edition has been almost entirely re-written; that a large amountof new matter has been introduced; and that, so far as is known, thecomments on each subject represent the most recent and authoritativeknowledge upon it.
An attempt has been made to meet the requirements of medicalstudents, as well as of science students and general readers, for whomformer editions were chiefly intended. A large class of medical studentsand practitioners do not require the detailed statement of the subjectcontained in the larger text-books. For them, and, it is hoped, also fora large number of candidates for diplomas in public health and in sanitaryscience, the present edition will prove to be useful. At the same time,the subject has been treated as non-technically as is consistent withaccuracy, in order to retain its suitability for non-medical readers. Alarge number of new illustrations have been introduced.
The new chapters dealing with Dietetics, Trade Nuisances,Meteorological Observations, Tuberculosis, Disinfection, and VitalStatistics will, it is believed, enhance the value of the book.
Attention is also drawn to the solutions of mathematical problemsin the different branches of hygiene, of which a table of contents is givenon page viii.
In its new form, it is hoped that this work will be found to haveretained its value as a plain and straightforward account of its subjectfor the general public and for science students; and to have become apractical guide to sanitary inspectors and to medical students, whetherpreparing for a diploma in public health, or studying hygiene as animportant branch of medicine. The use of smaller type for speciallytechnical matter of less general interest will facilitate discriminativereading.
ARTHUR NEWSHOLME.
Brighton,
February 28th, 1902.
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