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... population . The plague again invaded England in 1361 and 1368. As a result of these devastating epidemics in England , as well as in other parts of Europe , large parts of the country remained for a time uncultivated , and owing to the ...
... population . The plague again invaded England in 1361 and 1368. As a result of these devastating epidemics in England , as well as in other parts of Europe , large parts of the country remained for a time uncultivated , and owing to the ...
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... population estimated at 460,000 . This , how- ever , does not fairly represent the percentage of mortality among those exposed , for a large pro- portion of the population fled from the city to escape infection . Upon the continent the ...
... population estimated at 460,000 . This , how- ever , does not fairly represent the percentage of mortality among those exposed , for a large pro- portion of the population fled from the city to escape infection . Upon the continent the ...
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... population which strenuously ob- jects to the carrying out of these measures , the con- test between the sanitary officer and the deadly germ is an unequal one , and the stamping out of an epi- demic becomes a task of great magnitude ...
... population which strenuously ob- jects to the carrying out of these measures , the con- test between the sanitary officer and the deadly germ is an unequal one , and the stamping out of an epi- demic becomes a task of great magnitude ...
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... population , notwithstanding the general improvement in the sanitary condition of towns and cities . This is no doubt due to the continued pollu- tion of water supplies and to the extension of this infectious disease in rural districts ...
... population , notwithstanding the general improvement in the sanitary condition of towns and cities . This is no doubt due to the continued pollu- tion of water supplies and to the extension of this infectious disease in rural districts ...
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... POPULATION . DEATHS . 10,000 INHABI- DEATH - RATE PER TANTS . 278,718 161 5.78 1,698,575 509 3.00 573.579 142 2.48 1,321,408 444 3.36 ... 178,000 47 2.04 3,536,517 727 2.06 598,000 198 3.31 360,000 70 1.94 San Francisco .. FOREIGN ...
... POPULATION . DEATHS . 10,000 INHABI- DEATH - RATE PER TANTS . 278,718 161 5.78 1,698,575 509 3.00 573.579 142 2.48 1,321,408 444 3.36 ... 178,000 47 2.04 3,536,517 727 2.06 598,000 198 3.31 360,000 70 1.94 San Francisco .. FOREIGN ...
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Page 221 - The havoc of the plague had been far more rapid: but the plague had visited our shores only once or twice within living memory; and the small pox was always present, filling the churchyards with corpses, tormenting with constant fears all whom it had not yet stricken...
Page 29 - The injurious consequences which are likely to result from such misapprehension and misuse of the word disinfectant will be appreciated when it is known that recent researches have demonstrated that many of the agents which have been found useful as deodorizers, or as antiseptics, are entirely without value for the destruction of disease germs.
Page 55 - Koch, the tubercle bacillus is killed by the action of direct sunlight in a time varying from a few minutes to several hours, depending upon the thickness of the layer exposed and the season of the year.
Page 202 - Plates, cups, glasses, knives, forks, spoons, etc., used by the sick person for eating and drinking must be kept for his especial use, and under no circumstances removed from the room or mixed with similar utensils used by others, but must be washed in the room in the carbolic solution and then in hot soapsuds. After...
Page 29 - Popularly, the term disinfection is used in a much broader sense. Any chemical agent which destroys or masks bad odors, or which arrests putrefactive decomposition, is spoken of as a disinfectant. And in the absence of any infectious disease, it is common to speak of disinfecting a foul cesspool, or bad-smelling stable or privy vault. This popular use of the term has led to much misapprehension...
Page 268 - There should be no place in it where mosquitoes can seek refuge, not readily accessible to the nurse. Both wards can be in the same building, provided they are separated by a mosquito-tight partition. "5. All persons coming from an infected locality to a post shall be kept under careful observation until the completion of five days from the time of possible infection, either in a special detention camp or in their own quarters ; in either case, their temperature should be taken twice a day during...
Page 42 - ... ignorant as to the exact nature of the infecting agent. The test shows the destruction of infecting power without any reference to the cause of the special virulence, which is demonstrated to be neutralized by certain chemical agents in a given amount. All of the experiments made with the above mentioned kinds of virus have been made upon the lower animals; but there is one kind of material which it is justifiable to use upon man himself, and with which numerous experiments of a very satisfactory...
Page 141 - New levies of troops are especially subject to typhoid fever and other infectious camp diseases, not only because of a lack of discipline and consequent difficulty in the enforcement of necessary sanitary regulations, but also because the individual soldiers are very susceptible to infection, owing to their age, the abrupt change in their mode of life, the exposure and fatigue incident to camp life, and last but not least, their own imprudence as regards eating, drinking, exercise, etc. The trained...