INDEX

A

Abdomen, 68

Abdominal binder, 68

Action of drugs, 200

Adenoids, 284

Aged, care of, 303

Ailments and emergencies, 257

Air, 72

Alcohol, 160

Appliances, bed cradles, 173 bedpans, 176 rubber utensils, 138

Applications, local, 220 cold, dry, 231 cold, moist, 235 hot, dry, 225 bricks, 226 flannel, 226 salt or sand, 226 water bags, 225 hot, moist, 227 fomentations, 229 poultices, 227 stupes, 229

Attendant, 127

B

Bacteria, 1, 4, 5 bacilli, 5 coccus, 4 effects produced by, 3 entrance into the body, 9 food of, 2 immunity, 13 in food, 19 in water, 19 methods of study, 1 motion, 5 origin of communicable diseases, 3 parasites, 3, 8 saprophytes, 2 shape, 4 spirillum, 4 spores, 7 structure and development, 4 where found, 8

Bacteriology, 1

Baths, 42, 154 bed, 156 cleansing, 171 cold tub, 97, 171 daily, 24 foot, 165 mustard, 165 hot, 97 infant's, 78 sitz, 176 tub, 154

Bed cradles, 173

Bedmaking, 132

Bedpan, 176

Bed-rooms, care of, 84

Beds, 132 care of, 134 dimensions, 133 rubber pillow cases, 138 rubber sheets, 138 selection of, 132 wooden, 132

Bed sores, 169

Birth registration, 63

Blankets, 140

Bleeding, 272

Blindness, 33

Breast feeding, 73

Bruises, 276

Brush burn, 278

Burns, 277, 278

C

Cancer, 111

Carriers, 17

Charts, 10, 246

Chickenpox, 236

Childhood, see Infancy, 60

Children, care of, 280 with adenoids, 284 with defective hearing, 285 with defective teeth, 286 with enlarged tonsils, 284 with eyestrain, 284 with incorrect posture, 286 with physical defects, 283 with predisposition to nervousness, 292

Chills, 270

Chronic patients, care of, 299

Circulars of information, 318 Department of Health, City of New York, 318 care of hair and scalp, 321 care of mouth and teeth, 318 care of nose, 320 diet of child twelfth to eighteenth month, 322 diet of child eighteenth to twenty-fourth month, 323 diet of child two to three years, 324 diet of child three to six years, 325

Cleaning room, 126

Cleanliness, personal, 41

Clothing, 47 disinfection of, 95 of infants, 68

Coccus, 4

Cold applications, 220

Cold, prevention of common, 241

Colic, 266

Compresses, cold, 232

Constipation, 52, 193, 266

Convalescents, care of, 294

Convulsions, 260

Counter irritants, 233

Croup, 271

D

Degenerative diseases, 20, 24

Development of child, 64

Diaper, 69

Diarrhœa, 266

Diphtheria, 245

Disinfectants, 251

Disinfection, 248

Drainage, 40

Draughts, 32

Dust, effect upon health, 36

E

Ear, disorders affecting, 268

Emergencies, 257

Enemata, 210 directions for giving, 210 for baby, 212

Environment, 29

Eruptive diseases, 236

Excreta, disinfection of, 249

Excretions, 52

Expectoration, 249

Eye, ailments, 267 compresses for, 232 foreign bodies in, 267

Eyestrain, 284

F

Fainting, 259

Fatigue, 53, 106, 181

Feeding of infants, 73

Filtration of water, 50

Flies, as carriers of disease germs, 38

Floors, 120

Fomentations, 229

Food, 35, 48, 188 classification of, 48 for children, 78 for infants, 72

Foot bath, 165

Fumigation, 254

Furniture, 120

G

Garbage, 37

Glossary, 326-330

Growth of child, 64

H

Habits, 82

Hair, care of, 163

Handkerchiefs, 239

Hands, 11, 12, 43, 250

Headache, 257

Heat, application of, 220 exhaustion, 264

Heating, 54

Heredity, 27

Hiccough, 265

House, cleanliness of, 33

Humidity, 31

Hygiene, oral, 44 personal, 19, 28

I

Immunity, 13

Infancy (and childhood), hygiene of, 60 air, fresh, 72 baths, 78 care of eyes, 80 of mouth, 81 of nostrils, 81 of genital organs, 81 clothing, 68 cry, significance of, 82 diet, 74 mother's milk, danger of substitutes, 72 water, 75 weaning, 75 excretions, 67 exercise, 83 growth and development, 64, 65 length at birth, 64 increase, 65 muscular development, 64 special senses, 66 speech, 66 teeth, 66 weight at birth, 64 increase, 65 habits, 82 mortality, 61 nursing bottles, 75 nipples, 75 play, 84 pulse, 96 respiration, 99 sleep, 70 toys, 85

Infection, 1, 43

Inflammation, 220

Inhalation, 213

Insects, 38, 270

Insect bites and stings, 270

Inunction, 214

Isolation, duration of, 247

Ivy poisoning, 270

K

Kitchens, 34

L

Light, 33, 124

Linen, 251

Lysol, 251

M

Malaise, 106

Mattress, 135 care of, 136

Measles, 246

Medicines and remedies, 200 action of drugs, 200 amateur dosing, 202 enemata, 210 inhalation, 213 inunction, 214 patent remedies, 205 sprays and gargles, 213 suppositories, 209

Medicines, administration of, 206

Menstruation, profuse, 275

Mental condition, 104-112

Microorganisms, 9

Milk, 51 pasteurization, 51

Mouth, care of, 160 wash, 182

Mustard paste, 233 leaves, 233

N

Nausea, 265

Nipple, bottle, 77 care of, 77

Non-communicable diseases, 20

Nosebleed, 274

P

Pain, 105

Parasites, 3, 4, 8

Patent remedies, 205

Patient, care of, with communicable disease, 236 with colds and slight infections, 238 with more serious infections, 242 changing sheet, 147 changing, 146 lifting, 146 mouth, 160 moving, 152

Personal hygiene, 19

Pillows, 137 covers, 138, 140

Poisonous drugs, 215

Posture, 286

Poultices, 227, 228

Prenatal care, 62

Prickly heat, 269

Protozoa, 8

Public agencies, 107

Public sanitation, 19

Pulse, 96

Purification of water, 50

Q

Quarantine, termination of, 252

R

Records, 107

Recreation, 55

Rectum, 93

Respiration, 99

Rest, 53

Rooms, 27

S

Saprophytes, 2

Scalds, 277

Scarlet fever, 246

Sewage, 39

Sheets, 137, 138, 142

Shock, 261

Sick-room, model, 118

Sleep, 55, 70

Sleeplessness, 258

Small-pox, 246

Special senses in sickness, 101

Spores, 7

Sprains, 275

Sprays and gargles, 213

Stimulants, in emergency work, 263

Stupes, 229

Styes, 267

Sunstroke, 264

Suppositories, 209

Symptoms, 88

T

Teeth, 45, 160 defective, 286 treatment, 46

Temperature, 92 method of taking, 92 normal, 95

Temperature of baths, 79, 155 of house, 30, 124 sponging for, 177 variations, 114, 206

Thermometer, clinical, care of, 92

Tonsils, enlarged, 284

Tuberculosis, 27-107

U

Urine, 103

V

Vaccination, 13, 25

Ventilation, 29, 123

Vomiting, 265

W

Water, 49 filtration, 50

Weaning, 75

Weight, 65 loss of, 64

Whooping cough, 246

Wounds, 272