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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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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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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Lawson Dick
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ISBN - 9780267447459
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 514
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Contributors
Author
Lawson Dick
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330851906
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 516
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