A manual of the diseases of infants and children.

  • Ruhräh, John, 1872-1935.
Date:
1914
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Credit: A manual of the diseases of infants and children. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    health for the child and much saving of trouble for the nurse. Care of the Nervous System.—The child should be kept quiet, and its surroundings carefully regulated. Only simple toys should be allowed during the first two years. Romping with young infants is injurious. After 4 o'clock in the afternoon the child should be kept very quiet. THE ANATOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC PECULIAR- ITIES OF INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD. For further information the reader is referred to the arti- cles on the different organs, and to Dwight\s Frozen Sections of a Child, Stratz's Der K'orper des Kindes, Rotch's Text- booh, Stanley Hair's Adolescence. Sleep.—The newborn child sleeps soundly for several days; later it sleeps less soundly; but after three years of age the sleep is very profound. Average Length of Time for a Child to Sleep. First month 20-22 hours. One to six months 16-18 Six to twelve months 15-17 One to two years 14-15 Two to three years 13-14 Three to four years 12-13 Four to five years 11-12 Five to ten years 9-11 Ten to fifteen years 9-10 One or two daily naps are taken until about four years of age. Dry napkins, a satisfied appetite, and a quiet darkened room, are all that is necessary. Good habits should be established early. Rocking to sleep is not necessary, and, if properly trained, an infant will sleep without it. Occasion- ally a child is found which cannot be trained to regular habits of sleep, but this is much more rare than is usually supposed. Exercise.—The average infant in a family gets suffi- cient exercise. In hospitals and asylums the babes do not. They should be picked up and carried about the room, and^