The diseases of infancy and childhood : for the use of students and practitioners of medicine / by L. Emmett Holt and John Howland.

  • Holt, L. Emmett (Luther Emmett), 1855-1924.
Date:
1926
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The diseases of infancy and childhood : for the use of students and practitioners of medicine / by L. Emmett Holt and John Howland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS PART I PAGE Preface to Ninth Edition . . v Preface to Eighth Edition.ix CHAPTER I. Hygiene and General Care of Infants and Young Children . . 1 The Care of the Newly Born Child. 1 Bathing. 2 Clothing .. 2 Care of the Eyes. 3 . Care of the Mouth and Teeth ........... 3 Care of the Skin. 3 Care of the Genital Organs.. . 3 Vaccination. 4 Training to Proper Control of Bectum and Bladder .... 4 General Hygiene of the Nervous System. 4 Sleep. 4 Exercise. 5 Airing. 6 Nursery. 6 The Nurse. 7 The Care of Premature and Delicate Infants. 7 Incubators .. 9 Feeding. 9 II. Growth and Development of the Body.11 W eight.12 Weight at Birth ..12 Weight Curve during the First Few Weeks.12 Weight Curve of the First Year.13 Weight of Older Children.14 Seasonal Growth.14 Relation of Weight to Nutrition.15 Height.19 Growth of the Extremities as Compared with the Trunk ... 19 The Head.19 Circumference . 19 Closure of the Sutures.20 Closure of the Fontanels.20 Shape of the Head.20 The Chest.21 The Abdomen.22 Muscular Development. 22