Physical efficiency; a review of the deleterious effects of town life upon the population of Britain : with suggestions for their arrest.

  • Cantlie, James, 1851-1926.
Date:
1906
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Credit: Physical efficiency; a review of the deleterious effects of town life upon the population of Britain : with suggestions for their arrest. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS Author's Preface . Preface. Sir Lauder Brunton, M.D., F.R.S. . Foreword. Sir James Crichton-Browne, M.D., F.R.S. . CHAP. I. Meaning and Importance of Physical Efficiency II. Does Efficiency depend on Physique ? . . . Are we Overpopulated ? — Change in Racial Customs. III. Where do the People of British Parentage best thrive ? . IV. Life in Large Cities and in the Country compared Fresh Air in Towns—Tied Farms. V. Physique of Boys and Girls ..... Clothing. VI. Physical Energy and its E.Kpenditure Food and the Energy it produces—Alcohol. VII. Infant Food and Feeding ...... The Comforter—Adenoids—Teeth. VIII. The Theory of Exercjse ...... Training—Children's Exercise—School Life,