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(1) Regularity of excretions
(2) Size and shape of stools
(3) Amount

(4) Odor

(5) Causes of constipation

d. Skin - The excretory function of the skin is comparatively unimportant.
Its levels of function cannot be measured like other excretory organs.
The skin is a valuable index to health by its looks. Healthy skin

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usually represents internal health.

5. Hygiene of Excretory Organs

The hygiene of the excretory organs may be presented in outline:

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References Storey -

‘Kidneys (1)

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Lungs (1)
(2)
(3)
Intestines.
up in three
(1)
(<)
(5)
(4)
(5)
Skin. Care
(1)
(2)

Ample fluid intake

Proper diet

Exercise

Posture

Periodic examination of urine

Normality of air passages

Breathing habits

Character of air intake

The hygiene of excretion by way of intestines may be summed
words -— food, water, and habit.

Food - with adequate fiber and proper stimilating effects
Water intake

Habit - Regularity can be established by use of a definite
plan

Exercise

Laxatives

of skin has its aesthetic as well as its hygienic aspects.

Cleanliness - While organic health does not require a
high degree of cleanliness, it is desirable for its
psychological aspects. This includes a regime of warm
cleansing baths at regular intervals under proper
temperature conditions.

Stimulation by use of baths, aids in securing free action
of skin glands, and active responses of temperature
regulating functions of skin. Cold adjusted by reaction
of individual and not by the thermometer is useful here.

(3) Defense. A full use of the skin as a defense against local

and general infection involves the maintenance of a high
degree of body cleanliness including the "cult of the clean
hand."

Individual Hygiene, Chen. 19

Meredith - Hygiene, Chaps. 31, 35, 39, 40
Williams - Personal Hygiene Applied, Chap, 10
Kirkpatrick & Heuttner - Fundamentals of Health, Chaps. 8-9