oe

Baker--Child Hygiene, Chapters 6, 7, &.

Meigs, G.--"Maternal Mortality,” Childrens Bureau Publi-
cation No. 17 (Document Room).

Woodbury, R.--Maternal Mortality, Childrens Bureau Publi-
cation No. 158 (Document Room).

Baker=-Child Hygiene, Chapter 5.

Morbidity Statistics

 

Sickness surveys have revealed 2% of persons in the U. S. are sick at
any given time.

Review the principal causes of these sicknesses with reference to cause
and preventability.

References: Public Health Reports——Weekly report issued by the U. 5S.

Public Health Service 1 Heese’ me
Fisk--Health Building and Life Extension, Shenae 5.

Physical Defects

 

The large numbers of individuals reported to be handicapped by physical
defects challenge our defensive nygiene program.

References: Moore, H. 3.--Public Health in U. S., Chapter 4.

Love and Davenport--Defects Fotnd in Drafted Men, Govern-
ment Printing Office, 1920.

Baker, S. Je—Czild Hygiene, Cnapter 15.

Fisk--Health Building and Life Extension, Chapters 5 and 4,

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

 

1.

Re

Discuss the contrast between Constructive Hygiene and Defensive
Hygiene.

How many of the 10 most frequent causes of death can be classified
as preventable? ;

Discuss any change in relative death rates from particular causes
during the last 25 years.

Name some diseases from which deaths are not numerous and yet are
of importance from point of view of defensive hygiene.

What are some of the most important causes of infant mortality?
Why do so many American mothers die as a result of child birth?

Jhat do you consider the most important causes of sickness as
revealed by surveys?

Discuss reported numbers of physical defects in children and adults.