Bacteriology, 1 Baths, 42, 154 bed, 156 cleansing, 171 cold tub, 97, 171 daily, 24 foot, 165 mustard, 165 hot, 97 infant's, 78 sitz, 176 tub, 154 Bed cradles, 173 Bedmaking, 132 Bedpan, 176 Bed-rooms, care of, 84 Beds, 132 care of, 134 dimensions, 133 rubber pillow cases, 138 rubber sheets, 138 selection of, 132 wooden, 132 Bed sores, 169 Birth registration, 63 Blankets, 140 Bleeding, 272 Blindness, 33 Breast feeding, 73 Bruises, 276 Brush burn, 278 Burns, 277, 278 C Cancer, 111 Carriers, 17 Charts, 10, 246 Chickenpox, 236 Childhood, see Infancy, 60 Children, care of, 280 with adenoids, 284 with defective hearing, 285 with defective teeth, 286 with enlarged tonsils, 284 with eyestrain, 284 with incorrect posture, 286 with physical defects, 283 with predisposition to nervousness, 292 Chills, 270 Chronic patients, care of, 299 Circulars of information, 318 Department of Health, City of New York, 318 care of hair and scalp, 321 care of mouth and teeth, 318 care of nose, 320 diet of child twelfth to eighteenth month, 322 diet of child eighteenth to twenty-fourth month, 323 diet of child two to three years, 324 diet of child three to six years, 325 Cleaning room, 126 Cleanliness, personal, 41 Clothing, 47 disinfection of, 95 of infants, 68 Coccus, 4 Cold applications, 220 Cold, prevention of common, 241 Colic, 266 Compresses, cold, 232 Constipation, 52, 193, 266 Convalescents, care of, 294 Convulsions, 260 Counter irritants, 233 Croup, 271 D Degenerative diseases, 20, 24 Development of child, 64 Diaper, 69 Diarrhœa, 266 Diphtheria, 245 Disinfectants, 251 Disinfection, 248 Drainage, 40 Draughts, 32 Dust, effect upon health, 36 E Ear, disorders affecting, 268 Emergencies, 257 Enemata, 210 directions for giving, 210 for baby, 212 Environment, 29 Eruptive diseases, 236 Excreta, disinfection of, 249 Excretions, 52 Expectoration, 249 Eye, ailments, 267 compresses for, 232 foreign bodies in, 267 Eyestrain, 284 F Fainting, 259 Fatigue, 53, 106, 181 Feeding of infants, 73 Filtration of water, 50 Flies, as carriers of disease germs, 38 Floors, 120 Fomentations, 229 Food, 35, 48, 188 classification of, 48 for children, 78 for infants, 72 Foot bath, 165 Fumigation, 254 Furniture, 120 G Garbage, 37 Glossary, 326-330 Growth of child, 64 H Habits, 82 Hair, care of, 163 Handkerchiefs, 239 Hands, 11, 12, 43, 250 Headache, 257 Heat, application of, 220 exhaustion, 264 Heating, 54 Heredity, 27 Hiccough, 265 House, cleanliness of, 33 Humidity, 31 Hygiene, oral, 44 personal, 19, 28 I Immunity, 13