Climate and Health in Hot Countries and the Outlines of Tropical Climatology: A Popular Treatise on Personal Hygiene in the Hotter Parts of the World, and on the Climates That Will Be Met Within Them.Giles, George Michael James
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Climate and Health in Hot Countries and the Outlines of Tropical Climatology: A Popular Treatise on Personal Hygiene in the Hotter Parts of the World, and on the Climates That Will Be Met Within Them.
Giles, George Michael James
Hygiene -- Popular works; Medical climatology; Tropical medicine
_Illustrated London News_, 170
Incense, mosquitoes driven from houses by burning, 114
India (_see also_ names of places)--
Animal life in, sacredness of, 156
Bhistis, the, character of, 39-40
Bungalows in, ground plan of, showing doors and windows well placed,
7; sketch of common type of, 10; plan of, showing Celli method of
wire gauze protection, 121, 122
Calls, hours for paying, 172
Children in, reason for frequent feebleness of, 10
Clothing in (_see also title_ Clothing)--
Evening dress, 28, 117, 118
Tussur serge outer garments, 29
Cotton fabrics manufactured in, 27
Gardens, method of watering, 109-112
Head-dress, suitable, in, 29, 169-173
Houses in, non-employment of lath and plaster ceilings in, 17
Infants in, 73
Kitchens in, appliances for and superintendence of, 63-64
Meat in, tape-worm parasite found in, 55
“Mutton Clubs,” 54
Natives, tact required for management of, 158-162
Outfit for, obtaining, in England, 26
Plague in, 155 _et seq._
Prisons, medical officers of, 148
Sleeping sickness, fly concerned in, found in, 165
Swimming baths in, disuse of, 67
Tent life in, 83-88
Tent making industry in, 84
Washing of clothes in, 24
Water supply--
Carriers, Mahomedan and Hindu, methods of, 38-39
Precautions to ensure purity, _see under_ Wells
Infants--
“Comforters,” dangers of, 74
Death-rate high in Tropical Climates, 150
Diarrhœa among, 150-155
Dill water, danger of, to, 74-75
Disorders of, treatment of, 74-5
Feeding of, 75-76, 150-154
Fresh air, need for, 73-74
Hot climates for, advantages of, 73
Milk for, 50; on voyages, 51
“Infants’ Food,” 74, 75
Inoculations, protective, against plague, 158, 160
Insect pests, destruction of, 115
Internal worms, 179 _et seq._
Ipecacuanha, administration of, in dysentery, 147-148; in diarrhœa,
150
Ismailia, malaria at, 107
Italy--
Children of, diet of, 79
Malaria in, prevention of, 118-119
Mosquitoes in, survival of larvæ of, during winter months, 100
Villas in, “ideal models for tropical climates,” 113
Jæger materials, 23
Jellies, disease germs cultivated in, 43
Jungle, avoidance of, in choice of dwelling site, 2
“Kabul Tent,” 85
“Kamarband,” 144-145
Kidneys--
Function of, suspended in cholera attacks, 141
Strain on, from excessive meat eating, 60
Kitchens, Indian, appliances for and superintendence of, 63-64
Koch, 131
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