Volume 1

Observations on the mortality and physical management of children / [John Roberton].

  • Roberton, John, 1797-1876
Date:
1827
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Observations on the mortality and physical management of children / [John Roberton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    33 | rieties of hereditary peculiarity 277. Laws which govern hereditary transmission. Note respecting the deaf and dumb 278-9. The term “ hereditary” applied to disease Note respecting infantile disease 280. Hereditary predis. position” defined 281 Varieties of predisposition 282 A race may be improved Note, influence of external circum- stances in modifying a race 283 May the predisposed to disease marry? 284 Effects of diseased families intermarry- ing 285 Family disposition to disease Note, Dr Adam’s definitions 286 The same Note respecting critical periods of life287 Origin of hereditary predisposition 288 Causes 289 Illustrations 290 Few exempt from hereditary bias to disease 291 Which increases with civilization ; treatment of the predisposed ; signs of the scrofulous diathesis 292-3, Management Note, constitutions of children to be studied 294-5 Wegetable and animal food: Sea bathing and sea air 296-7 Care of the bowels, local situation; morais998 Bias to insanity 299 Religious instruction 300 Predisposition to gout—to asthma—epilepsy &c concluding remarks 301-2, THE END. PRINTED BY JOHN HARRISON, WARRINGTON,