Disease prevention
Title
Disease prevention
Date
1855-1950
Description
This collection of publications provides a sample of methods used between 1855 and 1950 for promoting public health and safety, methods of disease prevention, household remedies for diseases, accidents and common ailments, and general health and wellness advice. Epidemiology is covered with small-pox, plague and diphtheria discussed in detail in government reports. The collection includes materials published by government departments, national health and medical associations, and independent authors. Many of the books and pamphlets in this collection feature advertisements and endorsements for commercially available medicinal products and food. Although primarily aimed at the Australian population, this collection also includes a rare handbook on the treatment of diseases in the Territory of Papua.
Subject
Health and the home
Items in the Disease prevention collection
Diet in chronic chest diseases
... The diet suitable for patients having chest diseases should be nutritious and easy to digest... This book provides a number of diets deemed suitable for those suffering from a chest disease.Original held in Deakin University Library Special…
Report on typhoid fever in the city of Moorabbin, 1943
A report on typhoid fever in the municipality of the City of Moorabbin written by the District Health Officer in 1943.
Diabetes mellitus : a manual for diabetic patients
Issued under the authority of the Health Dept. of the State of Victoria and the Council of the Victorian Branch of the British Medical Association.
Treatment of diseases : a short treatise to secure advancement in the science of medicine
Includes index.Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Pamphlet Collection.Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
Whooping cough
Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Pamphlet Collection.Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
Tonsils & adenoids
Approximate date based on year that company was first registered in Victoria.Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Pamphlet Collection.Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
How to deal with influenza
Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Pamphlet Collection.Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
Facts about measles
Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Pamphlet Collection.Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
About mumps
Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Pamphlet Collection.Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
The history of small-pox in Australia 1909-1923
"Issued under the authority of the Minister for Health."Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Special Collection Rare Books. Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
Sanitary tracts issued by the Australian Health Society, Melbourne First series, Nos. 1-13 with Sanitary alphabet & sixth annual report
1. Hints about the prevention of scarlet fever -- 2. Pure air and ventilation -- 3. Rules for the prevention of typhoid fever -- 4. Under the floor / by Dr. T. M. Girdlestone -- 5. Rules for the management of infants -- 6. Notes on diet / by Sydney…
Practical medical prescriptions : for all diseases and ailments
Ill. on inside back cover. Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Special Collection Rare Books. Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
Handbook on the treatment and prevention of disease in Papua when medical advice is unobtainable
At head of title: Territory of Papua. First ed., 1917. Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Special Collection Rare Books. Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
The means of prolonging life and avoiding diseases
Ferguson 15835. Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Special Collection Rare Books. Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
The home doctor, written in plain and understandable language : a valuable book of modern treatment and home remedies
One of many variant printings. Index pages reversed. Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Special Collection Rare Books. Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
Researches on Australian venoms : snake-bite, snake-venom, and antivenine ; the poison of the platypus, the poison of the red-spotted spider
Bibliographical references. Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Special Collection Rare Books. Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
The Australian botanic guide : being a family hand-book of botanic treatment
Ferguson no. 7439a. Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Special Collection Rare Books. Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.
Report on a campaign against diphtheria at Bendigo, Victoria, 1923-1924
"Under the authority of the Minister for Health."At head of title: Commonwealth of Australia. Department of Health. Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Special Collection Rare Books. Contact Deakin University Library for…
Constitutional syphilis : being a practical illustration of the disease in its secondary and tertiary phases
Original held in Deakin University Library Special Collection - Special Collection Rare Books. Contact Deakin University Library for access to high quality images.