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LoC No.: 11001193

Title: Rural Hygiene

Note: Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Tom Roch, Josephine Paolucci and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net. (This
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Summary: "Rural Hygiene" by Henry N. Ogden is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores the principles of public health specifically tailored to the rural population, exploring the interdependence of individual actions and community health. The author, a civil engineer and professor, seeks to address not just personal hygiene but broader societal issues related to disease prevention and health standards in rural areas. The opening of the book presents the author's motivation and framework for discussing rural hygiene. Ogden emphasizes the need to reassess common perceptions regarding the healthiness of rural life, highlighting that individual health is deeply intertwined with communal practices and environmental factors. He argues that while death rates may not significantly differ between urban and rural populations, rural communities still face unique health challenges that must be addressed comprehensively, incorporating principles from engineering and public health to improve living conditions and mitigate the spread of diseases. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Ogden, Henry N. (Henry Neely), 1868-

EBook No.: 29555

Published: Jul 31, 2009

Downloads: 216

Language: English

Subject: Sanitation, Household

Subject: Rural health

LoCC: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 11001193

Title: Rural Hygiene

Note: Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Tom Roch, Josephine Paolucci and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net. (This
file was produced from images produced by Core Historical
Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University.)

Summary: "Rural Hygiene" by Henry N. Ogden is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores the principles of public health specifically tailored to the rural population, exploring the interdependence of individual actions and community health. The author, a civil engineer and professor, seeks to address not just personal hygiene but broader societal issues related to disease prevention and health standards in rural areas. The opening of the book presents the author's motivation and framework for discussing rural hygiene. Ogden emphasizes the need to reassess common perceptions regarding the healthiness of rural life, highlighting that individual health is deeply intertwined with communal practices and environmental factors. He argues that while death rates may not significantly differ between urban and rural populations, rural communities still face unique health challenges that must be addressed comprehensively, incorporating principles from engineering and public health to improve living conditions and mitigate the spread of diseases. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Ogden, Henry N. (Henry Neely), 1868-

EBook No.: 29555

Published: Jul 31, 2009

Downloads: 216

Language: English

Subject: Sanitation, Household

Subject: Rural health

LoCC: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.