Vol. 3 (1924) · 1924 edition
Hygiene and Pediatrics From a Chiropractic Standpoint
A starting point
John H. Craven addresses hygiene and pediatrics through the chiropractic perspective of his period. This volume broadens the collection beyond general philosophy into the subjects taught to early students.
The contents reach into everyday surroundings: housing, ventilation, heating, lighting, water, food, schools, and workplaces. Discussions of immunity, germs, disinfection, and the sickroom show the breadth of subjects Craven brought under hygiene, alongside the volume’s pediatric focus.
This makes the book a window into the wider education of chiropractic students, beyond the adjustment itself. Read for the relationship between environmental conditions and the author’s philosophical assumptions. Its period-specific explanations are most useful as historical material, rather than as a present-day handbook for caring for children.
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