9s. 6d.) London: Mills & Boom, 19,64. THIS well produced book has an informal and friendly approach and is designed especially for girls who will soon leave school. It starts with the family in the home and considers personal hygiene, the house, heating and ventilation, water supplies and sanitary services. It has three well-informed and balanced chapters on food, on food poisoning and on the h...

The scope of this study was to analyze how the International Sanitary Regulation (ISR 2005)has been incorporated into the Brazilian legal-administrative system, in relation to sanitary control measures involving freight, means of transportation and travelers and possible alterations to health surveillance activities, competencies and procedures. This case study has been undertaken using a quali...

Millions of infants and young children in Third World countries die every year. For those children under the age of six who manage to survive, the world is a threatening place. Infant death and problems in growth and development in the early years have many causes. Famine, war, and unemployment all take their toll. Lack of potable water and poor sanitary conditions are common. Childhood and tro...