Title

Essentials of Public Health

Creation Date

1952

Description

Book titled "Essentials of Public Health" by William Shepard, M.D., et al. The book was collected by Dr. Rolland Pistulka of Shakopee, who worked at St. Francis Hospital. It has hard red covers and a bound spine. Printed in black on the front cover are the title and last names of the author and contributing authors. The book is 581 pages long and includes a title page, foreword, preface, acknowledgments, table of contents, images, illustrations, graphs, and index. The main topics of the book cover public health records, mortality rates, public health agencies, tax-supported health agencies, responsibilities of practicing physicians, school health services, public sanitation, water purification, sewage, refuse, hygiene of foods, food-borne diseases, communicable diseases, controlling communicable diseases, health education, occupational health, public health problems, and public health nursing. Handwritten on the front page is "Roland Pistulka". Shepard, William
Pistulka, Rolland