1. The germ theory of disease. C. V. Chapin, The Sources and Modes of Infection, pp. 1-38; C. B. Morrey, The Fundamentals of Bacteriology, pp. 18-31.

2. Typhoid fever. Illinois State Board of Health, Typhoid Fever: Its Cause, Prevention, and Suppression, pp. 2-17.

3. Insects and disease. H. B. Wood, Sanitation Practically Applied, pp. 420-444.

4. Vital statistics. Ibid., pp. 25-65; G. C. Whipple, Vital Statistics, pp. 308-337.

5. Sources of water supply. W. B. Munro, Principles and Methods of Municipal Administration, pp. 122-142.

6. The disposal of garbage. Ibid., pp. 167-183.

7. The inspection of food. H. B. Wood, Sanitation Practically Applied, pp. 205-232.

8. The smoke nuisance. Hollis Godfrey, The Health of the City, pp. 1-8. (See also United States Bureau of Mines, Bulletin, No. 49.)

9. Tenement-house reform. C. A. Beard, American City Government, pp. 287-310.

10. Municipal housing abroad. Hollis Godfrey, The Health of the City, pp. 263-301; F. C. Howe, The Modern City and Its Problems, pp. 284-304.

11. The work of local health authorities. Moses N. Baker, Municipal Engineering and Sanitation, pp. 248-258; Henry Bruère, The New City Government, pp. 401-413.

12. Health and education. H. B. Wood, Sanitation Practically Applied, pp. 445-462; F. W. Burks and J. D. Burks, Health and the School, pp. 73-102; E. B. Hoag and L. M. Terman, Health Work in the Schools, pp. 1-35.

1. From your reading of history and literature give some examples of the way diseases were dealt with in the olden days.

2. What are bacilli? Make a list of the things, beneficial, harmless, and harmful which are due to their activities.

3. Explain the various ways in which disease may be communicated. How are the following measures related to the control of communicable diseases: (a) quarantine; (b) the draining of marshes; (c) the removal of filth; (d) the extermination of rats; (e) the enforcement of regulations to prevent overcrowding in tenements?

4. What are vital statistics and what is their value? How are they compiled and by what means may they be improved?

5. Explain what is meant by vaccination. By inoculation. Give some evidence to prove that both have been effective.

6. Why is milk inspection of supreme importance? In what various ways may milk become infected? Why should milk be kept in a cool place?

7. Do you understand the following terms: adulteration; artificial preservatives; misbranding; ptomaine; narcotics?

8. Name the various wastes which the community produces each day and explain how each may be safely disposed of.

9. In what ways may water be treated so as to make it safe for human consumption?

10. Why and in what way is it necessary to regulate the housing of the people in large cities?

11. What are the duties of the local board of health in your community? The state department of health?

12. Ought hygiene to be a compulsory study in the public high schools?

1. Vaccination should be made compulsory throughout the United States.

2. American cities should construct and maintain municipal tenements.

3. Free medical attendance should be provided at the public expense for all who cannot afford to pay for it.