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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | On the management of children in sickness and in health |
| Reference | 112251.D |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Collection | Rosenberg |
| Date | 1836 |
| Author | Ackerley, G. |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Bancroft & Holley |
| Place of Creation | New York |
| Description | As cities grew, infant mortality reached horrifying rates, as many as half of all deaths. This pamphlet attempted to convince the poor to care responsibly for their children and to call the doctor sooner. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Children's Health; Health and Hygiene |
| Keywords | disease, physician, medicine, fever, teething, convulsions, air, suffocation, water, baths, whooping cough, bloodletting, diet, children, exercise, sleep |
| Parts of the Body | teeth, digestive organs |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan. |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |