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Show PROPORTIONATE DOSES Fraction of Age full dose Under 6 month \ to i year i ,, 2 years 2 „ 3 !> 3 .» 4 » 4 Fraction of A S e fun dose , 6 to io years \ io ,, 14 „ a 14 ,, 16 16 „ 18 18 60 ,, full dose Rule for children under 12 : Divide the age by the age increased-by 12. •• With cathartics, calomel, belladonna, &c, increase the dose for children-; with opiates, reduce it. HEIGHT AND WEIGHT (ordinary clothes included) ft. - 5 5 , - 5 5 a 5 5 a 5 5 . 5 5 6 in. .1 2 .3 4 5 '6 . 7 8 9 . 10 1 1 0 . St. . 8 ' • 9 9 • ..9 . .10 1 0 , 10 . . 11 1 1 . . 12 12 1 2 lbs. 8 0 7 1 3 2 5 8 1 8 0 6 1 0 ft. 4 4 5 5 5 5- 5 5 5- 5 S Woman in. 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S t . 7 • • • 7 7 • • 7 . . 8 . . 8 •• 9 • • 9 • • 9 1 0 1 1 lbs. 0 4 7 12 2 9 2 9 t 3 8 0 -Hutchinson AVERAGE WEIGHT & MEASUREMENT OF HEALTHY ORGANS BRAIN. Weight, male 49J oz, female 44 oz. HEART. Weight, male 10 to 12 oz, female 8 to 10 oz; measurement, 5 in. long, 3 in. broad in broadest part, 2J in. thick. KIDNEYS. Weight, male 4J to 6 oz, female 4 to 5.J oz, left heavier than right by about a dr; measurement, 4 in. long, 2 in. broad, 1 in. thick. LIVER. Weight, 3 to 4 lbs; measurement, 10 to 12 in. trans., 6 to 7 in. antero-posterior, 3 in. thick at back part of right lobe. • LUNGS. Weight, right 23 oz, left 19 oz ; less in females. Vary much according to amount of blood or serous fluid they contain. PANCREAS. 3 oz. SPINAL CORD. Weight, about i j oz; length, 16 or 17 in. SPLEEN. Weight, 7 oz ; measurement, adult, 5 in. long, 3 or 4 in. broad, i j in. thick. Size and weight vary according to individual, age, and condition, decreased in old age, increased during and after digestion; large in highly fed, small in starved animals. TESTES. 6 to 8 dr. THYROID, I to 2 oz. Supra-Renal Capsules, 1 to 2 dr. UTERUS, I to if oz'. -Gray's Anatomy INFECTIOUS DISEASES DISEASE Chicken-pox Cholera Diphtheria Enteric (typhoid) . German Measles . Influenza .. .. . Measles Mumps Plague Ringworm (scalp) . Scarlet Fever .. Small-pox Whooping Cough . INCUBATION Days - 14 1-4 1-4 7-2,1 12-22 1-3 10-14 I 4 - ' 25 1-7 - 1-7 12 4-12 QUARANTINE Days 2 0 - 1 0 2 1 - • 2 1 - 16 2 6 2 1 t 4 1 0 18 2 1 ISOLATION Weeks t •° 1 a - 3 6 2 2 3 3 3 %b 6 1 a 6 + From commencement of disease, if symptoms have disappeared. a After all crusts have separated. b After disappearance of symptoms. DISINFECTANTS ilb to 10 '.'Chloride of Lime" gallonsof For public purposes water T r , -j • f Excellent Hydrogen^ peroxide 1 in 1000 j flfcJUw/ ah o Zinc chloride 1 in 500 Forfoulliquids,etc. Copper sulphate 1 in 1000 Very poisonous |