Common Childhood Diseases

New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1947. Very good.. A comprehensive guide to childhood diseases published for American families by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, offering information on how the diseases spread, what they are, and how they are treated. The diseases include: Chickenpox; Diphtheria; Dysentery; German Measles; Infantile Paralysis (Polio); Measles; Mumps; Smallpox; Strep and Scarlet Fever; Tetanus; Whooping Cough; and the Common Cold. Note the record of immunization chart in the rear, which encourages parents to take vaccination seriously. Includes glossary. Single vol. (7.75" by 5.25"), pp. 36, illus., stapled in original illus. blue wrps with illus. of small girl on upper wrapper. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company published dozens of public health booklets, offering advice on subjects ranging from healthy eating to the importance of vaccinating children against common diseases and safe teen driving.