1 Mortality and the Evolution of Society. - 2 Identification and Classification of Diseases. - 3 Measurement of Mortality. - 4 Dynamics of Population Growth. - 5 Infectious Diseases. - 6 Intestinal Infectious Diseases. - 7 Tuberculosis. - 8 Zoonotic Bacterial Diseases. - 9 Other Bacterial Diseases. - 10 Diseases due to Viruses and Chlamydias. - 11 Viral Diseases Accompanied by Exanthem. - 12 Arthropod-borne Viral Diseases. - 13 Miscellaneous Diseases due to Viruses and Chlamydias. - 14 Rickettsioses. - 15 Malaria. - 16 Other Arthropod-borne Diseases. - 17 Syphilis and Other Venereal Diseases. - 18 Other Spirochetal Diseases and the Mycoses. - 19 Helminthiases. - 20 Neoplastic Diseases. - 21 Endocrine Diseases. - 22 Food Malnutrition Avitaminoses and Famine. - 23 Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs. - 24 Disorders and Diseases of the Nervous System. - 25 Cardiovascular Diseases. - 26 Respiratory Diseases. - 27 Digestive Diseases. - 28 Genitourinary Diseases. - 29 Pregnancy Childbirth and the Puerperium. - 30 Diseases of the Skin and Supporting Tissue. - 31 Congenital Anomalies and Human Genetics. - 32 Perinatal and Infant Mortality. - 33 War. - 34 Injury and Poisoning. - 35 Child and Early Adult Mortality. - 36 Mortality by Age and Sex: The Adult Ages. - 37 The British Isles. - 38 Continental Europe. - 39 Norden. - 40 Asia. - 41 Oceania. - 42 America: Beginnings and Development. - 43 Latin America. - 44 Africa. - 45 The Role of Therapy in the Decline of Mortality. - 46 Hygiene and Ecology. - 47 Subpopulations and Classes. - 48 Changes in Mortality by Disease. - Epilogue. - Indices. Language: English