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University of Illinois and Illinois State Department of Health
No full textUniversity of Illinois and Illinois State Department of Healt
Blood pressure
No full textBlood pressure is determined by measuring the relative amount of force necessary to prevent transmission of a pulse wave to the capillaries. This force is measured by 1) applying to the arm a rubber cuff which is 2) inflated with air to compress the artery until 3) the pulse cannot be felt. 4) The air pressure necessary to stop the pulse is measured by a column of mercury which indicates the blood pressure
Map of United States with distribution of deaths from heart disease
No full textDistribution of deaths from heart disease. Deaths per 100,000 population 1932
Worldwide spread of tuberculosis
No full textWorld wide spread of tubercu[losis]. Mortality varies with race. Negro death rate about three times white. Mortality varies with economic status. Very poor, poor, rich, very rich. Death rates of the poor classes about four times that of the rich
The construction of the Hall of Science building in preparation for the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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A replica of the convention hall where Abraham Lincoln was nominated for president.
No full textThe "Wigwam" is a replica of the convention hall where Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the presidency in Chicago in 1860
