Measles, Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, Chicken Pox and Whooping Cough

Little Blue Book No. 136, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius and written by George E. Weaver, M.D. This medical pamphlet addresses five childhood infectious diseases in a single compact volume. The Little Blue Books were inexpensive educational publications distributed during the early twentieth century, offering practical information on health, science, and everyday concerns to a mass audience. This title reflects contemporary medical knowledge and parental anxieties about communicable diseases before widespread vaccination programs.