CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

IX. Translate the following word combinations:

1. health measures; 2. to serve the population; 3. in the near future; 4. the quality of medical aid; 5. women and children consultation centres; 6. medical service; 7. high standard of public health; 8. total mortality rate; 9. at the Trade Union expense; 10. the extension of the life-span; 11. the surrounding environment; 12. growing noises

X. Choose the appropriate word from those given below:

1.... of large cities suffers much from traffic noises. 2. In the USSR... is the lowest in the world. 3. In the USSR all the young people receive education.... 4. In our country ... are well equipped with all modern apparatuses. 5. ... of medical service has become much better thanks to various achievements in medicine

the mortality rate, the population, the first aid stations, the quality, at the State expense

XI. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the meaning of the words given in bold type:

' 1. The diagnosis of acute peritonitis due to the rupture of the gallbladder was made by the surgeon. 2. Since preventive vaccination was introduced into medical practice after the discovery of Edward Jenner the mortality rate from smallpox decreased considerably already in the 19th century. 3. The patient must follow a bed regimen for rheumatic endocarditis affects the heart in the most unfavourable manner. 4. Since all other sources of infection can be excluded there is no doubt that the patient has become infected through indirect contact.

XII. Express the following definitions in one word:

1. the incidence of deaths; 2. the car that carries patients to the hospital; 3. the people of a country; 4. a man who lives in the city; 5. the body of persons who are responsible for the health of people in a country; 6. all the conditions that surround us; 7. the period of the disease when the patient is recovering; 8. the medical procedure which may prevent the appearance of an infectious disease

XIII. Supply as many facts as possible to prove the following statements:

1. Every Soviet citizen receives medical aid free of charge. 2. The Soviet government has been paying great attention to the health protection of children. 3. The Soviet Union is the country which has the largest number of doctors. 4. The Soviet Public Health carries out extensive health measures.

XIV. Read Text B. Say what is done to protect the aged in our country:

<== попередня сторінка	\|	наступна сторінка ==>
Text A. The Development of Public Health in the USSR	\|	Text B. The Care for the Old in the USSR

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