, Mahajan & Gupta
Textbook of
Preventive and Social Medicine
, In their Esteemed Opinion....
“ I congratulate you for your bold and strenuous effort in bringing out the Textbook of
Preventive and Social Medicine for medical students in India. This book would definitely
become popular very soon in India.”
— Dr M Sudarshan, Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine,
Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
“This book is very informative and well written and can be used as reference by community
health personnel engaged in health care delivery.”
— Dr Deoki Nandan, Professor, Department of Social and
Preventive Medicine, SN Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
“I congratulate you for writing a good Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine.”
— Dr VN Mishra, Professor and Head, Department of Social and
Preventive Medicine, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
“It was a pleasure to go through this book. The contents have been brought out at the
desired standard.”
— SD Gaur, Professor and Head, Department of Preventive and
Social Medicine, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
“The Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine by Dr Mahajan and Dr Gupta is a very
good attempt.”
— Dr Abdul Rauf, Professor and Head, Department of Social and
Preventive Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
, Mahajan & Gupta
Textbook of
Preventive and Social Medicine
Fourth Edition
Revised by
Rabindra Nath Roy MBBS MD (PSM)
Associate Professor
Department of Community Medicine
Burdwan Medical College and Hospital
Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Indranil Saha MBBS MD (Community Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Medicine
Burdwan Medical College and Hospital
Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Authors of Previous Edition’s
MC Gupta MBBS MD (Medicine) MPH LLB
Ex-Dean and Professor
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India
Formerly Additional Professor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
(Late) BK Mahajan MBBS DPH FCCP FIAPSM
Deputy Director, Health Services, Bombay State (1958-60)
Formerly, Professor of Preventive and Social Medicine at Medical College, Jamnagar (1960-73)
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram (1973-82)
Senior Consultant, ICDS Central Technical Cell, AIIMS (1982-87)
®
JAYPEE BROTHERS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS (P) LTD
New Delhi • Panama City • London • Dhaka • Kathmandu
Textbook of
Preventive and Social Medicine
, In their Esteemed Opinion....
“ I congratulate you for your bold and strenuous effort in bringing out the Textbook of
Preventive and Social Medicine for medical students in India. This book would definitely
become popular very soon in India.”
— Dr M Sudarshan, Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine,
Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
“This book is very informative and well written and can be used as reference by community
health personnel engaged in health care delivery.”
— Dr Deoki Nandan, Professor, Department of Social and
Preventive Medicine, SN Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
“I congratulate you for writing a good Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine.”
— Dr VN Mishra, Professor and Head, Department of Social and
Preventive Medicine, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
“It was a pleasure to go through this book. The contents have been brought out at the
desired standard.”
— SD Gaur, Professor and Head, Department of Preventive and
Social Medicine, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
“The Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine by Dr Mahajan and Dr Gupta is a very
good attempt.”
— Dr Abdul Rauf, Professor and Head, Department of Social and
Preventive Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
, Mahajan & Gupta
Textbook of
Preventive and Social Medicine
Fourth Edition
Revised by
Rabindra Nath Roy MBBS MD (PSM)
Associate Professor
Department of Community Medicine
Burdwan Medical College and Hospital
Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Indranil Saha MBBS MD (Community Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Medicine
Burdwan Medical College and Hospital
Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Authors of Previous Edition’s
MC Gupta MBBS MD (Medicine) MPH LLB
Ex-Dean and Professor
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India
Formerly Additional Professor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
(Late) BK Mahajan MBBS DPH FCCP FIAPSM
Deputy Director, Health Services, Bombay State (1958-60)
Formerly, Professor of Preventive and Social Medicine at Medical College, Jamnagar (1960-73)
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram (1973-82)
Senior Consultant, ICDS Central Technical Cell, AIIMS (1982-87)
®
JAYPEE BROTHERS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS (P) LTD
New Delhi • Panama City • London • Dhaka • Kathmandu
