[Early history of pediatrics in Mecklenburg. 3: Health resorts for children]. / Zur Frühgeschichte der Kinderheilkunde in Mecklenburg. Teil 3: Das Kinderkurwesen.

The groundwork for spa facilities intended for the treatment of children was performed by Dr. Carl von Mettenheimer in Schwerin with the foundation of a "Verein für die Errichtung von Kinderheilstätten an deutschen Seeküsten" ("Association for the Establishment of Pediatric Sanatoria on German Coasts"). The contribution describes the construction and development of the first sanatorium for children at Mürtiz on the Baltic coast. Attention is also drawn to the establishment, development and importance of the children's sanatorium "Bethesda" at Sülze. The importance of the role played by the hygiene specialist Prof. Uffelmann (Rostock) and the pediatricians Dr. Carl von Mettenheimer (Schwerin) and Prof. Herrmann Brüning (Rostock) in the development of child care and pediatrics even beyond the borders of Mecklenburg cannot be overestimated.

[The early history of pediatrics in Mecklenburg. 2: The first specialized facilities for handicapped children, child and infant mortality, clinical facilities for pediatrics in Mecklenburg]. / Zur Frühgeschichte der Kinderheilkunde in Mecklenburg. Teil 2: Erste Spezialeinrichtungen für geschädigte Kinder, Kinder- und Säuglingsterblichkeit, Klinische Einrichtungen für Kinderheilkunde in Mecklenburg.

Particular attention is given to social and regional aspects in this report on the development of special care facilities for handicapped children, infant and child mortality in Mecklenburg, and an analysis of their causes. The restricted opportunities available for influencing the relevant conditions and for introducing prophylactic measures are described. The establishment and development of medical facilities for treating sick children in Mecklenburg are outlined, special emphasis being placed on the hospitals at Ludwigslust, the importance of Schwerin's Anna Hospital and their facilities for hospital, surgical and outpatient treatment of children.

[Early history of pediatrics in Mecklenburg. 1: On the history of Mecklenburg--medical service and child welfare--the school system]. / Zur Frühgeschichte der Kinderheilkunde in Mecklenburg. Teil 1: Zur Geschichte Mecklenburgs--Medizinalwesen und Kinderfürsorge--Das Schulwesen.

Since no complete description of public child care and pediatric activities in Mecklenburg has been given in the past, the present publication is intended to do more than fill an existing gab in regional pediatric history. Starting with a brief outline of the history of Mecklenburg, it describes in addition the development of medical legislation, medical, personnel, child care facilities, care for the poor and education, and the work of Mecklenburg's first creche in Schwerin.