The Health and Turnover of Missionaries

New York: The Methodist Book Concern, [1933]. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Octavo with red cloth boards and black title stamping; 217 pages; illustrations; tables; 21cm Very good (+); minor external wear to boards and sunning to spine; printing is crisp, pages unmarked and binding tight. Hardcover.

Lennox was an epileptologist and medical missionary, who was also a proponent of the eugenics movement. Contents: Why this study. What it reveals. Enrollment and total years of service. The rate of turnover. The years of service. Reasons for withdrawal. Death rates. Causes of death. Invaliding illnesses. Disabilities of the active personnel. The health of missionary children. Opportunities for saving.