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This study investigates the desired distribution of family labor between spouses who have jobs and children of 6 years or less. This is a quantitative study developed with the participation of 92 couples living in the city of Rio Grande, state of Rio Grande do Sul Brazil. The desired distribution of housework and children care is predominantly an equal one, though the woman was seen as more responsible for the care of children. Management/repairing were subitems of the housework analysis, and were considered to be activities that should be mostly done by men. Knowing the changes of contemporary families will allow nursing to be less exclusionary and more flexible in its family nursing actions.

The objective was to identify risk factors, according to INCA, for breast cancer, analyzing knowledge and BSE practice, mammography and ECM, and verify the relationship between age and education with knowledge and conducting such examinations. Data were collected during ten months, through interviews with women in chemotherapy against breast cancer, and analyzed by simple statistics. There was agreement with the minority of risk factors. All examinations were known and practiced by most, except mammography performed in half. The older ones mainly practiced BSE and mammography, and the younger ECM. There was a directly proportional relationship between knowledge and education of these exams. Health professionals need to guide the public about breast cancer, to allow more resolute and less mutilating treatments.

The objective of this article is to describe the admissions for smallpox at the Institute of Infectious Diseases Emilio Ribas, during the period from 1898 to 1970, showing the origin of the patients' residence in the metropolitan region of São Paulo. It is a descriptive study which used secondary data collected from the record books for admissions at the Institute during the period of 1898 to 1970. The hospital records were counted and grouped into periods of 10 years. The total amount of admissions were 11,393. From the total of 533 deaths, 251 of the patients were female, 280 male and two unknown. These patients resided in 139 different locations. The city of São Paulo contributed with 7915 or 69.5% of the total, followed by Santo André, Mogi das Cruzes, Guarulhos, São Caetano do Sul, Osasco and Suzano. It was seen 237 patients in transit. For 994 admissions the municipality of origin was ignored, despite indications in the records.