New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-04
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= fE&a g5fsp$G& E2V been Oaklng 5OIHa head
way in this city zithin the past few weeks.
In the month Of 4april Just passed, there
were sixty four deaths by ehis disease IN its
various forms. IL is of great importance,
therefore, that all sanitary conditions be
maintained favorable to health. To this
end the Board of Health has given the fol
lowing instructions to their sanitary OH
GERS in making their Inspections:
l. Cause vaults of privies to be dsin-
fected with yinc-ron and carbolic acid.
9. Yards and allies to be sprinkled with
tie same mixture. Cutters and drains may
be disinfected with crude carbolic acld, and
copperas as a cheaper compound
3. All clothing soied by vomited matters
or discharges from the bowels to be imme-
diately placed in water containing one-h half
ounce to buckettul of water of white car
Ills acid, and as soon as practicable to be
boiled.
4. Hinc-iron or copperas and cacbolic
acid to be kept in all vessels used to re-
ceive the discharges from the bowels or
vomi,ed matters to insure any infectious
matter being at once chemically acted upon.
Floors soiled by discharges or vomit-
ed matters, to be wet with diluted carbolic
acid, and afterward to be thoroughly scrub
bed with soap, sand and lot water.
8, Nave all premises where the disease
occurs Thoroughly cleansed.
Recommend the sc-ubbing of floors,
white Tashing of walls, cleaning of furn!
ture, AID thorough ventilation the furni-
ture to be moved out from walls, etc.
In this connection, it may be timely to
reproduce the following regulations for the
aisinfection Of common lodging houses or
sick rocms, by means Of earbolic acid, in
which cases Of fever or other infectious or
contagious diseases occur. in the city OF
London, adopted under an ac: Of Parlia-
iuent. known as the '.Prevention Of diseases
act :"
The following preparations os carboiic
acid to be employed.
L. Carbo.c powder.
2. Liquid carbolic acid. mixed VITA gwnter
IN the aforementioned proportions:
Carbolic acid half pint. water two sai-
lons--shake or str the solution thoroughly
before using.
nE0CLArIOSa.
]. The urine an all evacuations 4song
patient suffering from any contagious dis
east, to be receive d into a vessel Containing
three cc tous table spocufulls of earboic
powder, or half q pint of the solution OF
carbolic acd. The patient should SPIT INTO
vessel containing d few ounces Of the 60
turioD.
2. A shallow dish, containing haif p
pound of the carbylic powder, or TWO
pounds of sand well Watted With the -oiu-
ton, to be placed in each infected rooE,,
and renewed daily. Clothes dipped inso
the solution to be suspended in the passage
immediately outside the door Of the SICK
room.
fN. B.-The room should be ventilated
by onenins both sashcs of the Eindcw. The
door should be opened as little as possible.
Useless woolen and other draperies snould
be cleared out OF the room when the syinp-
toms first make their appearance
3. Foui bed clothing or body linen to be
veil scalded With boiling water ;mme
uiate'y Oh it's removal from contact with
the patient. then to be dipped into the soiu-
ton diluted with three parts of water, and
afterwart Trung out N pure water
a. Every part Of ths house TO be sprinkled
with the solution twice daily, and al least
half gallon Of tie sol ution to be poured
down each TaseTcsoset ard sink once
day,
T. All gissses, cups or o5tes gesseis
should be carefully cleaned before being
ascd by others.
e. Any unp wed earth in back yards o.
around infected dwelin ss to be well moist
ened with the solution daily.
Z. In case of death, the body to be
wrapped in sheet kept wetted with
solution, and pound Of powder 10 be
spread over the bottom of the coffin.
& On the death or removal Of a patient
the apartment TO be fumigated with sul-
phuT, thus: The chimney having been
stopped UP and the doors and windows
closed, four ounces of common sulphur to
be placed III shallow vessel or on shovel.
ignited and allowed to burn itself out. The
person who ignites tho sulphur to leave the
room Immediately. The bed, mattress and
carpet. and all wooden articles of body and
bed clothing must be left in the room during
the funigation. The walls and ceilings Of
the rooms, passages and staircases to be
washed ard limewhited, Half a lint OF un-
diluted liquid carbolic acid to be mixed
with each bucketfal of limewash.
2. During tue prevalence of epiden'ics.
carboilc acid soap should be used for all
purposes in place Of the ordinary SOAP.