New-York tribune., 1874-12-02
CHAB4cTLAIsucS or DIpHTHEEIA.

AN IMPORTANT REPORT READ BEFORE THE BOARD
OF HHALrH-MODES OF ATTACK DESCRIBED AND
PRECAUTIONS SUGGESTED.
The Doard OF Heath held their regular
meeting yesterday ald -a-eGGsderAble amount of i'm
poriaIt 5n-incS. transacted The Sanitary Super
intende1t reported thai there had been 1850 nspec-
tons, ana thal the oiuf citing corps had visited 76
places where giOus diseases were found Follow
ing Is the comparative statement Of contagious diseases
Tor the past two weeks:
MIN FeSt WI Ie.r Measles Dpbtberis poI Meningitis
Nov. Nov. g.: g.. i Il ! rs rs 20 3
Dr. Elisha Harris ,Ao Registrar Of Vital Statistics
ported 81 deaths for the past week which is the same
number that occurred tue week previous There was
marked decrease in the mortality OF infants, but the
o, sudden death OF aged persous were materially
increased In the past two weeks there have been So
deaths Of persons years OF DR.. Harris then
says: "WLie scariatni. smallpox and enterio fever
are scOUTginc cities in England, dphtheria
IS prevailing ia about half the cities with which
this bureau holds correspondence in the United staes
and 1t fdiai ia numerous interior towns and
cities than it ia tins cy where its increase seems to
be stayed. NJ oi4,r Infectious malady more impera-
lively demand the best OF medical and sani
tary knowledge 10 limit It's prevalence and save life
Sanitary have supreme importance In this
disease"
The Sanitary Committee made a very interesting and
important report upon dphtherie, which was adopted
by the Board OF Eeab. TAe report first speaks Of the
mode Of attack. DiphheIia is caused by the inoeua-
tion of the air passages with the diphthertc poison.
which from this point iufects tie whole system The
local inflammation IS ATTENDED with the formation Of
membrane (exudati,n). The fever and general symp-
toms are the OF tAs local infection. Diphthera
i, therefore "a contagious disease (uOt. perhaps, es
markedly scarlet fevcr). induced by contact
with objects and persons infected IL may be difused
by the cxhalatiOus OF tho sick and the
air surrounding them, or directly by the ex-
udation, as III the act Of kissing, coughing,
sptting sucezng bT t1e Infected articles used. as
towels napkins nandaerchiefs &o. Tae poison clings
with great tenaciy places rooms and houses,
where it may OCCASION cases after lapse OF months
ordinary attacks the poison begins TO act the moment
ii lodges upOn the tissues bat. like vaccination, causes
slight sensible effects from two 10 five days. Then
there married. prOSa non, dyn5ss OF tho throat and
pricking pam 10 swallowing. Tle troat becomes red
and patches OF white eNIatiOa appear The glands Of
the neck swell. In mild these symptoms subsde
on the third fourth d4y after their ap-
pearanee. II more severe, these symptoms
may be prolonged and the fever increases,
the local Inflammation Eoredds.. and exUdation
rapidly follows. DphtheIa attacks by preference
children between the ages Of and ten years, the
greatest oray LeiDg Ia the second third and fourth
wears; children OF feeble constitutions and those
weakened by previous sickness and those suffering from
caarlh. Group. and Oher forms OF throat affections.
prevailing Out hose sucer most severely VINO I'VE upon
Tow, ground houses wi imperfect drainage, or
surrounded by Of matter III damp FOODS and Gel
Lars in overcrowIei and lily venllited apartments
Dphtbera is hot affected 10y either snow or RAM cold or
Tse precaTions suggested cleanliness IN and
around ne cling an pur. AR In living and sleeping
rooms are o. tue Urtduce wherever any con
ia disease - pr VaE, IS cleanliness TENDS bOtn
10 prevent and pigitni -. Every kind and Of
lltn around ana IN t.r house SHOULD lie thoroughly re-
moved CcilIrs dd iaI areas should De cIednsed ana
diSinfecled drains sAouii rut IN perfect order, dirty
WI 1ll
occupied room s"Cud Dt iuofuu%hy Vchtllated Apart
Jncnts whon nave Dse0 occupied 10y persons sick with
dIphtheriu should DO ccaDscd Win disfectants. cell
ings limewasnca, and WOODWORK ptinled the carpets
bed-cOthlng, upholstered tdrniture, &C.. exposed
many DAYS 10 fresh air. and the
posed 10 currents OF fresh air for at least
one week before reOccup No child shOnld be al
lowed to Kiss eLureD nos those suffering from
sore throat he disgusting custom or compelling child
rem to kiss every ysltor Is well eoqWyed pe1h2d Qt
should cal sieep wth or be oJnided To rooms occu-
pied BY or use arces sueb as toys in the mouth
hsDdkeroeis, etc, belonging 10 children having sore
throat cOui, caarl IL the weather should be cold
the chnd sdou.d be warmly clad III nnels When dph-
thera Is Ia Tie housa or IN the family the well children
should be 'cupulOusy kept apart from the sick In dry
Weldlred rooms ana e'eiJ pOsSoIo sources oI tctOn
through the alr W personal cntact with the SICK aud
rgtdy guarded Every attack OF sore THROAT, Group,
and cataTrh should Oe attended 10 at once. Tue feeble
should have lnygorting food and treatment. The sick
should be rSdy isolated IN wen a!Fed (e AR being en-
tirey changed at least hodr!I weilghted rooms the
outflow Of air being far as possible through TIE ex
ternal windows depressing The upper aud eevatIng
lower sash or a chimney aeated Nv fire In open
should he received In containing Gl5lIICctaus
solutions OF careoc acid or su ph te OF ENC upon
cloths which immediately burned or. If not burned.
thoroughly boiled placed under dlslufectug 1H1.
DR.. Taylor. the suporntssdent OF the Vaccinating
Corps, reported the work Of tho Corps for the past
mouth. Tao inmates tie Deaf and Dumb Asylum
have been protected by vaccination from further
Iayages small In cases "here Tie vIs did not
take the first operation the vaccination repeated
letter was rccsvsd from DIR. Day, tho Sanitary sap
ern eDdent, comnonding warmly The conduct Of Patrol
man James DarwiO Of Twenty rSy Precinci. IN pro
teeing the corps from austack w tue rea-
tves OF LZZc DAY. dead Of small o1x at No. S3l East
Tnirty ysscOuds wien l1ey called ~ lake tie bVdy 10
the Morgus.
NINETEENTH ANNUAL CoNCLAyE or KNIGHTS |