The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-21
GUARD AGAINST DIPHTHERIA..
Precautions TO BE taken for the FIRE.
veHtioE CT Dirssst E,eria.

Owing to the extensive prevalence of
diphtheria in that community, the New
York Health Officer desires, as u pre-
caution, to call the attention Of all, par
ticalarly Of parents, to the following
suggestions
1. Since diptheria, in large degree,
seems to be caused by filth, especially
that arising from stagnant water, de-
fectlye drainage, etc, 1t ls incumbent
upon the citizens, particularly those who
iphabit houses not possessing the proper
sewer connections, to keep their prem
ises in all respects as clean as possible.
Rigid sanitary inspection is now proceed
ing, and, for your own good, lend your
assistance in this direction to the Health
Department..
2. Keep your children away from
the houses and from intercourse with the
inmates Of houses where the disease pre-
vails
B. When you suspect that the dis
ease has attacked any member of your
family, isolate that member rs complete
ly as possible, without even waiting to
be advised upon this point by your piy
sician.
4. Although it has not been definite
" settled that diptheria Is contagious
aftertleath, yet as long as there is a rea-
sonable doubt that such may be the case,
do not allow your children to attend the
funerals OF those who have died from it,
particularly where such funerals take
place from the house.
5. At the outset the disease is very
often 1nsidious, no local syrltoms being
complained vi or recognized by the pa
rent until too late for successful treat
ment. Examine your cbildren's throats
from time to time and if any undue red
ness or swelling is discovered, Or if you
are in doubt in regard to the appearances,
send Immediately for q physician, in or
der that treatment, if 1t is necessary,
should be commenced early. This il
particularly important, since the disease
is much more successfully treated in its
early stages than later, when il may ter
inmate fatally in spite Of all treatment.
These precautions should be taken
without fail, and daily inspection made
Of the throat where the disease has al
ready attacked one member OF the fam
lily.
6. Suspicion should always be excit-
ed when child complains of sore
throat, or when without any complaint
il is languid, feverish, and has q dis
charge from it's nostrils In either event
your physician should be Summoned.
7. AS there is every reason to believe
that in every city many contagious dis
eases are widely spread by means of the
schools, either from tho attendance Of
children who come from infected houses,
or who may be actually suffering them
selves from unrecognized sickness, or
who may have resumed their studies be-
fore recovery is complete, therefore no
child should be allowed to attend school
when diptheria exists in its family, nor
when it has itself any symptoms, no
matter how slight, which should arouse
suspicion nor when it is convalescent
from the disease, until the attending
physician deems it perfectly safe for it to
do SO. It is far better that a child should
be absent from school d few days, than
that any risk should be incurred OF trans
mittiDg the disease to others.