The Lake County star., 1877-05-10

SCARLET FEVER.
FOR IT'S PREVENTION AND
RESTRICTIONS. ssss
In view Of the great prevaieHce
throughout the State Of scarlet fever.
the State Board Of Health have Issued
= valuable pamphlet, giving, In brief
and C0mprehensible form, some direc-
IONS In regard to ita prevention and
rostriction. The Importance Of the
oQbject is 90 great that we copy below
the more essential portions Of the cir,
Scarlet fever is now believed to be-
one Of the most contagious .diseeses.
One attack usually prevents suboe-
quent attacks. The greatest number
OF deaths from this disease are of
children under ten years of age. Adult
persopedO sometimes have the disease,
Scarlet fever islbeIieved TO aase from q
special contagium or poison, which
may be conveyed to persons previously
unaffected by personal contact, by In
fected clothing or paper rags, or by any
OF the discharges from the body Of
person affected with the disease. The
discharges from the throat, nose and
mouth are considered extremely dan
gerous, but those from the skin, eyes,
ears, kidneys and bowels are also dam
gerous, and remain so for consider
able time. Filth, all forms of unclean-
ness and neglect of ventilation increase
the danger Of spreading the disease.
1t is believed that the disease may
be communicated by q person recover
ing therefrom 80 long as the usual sub
sequent scaling or pe6ling Of the skin
continues, which sometimes Is not
completed before the lapse Of seventy
or eighty days, although usually COM
pleted sooner. The Interval Of time
which may elapse after exposure to
the cOntaGium of scarlet fever, and
during Which susceptible person so
exposed may expectsto be taken sick
with the disease, varies from one to
fourteen days. Whenever q child has
sore throat lRnd fever, and especially
when this b accompanied by rash on
the body, the child should be imme-
diately isolated as completely as posi-
BILE from other members of the house
hold and from other persons until
physician has seen it and determined
whetherit has scarlet fever. AU per-
sons kaosOn to be sick Nth this disease
should be promptly and thoroughly
isolated from the public
The room into which one sick with
disease Is placed should previously be
cleared ofall needless clothing, carpets.
and other materials likely to
harbor the poison of the disease, except
such articles ar are essential to the
well-being of the patient. The sick
room may have no carpet. or only
pieces which can afterward be destroy
ed. Provision should be made for the
Ofa liberal supply offresh
air, and the continual change of the air
of the room without sensible currents
or drafts. Pockethandkerchiefs, that
need to be saved, should not be used
by the patient; small pieces Of rag
should be substituted therefor, and after
being once used should be Immediately
burned. Soiled bed and body linen
should be placed In vessels of water
chlorinated soda, chlor-
mated lime or other disinfectant before
removal from the sick room. The dis
charges from the patient should all be
received into vessels containing chlor-
mated lime commonly called "chlor-
ide Of lime, W sulphate of iron; or some
other known disinfectant, and the
same buried at once, and net by any
means be thrown into q running
stream, nor into q cesspool or water
closet, except after having been thor
Oughly disinfected. All vessels should
be kept scrupulously clean and disin.
fected. Persons who are attending UP.
on children or other persons suffering
from scralet fever, and also the MEM
bers of the patients family, should not
mingle with other people nor permit
the entrance Of children into their
house. Funerals of those dying from
scarlet fever should be strictly private
and the corpse not exposed TO view.
All persons recovering from scarlet
fever should be considered dangerous,
and therefore should not attend
school, church, or any public assembly,
or use any public conveyance, so long
as any scaling or peeling Of the skin,
soreness Of the eyes or air passages, or
of dropsy remain. No per-
son recovering from scarlet fever
should thus endanger the public health,
nor appear In public until after having
taken four times, at intervals Of two
days, q thorough bath. This cleans
ing, however, should be deferred until
the physician in charge considers IL
prudent. After recovering from scar
let feverrno person should appear In
public wearing the same clothing worn
while sick with or recovering from
this disease, except,suc clothing has
been thoroughly disinfected by some
such method as herein specified.
Whenevera case Of this disease oc-
ours in.a locality, prompt and vigor-
ous action should be taken for the re-
striction Of the disease, by early isola-
tion of those sick with the disease, and
by the destruction or disinfection of
all articles likely to be infected. Plain
and distinct notices should be placed
upon the premises or house in which
there Is q person sick with scarlet fever,
and no child that has not had the dis
Ease should be allowed 70 enter, or to
with persons who do enter
such premises or room.
Householders, physicians, and boards
)f health have duties to the public,
some Of which are specified In section
l734, 1735, 1892 and. 1895 Of the Com
piled Laws Of Michigan, 1871, as fol-
Ows: .g..
"u7s4) SEC. 43. whenever any hosseAoider
hall know that any person within his family is
AIKEN sick with the small pox on oay other dfssass
dangerous 10 Ae psbtic Aeon6, he shall Immediately
,ive notice thereof 10 the Board Of Hsohh, TO the
'eaih officer Of the township In which he resides
md II he shall refuse or neglect TO give such ne
ice, he shall forfeit sum mot exceeding slOo."
"Q735) SEC. A. Whenever any physician shall
Inow that any person whom he Is called TO visit ID
Infected with ANAL pox or amy ether dtscose dangers
~ 70 As psslie hsaiA, suoh physician shall imme.
lately gtvs n0ftCs thereof to the Board Of Health
n health ofacer Of the township ip which such
diseased person may be; and evefy physician Who
hail refuse or neglect 10 give such nstice shall for
cit for each ofienss, sum not Les than 80 nor
more than $780," -ymH
"(i7s2J Sxo n. When the small pox o. any
hev disesse daagerows 10 ne psbc Asel 10 found 70
xist in any township, ne Board Qf AssAA sAaR We
" posstbis core 10 prevent Me prsedssg 9f Astvso-
ion, And TO give public notice Of tnfected places TO
raveiers BY such means a. in their Judgment shall
70 NEST s6ectual for the common safetyn
"(1eo6) SEC T. The said board shall also mako
uch regulations - they may deem necessary for
he public health and safety, respecting any articles
chtch are capable Of contotNjn0or conveying any dN-
scssen @ o. SSsaagses q srsats.s Ssy s'ssas.. When
rom, their township, or into or from any vessel;
md II any peson shall violate any suoh regula.
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