The New York herald., 1877-11-17
SANITARY PRECAUTION.
ACTION OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR PRE-
VENTING THE SPREAD OF CONTAGIOUS DIS


VENTING THE SPREAD OF CONTAGIOUS Dis
EASES.
In January last resolution was passed by tho
Board OF Health directing the Sanitary superinten-
dent order TO prevent spread OF contagious
cases. TO send list OF persons STICK. and their resi-
denccs. to the Board OF Educat.on daily. and notify
the families OF those sick with contagious diseases
that, during the period OF liability to tho spread OF
these diseases, the children OF such families should
not be allowed attend any school, Assistant Sanitary
Inspector Dwyer In report handed In TO the hcalth
Board lew days ago, rected a case where lady
teacher o ono OF the public schools was lying sick
from a contagious disease conaaced from one OF her
pupils resolution accordingly passed requesting
tho Board OF Education TO ordor directing that
no scholar sick with contagious disease q IL whose
family such sickness existed, be allowed 10 attend
school Until all danger had passed Al meeting held
yesterday the Health Board voted TO reissue the fol-
lowing order, TO be distributed throughout the sani-
tary districts where sickness exists-
the time from the commencement Of disease until the sick
OF the skim measles and scarlet fever aud OF deccaton
sSs | pseian the .eR psron n op"
free rom the disease. and until the occupied and
oInps ot ,hs ,ar has been IN saI order
sanitary Superintendent
Tho following report OF the sanitary Committee Of
published at the tmc was also ordered 10 be repub-
Ishcd aud distributed
Dphhera is caused by inocuation tho passages
fecs the whole system the local inflammation attended
general symptoms the result o this local infection.
Dphtheria Is therefore contagious disease mot per
haps marked as scarlet fevs induced by contac, with
y the ~ Emulation " % M ts q" ~ u
y.
used, towels. napkins handkerohei The poison
clings with great .enacty TO certain places and
where 1t occasion after tho lapse Of
months
In ordinary attacks the begins to act the
but slight Sensible effect. from two 70 Ave- aSs hsn
M a ana a"p
wh,e ssadasion sppsa. and the glands Of TIE nsek swell
da, from .ne more severe m these symp.oms
iSIiows ''''N'
rnx DWELLING OR ArAarxksr, ,-Cieanlinss. = In and
are o the utmost hs
.as,ons disease !, pseyaas 4. seann.s. tends both
Nth around and in The house should ec thoroughly
d,sinec,sd; drains should be put IN psrsss repair
sy :ad s.ss ss s
wh sva svs been be- BY wiz s
.ants; ceiling. lime washed aud woodwork pa,n,sd;
. TO ss s ss. %
which may be boiled subjected to hsh Of hea.
to Of fresh air for least week before
patton.
WHEN DIrnrnEnA Is PREvALrSG.-No child should be
allowed to kiss strange children those suffering from
throat he disgusting of psng children
to Kiss visitor we'll contriyed method of propa
eating other than diphther) should
sleep with nor be confined to occupied by
,ices as toys taken N tho mca,h handkerehies &e
II the Is cold tho child be warmly
nnnncls.
WnEN DIrHrHERIa Is IN THE House FAM
ILY.-The we'll. children should be scrupGousy kept
apart from the sick in dry we'll aired aud
sble Of infection through the air by personal
with the SICK, and by articles them
their should oe rgidy guarded Every attack Of
throat cough and catarrh should be at attended
TO; the feeble should have nvigorang food and treat
CuILpR RES.-The sick should bc rgidy isolated In
wc aired une air being entirely changed ut least houry
sunghted rooms the outflow OF air being.
ole through the external windows by depressing the upper
and ecvating the lower sash chimney heated by hre
In an open hrcplace all discharges from the mouth and
should be received vessels containing dsinfcc
ants solutions Of carboc acid suphate OF Einc
upon cloths, which Immediately burned; or not
burned, thoroughly boiled placed under disintectng
huid. BY order oil the Board.
CHARLES Y. CHANDLER, President.
FMMovs CLARK, Secretary.