, 1877-01-28

ures of this remedy we're mostly those subject
ed to the contagion, or those who had some
predispositfon or constitutional impurity in the
system which tented toward these diseases.
Dr.. 4 ". Woodard objected to the reporters
making him the only one present at the prcyi-
ous meeting who objected to belladonna- He
did not wish to 60 on record as being altogether
What he wished to convey was that he did not
consider it prophylactic At the present time.
DR.. Foster was also mildly disgusted at the
report Of his opinion in regard to bellalonna.
An he wanted tt say was that the experience of
thousands Of physicians extending over a large
number Of wears warranted them in saving to
the public, I" Use bellsdonua; use 1t as we say,
aud the probabilities arc largely in your favor"
Now with regard to carbolic acid, could any one
show from statistics where its use had ever
diminished the Truleoee or shortened the du-
ration of any epidemic v Whatercr! He had neycr
seen anv regular records kept to prove the ad-
1,antaees Of carbolic acid, but there was abund-
ancc in regard to bclladonna- He was afraid the
chief advantage Of carDolic acid was that it made
bad smell, and when e peopie smeilsd It they
where the atmosphere Was permeated with such
a perfume as that.
Dr.. c. Il. Won Tagen said in q statistical re-
port kept in Philadelphia for SIX and eight
months, it appeared that the loss under tho
soda was or per cent, and the loss under
bellalouna used as prophyactic was some
where il the ncighborhood OF ~ to per cent.
Tic report embraced some thousands OF cases.
DR.. Foster said the point lc wished to make
WIS that there were no statistics to show that
NV en;dcn,ic ha11 ever been din1inished by e1-
tcrnai funigations BY carbolic acid.
CLOSING TILE RcuooLS.
Th. question Of closing the schools during the
epidemic next came up.
The Cna1rman expressed nInlscn ~ issor OIL
chjldren residing Ia houses where the disease
wus at home until after its disappearance.
Dr woodward offered the following, which
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WAS Pae7eo' ~
Resotttd, That re l1dofse the action o. tue
Superintendent OF Schoois IN esaohsnlns stringent
rules excluding ali canaien 1lom school VINO are
inmates oi houses IN walcn II
and We believe this exclusion shonid continue.
One OF the doctors then thought they should
consider how long the children should be kept
49,, schno1
ng. ~ 1En netnr ,ros of on;n1on TINT there woe m
danoer 1 aItcr Discrimination was completed.
This seemed 70 meet INC appso9at!oh 1 OIL tne
others, and the subJect was cropped by mutual
CONSENT ......
THE SANITARY REPORT.
DR.. Small. Of the Sanitary COMMITTEES, an-
,ouncci1 tiat they we're ready to report.
n CooEo read the report, which is giyan as
suDsequehsi. ansut.u .,,,
The Committee appointed hy th9 meeting held
at the fremont House pnrlors ff1day evening,
Jan, 26, to report on sanitary measures 70 be
adopted with reference 10 epidemic scarlet fever
and dphtherIa now prevailing, Respectfully pre-
sent the following rules Tor tue guidance OF the
public:
l.} Scarlet fever and scarlatlna are one and the
game disease, whether mild Or SEVERE
{s.) 1t ~ epidemic contagious, anu infectious.
'(3) Patients i'll this d'sease should DC placed IN
well-yentisated apartments Kept at temperature
Of GS to 10 degrees care being taken against
directly upon the oed.
{4.) All unnecessary furniture and clothing
clothing before being :'a=hed, should DC d1pped
il soluroliof carbulic acid, IN the proportion Of
five to six nltnlnle to one ounce OF water-
ISL Bathing should bc moderately :pF1cuced,
but Injunction with owe OIL bacon -rlno, lara. or
diuted I natsnt - ~ TX
aocane ~ narticlcs Of skin.
1s1 an dischorscs should be instantly disinfcet-
I'd frhose from the bowels and bladder should be
received in a disinfectins solution. Pieces Of d
cloth to be Immediately burned or clcauscd in a
f}uid should be used for receiving all
othcr discased products.
~ Disufccting solutions shonld be freely
used, either by placing cloths saturated with them
about the room, or spraying them over the patient
and the alr Of tue room WITH IN atoH13er.
t6.) Ghilalen MI atsacAea W 'ae oAseaee 7nou1o
pe 1so'asen rom ING pnsaGnts s,,n,a
M achaai ~ ~ ~ sny nnh1;c .ssen,hiv. nor
SonIa ct;1d recorer;n1 from the disease he al
In,aI commnnic1,ion IN any way With other chill
iran' untl inter the period OF desquamaton or ex-
foiiatfon Of skin is thoroughly complete.
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