, 1877-01-28

cation Of oils or glyccrine. water, or some such
substance, under the direction Of pa,ysctaa ,,n.
FfrM-Thcy prevent the escape oil CONTAGIOUS
StcondEMany physicians believe they are use
D1sNFEcT1ox.
After removal OF the patient to the room IN which
he is to remnin the outside Of tho door and door
post should be completely covered by sheet kept
rides, suphates, sulpuites Of zinc lims soda
iron, and sulphurous and carblic acid lmplicts
trust however, should not he placed IN so-ca!ea
diciously employed bni are BY no means certain
''preventives Of dsease''
DIRECTIONS FOR D1s1EFEcT1HG CLOTHING.
Of great heal, and when this is possible no other
plan need be tried. Unless, however, there are
places bult On PURPOSE thus agency is hardly pro
which some disinfeetant has been adied should be
parts Il commercial acid to io6 parts of water is
WOODEN clothing cannot be treated In this man
ner. but must be- exposed to solution OF the
chloride of zinc, or high, dry heat or hot steam.
DIRECTIONS FOR D1slSFEcT1NG ROOMS.
Rooms which have been occupied By person
suffering frora infectious disease should. on the
termination Of Illness, be 1t once dislnfccted. To
effect this thoroughly all creslces around WlnuoWs
and doors and tue fireplace should be closed by
pasting pieces OF paper over them. Lumps OF
sphu one sho then no5 be- ssesy no
metal dish, placed By means Of tongs over bncket
OF water. This being set fire to- the doors should
be closed, and the room should be allowed to re-
main without interference for three OF four hours
After this time the windows should be thrown
open and, when the fumes have disappeared, all the
wood work and walls shonld be thoroughly washed
with eoTt-soap and wnter, to which carbulic acid
has been added Zone pint Of the common liquid to
three OF four gallons OF Sater), and the paper On
the wallis stripped of. In whitewnshed rooms the
walls should be scraped md then Washee with hot
lime.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINES.
Reliance ought not to be placed upon any medi-
given may do harm. They should be taken, if at
all, only upon the order OF the physician OF the
family
WHAT TIE AUTHORITIES OUGHT TO DO.
~ Require report to the Health Department Of
every case OF contagious or infectious disease.
[2} Officially inquire into the origin OF disease
(:3l Take such measures as will prevent COM
municatiou between the infected location or house
and those not infected BY the placing OF placards
and other measures, which have been found usefni
as warnings TO the public; and by prohibiting
children from infected houses from attending pub
lie schools; prohibiting public funerals Of persons
who have died from contagious OF infectious dis
eases and by enforcing the ds1nfecion OF clothing
furniture, bedding, and the rooms used =: occu-
pied by persons who hare had any contagious OF
infections disease.
II additional legislation is required to secure
these measures it should be had without delay.
The Committee earnestly recommend the people,
ties, to adopt and enforce as far as possible sub
stantiay the measures above recommended. Con-
corning the utility Of these means there is among
the educated physicians no important difference OF
opinion, H. A. JOHNSON.
+. INGALs.
J. II. ETTEK1DaE.
". II. BlFoRD.
A. 4. JACKSON.