Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-12-05
cHICnalLL'K4E:a ST. R.R.
Small P0x, Scarlet Fever ana
Diphtleria.

guard against its approach, and isolate
the first case, if perchance the frs
case shall make its appearance in our
city. In past years we have, by strict
sanitary measures, prevented the ap-
.pearance of the disease while other
towns have been severely scourged
with it.
The same precautions should be tax
en- in regard to Scarlet Fever and Diph-
siberia, which are taking off SO many
little ones all about US. We commend
the following address Of the State
Board Of Health to our people, and
ask for it careful perusal
OFFICE STATE Board OF HEALTH,
APPLETON, WIS, March 20, 1877. (
SCARLET FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA.
are the diseases now most prevalent in
the State, in many places assuming the
form Of an epidemic of great severity.
and OF unusual fatality.
Both Of these diseases are highly
contagious, and both Of them are pro
perly classed among the preventabIe
diseases, but unfortunately we have
not for their prevention any such spe-
cifc as Vaccination has proven to be
Tor Small Pox Reliance must then
be placed upon the less direct prevent
i've measures by which we may reason
ably hope to stay their PROCESS.
The Stat. Board of Health desires
to impress the Importance Of this mat
tee upon our citizens, and presents the
following Sanitary Rules, by the OBJ,
servance of which the spread of these
diseases may be largely prevented.
The contagious character Of
SCARLET FEVER
is little less marked than that of Small
Pox, and like it, may be induced not
only by contact with, or coming into
the presence of, those who have the
disease, but it may be retained i'll and
conveyed by various articles which
have been subjected to the infected at
mosphere In numerous Instances
bedding or clothing, long disused, have
been the means Of communicating the
disease In like manner the infection
may be retained indefinitely in carpets,
wall paper or furniture. La these va
rious ways the disease may be convey
ed and communicated under circum-
stances otherwise incxplicable The
contagious character Of the disease
does not cease with its active symptoms,
but is perhars peculiarly great during
the period " hen the old skin is being
thrown off, minute particles of which
may adhere to the clothing of the
most casual visitor and be tEuS con-
veyed directly from the sick to the
well. To great extent this danger
may be lessened, and the comfort OF
she patient ut the same time promoted
by thoroughly and frequently annoint
ing the whClc body, including The
scalp, with some fatty substance, sucl
as lard or olive oil, which mechanically
imprisons the PARTICLES of skin as they
separate.
ScarIctina, Scarlet Rash, Cankel
Rash and Rash Fever arc simply othe-
names for Scarlet Fever, and there /:
no safety in the popular belief tha
they are not dangerous No fern o
Scarlet Fever is free from danger, ans
the most severe forms of the disease
may follow exposure to the mildest.
ISOLATION.
No pains therefore should be spared
70 prevent communication with a per
son sick with Scarlet Fever, but suci
person should be at once confined to {
we'll ventilated room. the most remot,
from family occupancy, Can upper
room it pos>ible) from which shoulc
he removed all carpets, rugs, ana un
necessary furniture Of every kind, an(
especially all kinds of wooden. There
shoula be absolutely no visitors to thi!
room except the physician and neces
xary Attendants, aud this isolation o
the sick person should continue unit
the roughnesS Of the sGin, due to it!
peeling Of shall have disappeared.
Daring the sickness, some dislufect
Ing solution Shoaid be kept constantly
IN the room, ithat recommended BY
the \. Y Board OF Health is compos
cd OF eight ounces Of sulphate Of ziue
three ounces o. CarboiIc acid auC
three gallons Of Waterl i'll which al
Infected or soilcd clothing from the pa
tent first be soaked, then bollei for Al
least an ho!r, and it is recommended
that nurses wear only such clothing as
Can be thus purified. All infected
clothing should be kept separate from
ether clothing, aud washed by itself.
1t Is better it bits Of rays whish can
be burned. be used in place CT hand,
kcrchiets in the sick room.
All discharges from the patient :
body should first be covered with the
disiafeetipg solution, then INSTANTLY re-
n.oved from the house.
DISTNFEGrION.
st the chose o. the sickness, tkc
room ought to be thoroughly cleanscd
as after Small Pox, first by burning