Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-04-25
Restrictlon and Prevention Of Dlph-
liberia.

Diptheria Is u contagious disease, and
suce the strict observance Of the fol.
wing precautions 10 Of very great i'm
ortance: |,
l. Every person known to be sick
ith this disease should be prom, tly
nd efiectually isolated from the pub.
9; one or two persons only should take
nc entire charge Of the patient, and
hey should be restricted in their inter.
curse with other persons.
2. The room in which one sick with
'iphtheria is placed should previously
re cleared Of all needless clothing. car
bets. drapery and other materials likely |
o harbor the poison of the disease.
This room should constantly receive q
liberal supply Of fresh air, without cur.
rents or drafts directly upon the pa
tient. 1t will be we'll also to have the
sun shine directly into the room.
3. The discharges from the throat,
nose and mouth should Immediately
be burned. h S
A. The discharges from the kidneys
and bowels are also dangerous, and
should he passed on old cloths and
burned, or buried at least one hundred
feet distant from any we'll.
Copperas. dissolved 10 as little hot
water as will dissolve it. is 4 good dis
infectant for this purpose.
5. Nurses and attendants should be
required to keep themselves and their
patient as clean as possible; their own
hands should frequently be washed and
disinfected by chlorina,ed soda.
6. Soiled bed aud body linen should
at once be placed in boiling water or in
water or in water containing chlorin.
ated coda. chlorinated lime, or solution
of chloride of zinc.
I. All persons recovering from diph.
liberia should be considered dangerous,
and therefore no such person should be
permitted to associate with others, or to
attend school, church or any public as
sembly until in the Judgment Of care
ful aud intelligent physician he can do
50 without endangering others.
s. The body Of person who has
died Of diph,heria should, as early at
practicable. be placed in the coffin with
disiniectants, and the coffin should then
be tightly closed. Afterward the body
should not be exposed to view except
through glass.
8. No public funeral should be helt
at house in which there is a case o
diphtheria nor 10 which death from
diphthcria has recently occurred. NJ
children at least. and it would be bette
in most cases that few adults, shoult
attend such funeral.
10. / he room in which there ha
been ease Of diphtheria, whethe
fatal or not. sh uld with all its content
be thoroughly disiufected by exposur
for several hours to strong fumes o
! chlorine gas, or Of burning sulphur
and then, if possible, it should for sew
eral days be exposed co currents o
fresh air.
4 conrenieut way to disinfect is t
place Goals and sulphur on heate'
stove plate OF cover turned bottom ur
ward in pan half filed with ashe:
To disinfect one hundred cubic feet q
air requires the thorough burning q
about one aud one half ounces Of gu
phur.
IL. After death or recovery fro'
diphtheria, the clothing, bedding, ca
pets, mats and other cloths which ha,
been exposed to the contagion Of II
disease, should either be burned, e,
posed to superheated steam, to degr'
Of dry heat equal to ,2300 f., or
thoroughly boiled.
The foregoing methods Of disinte
ton are applicable in all coutagio'
diseases.
. PREVENTIVE MEASURES.
:: 12. Avoid the special con,agiou
the disease.
r l3. Beware oi crowded assemble
o in ill.ventilated rooms.
All influences which depress {
= vital powers, aud vitiate the fluids
K the body, tend to promote the devele
& meut and spread Of this disea
e Among these influences, perhaps t
most common and powerful are impr
I. air and impure water. Because Of Il
y and as means of lesseniog the dang
- - Of contracting almost al other disea'
u the following precautions should alw.
:. be taken, but more particularly duri
y the prevalence of any such disease
this.
IA. The grounds under and arou
=, the house should be we'll drained.
Sc Is. No vegetable or animal mat
y should be allowed to decompose on
er surface Of the ground near the house
y "If any soap factory, slaug hter no
IN a. rendering establishment or other sou
10 of foul odors, cootaminate the