Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
What to do in Cases of Diph-
liberia.

The following is from the Circular Of the
Massachusetts, State Board of Health:
In the first place, as diphtherIa is a -,
tagious disease, and under certain -,
stances not entirely known, very III, -
it is important that all prs ot;oaI -naans nc
should be taken to separate o'ioal al, means sano
the well. As it is also - ~ 1.O u,oIon
cloths, carpets. cur, ,ains. r' banripps, ETC..
orI- snoh ra.tr - in the sick room and
ra:ho5 srials used as can be readily
.;-4 = : hes when removed from the pa
PooI iould be at cnce placed in hot water.
=, let handkerchiefs should be laid aside
I'D in their stead soft pieces of linen or
cotton cloth should be used and at once
burned.
Disiufectants should always be placed in
the vessel containing the expectorations,
and may be used somewhat freely in the
sick room, those being especially useful
which destroy bad ,odOrs without causing
otheIs (nitrate of lead, chloride of zinc, etc.
In SC hools there should be especial super
| visio n. as the disease is often so mild in Its
early stages as not to attract common at
! tentiC On; and no child should be allowed to
attend school from an infected house, un.
til al lowed TO do so by competent ply.
siciaI l. In the case of young children, ali
reaso nable care should be taken to prevent
| undu e exposure to the cold. $500. .,...-
Pr ire water for drinking should be used
I'd ca1T IN
ven tilation should be insisted on, and loca
| drsi mage must he carefully attended to
| PRIV. .ies and eesspools, where they exist
shot Id be frequently emptied and disin
feet d (; slop water should not be allowed
| to 81 Iak into the surface of the ground neal
| dwell ling houses, and the cellars should bt
kept Try ard sweet. In cities, especially
in It'd al districts, basins, baths, ETC., a!
now connected with drains, should neYe
comr lunicate directly with sleeping rooms
In all cases OF diphtherla, fully as grea
care should be taken in disinfectiEg tn
| sick room, alter use, as in scarlet fever
! Litter death from diphtheria, the cloth
ing disused should be burned or exposed t.
n early or quite heat of boiling water
, | the body should be placed as early as prac
ti,.ahle in the coffin, with disinfectants
and the coffin should be tightly closed
= Children, at least, and better aduTts ais
e in most cases, should not attend funera
n from house in which death from diph
liberia has occurred. But with suitabf
precautions it is not necessary that tn
J., funeral should be private provided tn
!. corpse be not in any way exposed.
q Although it is not at present possible t
remove at once all sources of epidemic dis
Il ease, yet the frequent visitation Of sue
r disease. and especially its continued prey
IS alence, may be taken as sufficient evideDc
y of insanitary surroundings, and Of source
) Of sickness to certain extent preventable
= It should be distinctly understood tina
re no amount of artificial "disinfection" Gu
1t ever take the place Of pure air, good water
a and proper drainage, which cannot b
gained without prompt and efficient remoV
u al of all filth, whether from slaughte
of houses, ETC., public buildings, crowde
ienements, orPFiyate residences. ''