The true northerner., 1885-05-14


be received into vessels containing chlornated lime
commonly called "chlorde OF lime'D or sulphate
OF iron, and in cities where sewers are used thrown
into the water closet, elsewhere the should be
buried at once at least 100 feet distant from any
well, and should not by any means, be thrown into
running stream, nor into a cesspool or privy, ex-
oept after having been thoroughly disinfected. Dis
charges from the bladder and bowels may be re-
ceived old cloths, which should Immediately be
burned-or disiniected and buried. All vessels
should be kept scrupuiously clean and dsinfected.
Discharges from the nose, ears, ETC., may be re-
ceived soft rags pieces of cloth, which should
Immediately be burned.
II the attending physician shall think best for the
patient, effort to prevent the spreading of the
contagious particles thrown of from the skin may
bemade by amounting the body with oil. vaseline,
etc., as the physician may direct. All cups, glasses,
spoons, etc., used in the sick should at once
on removal from the room, be washed In the zinc
solution and afterwards in not water, before being
used by any other person. Food and drink that
have been in the sick room otherwise infected
with scarlet fever should be destroyed buried. 1t
is best that it should not be put in the sw barrel
Perfect cleanliness of nurses and attendants should
be enj Joined and secured. AS the hands of nurses
of necessity become frequently contaminated by the
poison of the disease, good supply of towels and
basins-one containing a solution of chlorinated
soda Labaracque's solution), chlorinated lime, or
the disinfecting zinc-solution, and another for
plain soap and water-should always be at hand
and freely used.
Persons recovering from scarlet fever should be
considered dangerous, and therefore should not at
tend school, church, or any public assembly, or
use any public conveyance, SO long as any scaling
or peeling of the skin, of the eyes air
passages, or symptoms OF dropsy remain. per-
son recovering from scarlet fever should not
thus endanger the public health nor appear in pub
lie until after having taken four times at intervals
OF two days, thorough bath. The hair should be
thoroughly washed. This cleansing, however,
should be deferred until the physician in charge
considers it prudent. After recovering from scarlet
fever, no person should appear in public wearing
the same clothing while sick with recovering
from this disease, except such clothing has been
thoroughly dsinfected, and this without regard to
the time which has elapsed since recovery. Nor
should person from premises in which there is or
has been case OF scarlet fever attend any school,
| Sunday-schoo church or public assembly, or be
permitted by the health authorities by the school
board to do so, until after disinfectlon of such
premises and Of the clothing worn by such person if
il shall have been exposed to the contgaium of the
| disease.
| Burial Of the dead from scarlet fever should be
private, and the body should not be exposed TO
view. Clothing carpets, curtains, furniture, and
other substances that to be destroyed should be
dealt with in way to avoid conveying the poison
to any person in the process; they should not be
simply thrown away, or into some stream or body
| Of water; and if burned should be completely
burned and not partly burned and partly warmed or
dealt with in a way 10 spread the poison of the
disease. The glowing furnace under large engine
boiler, or quick, strong fire in the open air. far
! from dwellings, is a good place for the burning.
All infected substances which not destroyed
should be either thoroughly boiled, subjected to
| dry heat of 250o +. in disnfecting oven, or be
thoroughly exposed to the fumes Of burning sulphur
and afterwards exposed to open air currents for
some days. Books or furs that have been used or
handled by those convalescing from this disease
particularly liable to convey the poison TO children
who have never had the disease. Great care should
be used to thoroughly disinfect any such articles
that not destroyed; and caution should be exer-
cised before allowing children who have not had
scarlet fever to handle any such articles that have
been used 10y persons liable TO communicate the dis
ease.
Aerial disnfection fumigation can be complete
y and entirely eectual only in the absence of living
persons, as heat fumes strong enough for the
purpose are destructive of human life. This need
not deter from doing much as is possible, with
out injury TO sick persons for the publication of
| the air OF occupied by thema liberal supply
of pure air should be secured but after the death
or recovery frcm scarlet fever, the room in which
there has been of this disease, the furniture,
and other contents not 10 be destroyed, should be
thoroughly exposed for several hours to fumgation
by burning sulphur and then, If possible it should
for several hours days be exposed to currents Of
| fresh air.
When a room and contents are to be disinfected
all articles therein should be spread out TO
expose the greatest amount of surface TO the action
of the difinfectant, and all openings TO the room
should be closed. Because Of the iEnumerable
ways in which the conagion may be scattered about
the house and premises where there has been for
some little time of scarlet fever, the entire
house and outt uildings, including cellar, garrett
wood-shed and prvy will usually need to be disin-
fected and always should be aired by opening them
TO the air for several days as thoroughly as possible
Rooms to be disinfected may be vacated. Heavy
clothing, Blankets bedding, and other articles that
cannot be treated with the zincsolution, should be
spread out 50 as to be thoroughly exposed during
| fumigation, which should take place IN the room
where the clothing, etc., has been used in connection
with the patient. For a about ten feet square
at least pounds OF sulphur should be used; for
larger rooms proportionately increased quantities,
the rate of two pounds for each 1000 cubic feet Of
air space. Close all openings into the room as tight
as possible, place the sulphur in iron pot or pan
supported upon bricks set it FIRE by hot Goals or
with the aid of a spoonful of alcohol lighted by a
match, be careful not 10 breathe the fumes of the
burning sulphur, and when certain the sulphur is
burning well leave the room, close the door, and
allow the room to be closed for twentyfour hours.
Care should be taken TO the complete burning
Of as much of the sulphur as is possible. For this
purpose the iron pan pot in which the sulphur is
is to be placed may previously be heated, and may
be placed in the room over hot Goals in pan of
ashes set up on bricks.
Prives water-closets, cess-pools, cutters, drains,
sewers, etc., should be frequently and literally
treated with copperas solution.
II is best TO burn all articles of small value which
have been in contact with persons sick with con-
tagious or infectious diseases.
Although not active for the destruction of the
contagium as il sulphurous acid gas, pure air, in
liberal amount is very useful for the dution of the