The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-31
DIPHTHERlA.
Restriction and Prevention Of the
Dread Disease.

The following, clipped from an east
ern exchange, gives some excellent ad-
vice concerning the treatment of diph-
liberia which should be preserved by
heads of families:
The mortality statistics show that q
very large proportion of the deaths
from. diphtheria occur in the early
winter mCnths-soon after the closing
of doors and windows and the starting of
fires. Young children are the especial
victims of this terrible seourge. Those
who breathe the air of our crowded
schOolrooms are most subject to at
tack. The following instructions for
treatment, and precautionary rules,
deserves to be read aud faithfully OBJ
served by every parent of young chill
dren:
i. When child has a sore throat
with fever, and especially when oiph-
liberia is present in the neighborhood, 1T
should be kept APART from others until
q competent physician has determin, d
it is not diphtheria,
20. When a person is known to be
sick with diphtheria, he should imme-
diately be separated from al others, eX-
ceptiDg his attendants, and removed to
room which should be specially pre-
pared for his occupancy.
"3. This room should be prepared by
removing from it all superfuous furni-
ture, carpets, extra clothing, books,
window curtains and all other articles
not needed in the room. 1t should be
as remote as possible from the family
rooms-preferably in the upper story
and care should be taken to secure an
abundance of fresh air, without expos
ing the patient to direct drafts.
"A. A card with diphtberia on it in
large, plain letters should be placed il
q conspicuous position on the house IN
whic there is person sick with the
| disease. No child should be allowed to
enter the house.
"5. No one should be admitted to the
sick except the necessary nurses and
attendants.
&c. No food or drink which has been
in the sick room should be partaken of
| by the well. The dishes carried In should
be washed separately.
~. Under no circumstances should
| the bed clothes or the patients bodily
linen be mixed with the other soiled
clothing, or be admitted to the general
wash, without being first thoroughly
disiniected.
"8. All persons recovering from
diphtheria are dangerous. and should
not be permitted to attend school
church or any public assembly until, il
the judgment of q careful physician
they are no longer a source of conta-
gion.
80. No public funeral should be hello
of any person dying Of diphtheria. II
no case should any child be permitted
| to attend.
The following rules for prevention o.
the disease should be observed:
Il. Avoid the coltagium of the dis
ease. Especially should children b.
guarded against contact with anything
which has been near one sick with th'
disease.
20. Be careful of books, toys, cats an
dogs which may have been handled by
diphtheria patient.
20 II any one visits such a case ht
shC uId battle, disinfect and change hi
clothing before going where there ar
children.
"A. Beware OF any one with a sore
i throat; do not kiss such a person, o
drink from the same cup. or put any
thing into your mouth he may hav,
| handled.
70. When diphtheria is present il
your neighborhood, beware OF taking
children to crowded assemblies in IN
ventilated rooms.
&c. See that your house, cellar anC
yard are kept perfectly clean, and you
living and sleeping rooms are we'll ven
tilated. Cleanliness, pure air and pure
water are three great foes OF this dis
! ease"