The Wilmingtonian., 1886-11-27

dissem nate it ignorantly among children.
All diptheria patients and persons in contact
with them should be considered dangerous.
and should not associate with others until it
is decided by careful and intelligent physi-
clan that they can do SO without endanger
ing others. This applies especially to child
rem attending public schools, churches, or
assemblies of any kind.
ACTIVE MEASUREMENT OF PREVENTION.
These consist /, avoiding the special CON
tagion 2, in avoiding all crowded assemblies
in illy-ventilated rooms during the prcva-
ience of the disease 8, in maintaining thor
ough cleanliness of person and premises 4,
in the speedy removal of ali vegetable and
animal refuse matter; g. in keeping cellars
clean and dry; 6>in free and thorough veuti-
lation of dwellings, especially sleeping apart
ments; z, in boiling and fiterlng drinking
water when there is any suspicion as to
purity s, in the free use of disufectants in
all places where tcul odors may possibly
arise.
RESTRICTIVE MEASURES.
The restrictive measures recommended are
l. prompt isolation If the sick from the well
= restriction of nuees in their intercourse
tn outside persons 3, keeping tue sick
room clear of all needless clothing, carpets
drapery, &C., likely to harbor the poison o,
the disease 4, u liberal supply Of fresh air
IN the sck-ioom, taking care to avoid direct
diatts o. burning OF thoroughly disinlecting
aud burying, remote from the house aud
source of drinking water, all discharges from
the throat nose, mouth, kidneys and bowels:
0, placing soled bed ann body linen in boil
ing water at once, or in WAGER containg lit
tie chloride of lime, soda or zinc Z, disip-
iecting the room in which any cases of dt =
iberia have occurred, with all the contents,
by exposure for sevetal hours to strong fumes
OF chlorine gas or burning sulphur and suh-
sequentiy to currents of fresh ali 8, no pul =
lie funeral should be held in a house in " hieb
DEATH from dlphtheria has recently occur
red, nor in church or any other place whers
the body of IA diphtheria patient lies dead o,
the bodies of those who have died ordiphtl G.
RIA should be securely wrapped in a disin.
| Itcted cerecloth-a sheet saturated in solu.
tion of chloride Of zinc, half pound of the
salt to a gallon of water.
PRoPHYLACTIC MEASURES.
The best phophylactlc measures are : /,
wash the mouth aud gargIe the throat morn
ing and night in weak solution of Labarra-
ques solution of chlorinated soda, two teas
poonfuls to an ordinary glass of water; 9,
steam well the room in which the disease
exists and the Railways leading to it with
the vapor of boiling water, to which spirits
Of turpentlue has been added in tile proper
ton Of one pint Of the latter to the five pints
IF water.
LEGAL SAFEGUARDS.
| In addition to the above, the status of
Maryland contain regulations which should
he enforced Among them is tile act passed
by the General Assembly at the January srs
sion of 1889, chapter 1jj, entitled ''Au act
70 provide against the spread of infecti ,us
Diseases" which conrerS abuuoant power
upon health Officers, justices of the peace
and municipal and county authorities to re-
strict or suppress the Introduction and spread
Of infectious or contiguous diseases, il the
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