Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-03


! sandy soil the limit shall be 80 feet
20. No sewer drain shall empty INTO any
| lake, pond or other source of water used toi
drinking purposes, or into any standing
water.
DIsINFECTING SOLUTIONS.
For the disnfecton of the discharges from
| the patient:
| /. Standard solution No. dissolve chic
ride Of lime or bleaching powder OF the best
! quality containing at least % per cent of
| available chlorine) in soft water in the pro-
portion OF four ounces to the gallon.
| ?. Standard solution No. D. Dissolve corro-
Give sublimate and permanganate of pc ash
| in soft " alter in the proportion of two drachms
! OF each salt o the gallon.
tNote.l. This solution is highly poisonous.
p IL requires a contact of one hour TO tic
efficient. 3. 1t destroys lead pipes. 4. II is
without odor)
g. Standard solution No 3-To one part of
Labarrauue'e solution diquor soda chloratH.
U. S. p of hypochlorte OF soda add 1--WE
parts of soft wafer.
(NOte.-Competent authority has pronounc-
ed this superior to all other disintectant'0
For the disinfectlon of clothing, towels,
bedding and other textile fabrics
L. Standard solution No. 4.-DissolVe zorro
sive sublimate in water in The proportion of
four ounces to the gallon, and add one drachm
of permanganate of potash TO give color to
the solution Hs II preCautiOn against poison
ing. one huid ounce of this solution to the
gallon of water is sufficiently sronR. Articles
should be left in it for two hours. One gal
lon of standard solution No, may also he
mixed with nine gallons Of water, and used in
the same way. No article should be allowed
to leave the infected room until 1t has been
either disnfectod or boiled.
tNOte.-COrrOsive Sublimat G solutions snOulu
be kept IN wooden or crOckery We. tcls)
For the dsinfection of water closets, URN
ais, sinks a cess pools:
g. Carboic ACld Solution Mix one plat OF
carbolic acid with two and half gallons OF
water.
Standard solution No. 4 diluted with three
parts of water, may also be used IN the pro-
portion of one gallon (Of the solutioul to every
four (estilnat d. Of the contents OF the vault.
Standard solution No. | would require to be
used gallon for gallon of the material to be
disinfected. Dry chloride Of lime may be
sprinkled over the contents of prlvy, or
standard solutiN N No. 2 may be made up by
the barrel, and four or i've gallons be applied
daily during an epidemic.
For dsin ecton of the sick room after it is
vacated
Thorough ventilation for several days. and
thorough washing of al surfaces with one OF
the disintecting solutions, say one pint
standard solution No. 4 to four gallons Of
water, or Al q1arter Of pint of solution of
hypochlorte OF soda to u gallon of water
The walls and ceiling, If piastered, may be
washed with this, and hen whltewashed. Al
dust must Toe carefully washed mot brushed
or swepl away from lodges, cracks, corners
ana creNices.
SULPHUR FuMIGATIoN.
To use this effectively, two pounds of sui
phur should be burned in room 10 ieet
square, kveiy opening in the room, hues
dOOcs wluuOwe. cracks and crevlCes must he
closed, except the door by which the disih-
tectOr is to escape. The sulphur is to be burn
ed in an iron kettle or other vessel set IN a tub
containing Il 1.-THE waterto guard AGAINST hre;
\ little alcohol or kerosene must he poured
upon the sulphur, by means OF whlch IL may
be ignitcd. Leave the room quickly. for he
fumes are highly POISONOUS when breathed,
and close the door tightly. Let the room re-
main closed "A hours or more. Tuen air thor
oughly Tor several days.
|. tire.-Perhaps tine most effeetual method
OF destroying infectious material lsto burn
it. THIS shoDl always be done when prac-
tlcabe. Old clothing and bedding, II not too
valuable, when suilcd with in cctlOus mater
la had letter he bu ned. Tue matter dis-
charged from the throat ana nose IN cases OF
diuhtheiia, that cXpcC GRATED by cousump-
tive patients, or 10y patients with hopping
cougp, shoud Oe received on rags or paper
ano immediately thrown into the fire.