The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-02-01

[OFFICIAL NOTICE.

At a meeting of the Calcaseu Medical Assooia
ton here, on Tuesday, the 18th day of January
1889, the following preamble and resolution was
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS Our city is being infected with scar
let fever one of the most subtle and trans
missaDle infectious diseases known to medical
science 50 much so that IL is transmitted long
distances in articles Of merchandise, even In
small packages, SO that those who chance to open
them are infected and
WHEREA5 In the present state Of our knowledge
the most reliable and certain pTUpLy laxis against
the spread Of this highly infectious disease, Is
complete isolation of the patient and nurse, and
the thorough and judiCiOns employment Of dsin
fectants upon their persons and in the apartment;
therefore be il
RESOLVED, That we recommend to the Hon.
Mayor and members Of the Town Council, the
absolute necessity of enforcing the following Tegu-
lati9Hs 10 prevent the spread Of scarlet fever AZ
well AZ other acute infectious diseases in our city
CARE OF PATIENTS.
First The patient should be placed in sepa-
rate room, and no person except the physician,
nurse or mother be allowed 10 enter the room, Or
TO touch the bedding or clothing used in the sick
room until they have been thoroughly disiH-
feCted,
INFECrED ARTICLES.
Second-All clothing bedding or other articles
not absolutely necessary for the Of the patient
should be removed from the sick room.
Articles used about the patient, such sheets,
moved from tho sick room until they have
been thoroughly disiHiected by placing them in a
tub with the following disiHfecUHg fluid Eight
ounces sulphate zinc aud ono ounce CaTb0liC acid
in three gallons Of water. They should be soaked
in this fluid for at least hour and then placed
in boiling water for washing A piece of muslin
one foot square should be dipped in this same
solution and suspended in the sick room and tho
same should be done in the hall adjoining the
sick room
All vessels used fOT receiving the discharges Of
the patient should have some Of the same disn
tecung fluid placed therein, and Immediately
after being used by the patient should he onptigd
and clcansed with boiling water,
Water closets and pTiyies should also be dsiu-
tected with the same fluid Or solution: Chloride
thereto one or two ounces of caTbOlic a id"
ALL STRAW BEDs SHOULD BE BUKEED.
1t is advised not to use haudkerchiefs about tho
patient but rather rough rags for cleansing the
uOstrils and mouth which should be immediately
thereafter burned.
The ceiling and side walls Of a sick room after
removal Vi the patient, should DO thoroughly
cloaDscd and lime washed aud the floor scrubbed
with soap and water.
ILlTd-SauitHTy measures should Nv rlEIdly en-
forced throughout the entire town by strictly
requiring the occupants Of all premises to
all trash and rubbish and thoroughly cleaning out
tLeiI water closets and priyics and keeping the
same completely disiDieCted with chloride Of lime
OF some other efficient cheap disinfectant.
red flag as d danger signal should be placed
ut all houses containing scarlet fever
Approved J. c. MUEDAY, N D., Pres't,
Z. M. RICHARDROEr Secretary.