The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-02

ping in that locality From this you
will sec that the disease wasiocaiized IN
tho three southern wards, being se1pa-
rated from the upper part OF Wheeling
by the creek"
THg CAUSES.
Being asked as to the Cduses which
led to the epidemic of 1873, the doctor
referred the IxTELLlGENoER inquisitor
to his report to the United States Board
OF Health. That portion OF the report
says: AFTER careful study OF all the
circumstances, am convinced that
the location of the cases was not Affect
cd by the comparative uncleanIiness OF
the different parts OF the city, since
there is no great difference i'll this re-
speCt between the different wards. The
Third and Seventh are always the
cleanest, and these contained but one
case; but the Second, which contained
four cases, and the Fourth, which con-
tanned but one, are both less cleanly
than the Eighth, which contained nine
cases. The latter, however, was UNI
paved and answered, and the conctu-
sion is drawn that elevation rather
than cleanliness eXerts protecting in
fiuenCe. Is The sanitary sur
roundings OF the houses in which cases
occurred certainly did not in many in
stances exert any great influence. But
while cases occurred in houses of good
sanitary condition, multiple cases &C.
CURED in houses OF bad condition"
PERSONS LIABLE TO ATTACK.
doctor, who are most liable 10 the
attack OF the disease?"
"Well, as | said in my report, 4 am
convinced that in this as in other epl-
denies OF cholera, the personal habits
and mode OF life. together with the pre-.
vious state Of health OF those attacked
with the disease, had much influence
not only in inducing the attack, but
also in bringing about fatal termina-
ton"
The report shows that twelve OF the
patients had been incorporate, four oil
them moderate drinkers, five in I'M
paired health, and fourteen, as far as
asGertained, in good health, OF which
last number four were over sixty-tive
years OF age. The statistics thus show
u total OF twenty-five persons who, by
reason OF either habits OF drinking, pre-
vious i'll health or advanced years, were
not in u condition to resist this disease.
OF the twelve Incorporate persons no
less than ten died, a mortality OF
eighty-three per cent.
In conclusion the doctor said that
there was not so much danger in dry
rubbish pile as there is in damp one
WHAT NOT 70 DO.
The board of health OF New York City
has issued the following, as applicable
in Wheeling and elsewhere as in New
York:
PREVENTION OF CHOLERA EAslW THAN
CURE.
Healthy persons catch" cholera by
taking into their systems through the
mouth, as in their food or drink, or
from their hands, knives, forks, plates,
tumblers, clothing, ETC., the germs OF
the disease which are always present
in the discharges from the stomach and
bowels Of those sick with cholera.
Thorough cooking destroys the chol-
era germs; therefore:
Don't eat raw, uncooked articles OF
any kind, not even milk.
Don't eat or drink 10 excess Use
plain, wholesome, digestible food, as
indigestion and diarrhea favor an at
tack OF cholera.
Don't drink unboiled water.
Don't eat or drink articles unless they
have been thoroughly and recently
cooked or boiled, and the more recent
and hotter they are. the safer.
Don't employ utensils in eating or
drinking unless they have been recently
put in boiling water; the more recent
the safer.
Don't eat or handle food or drink
with unwashed hands, or receive it
from the unwashed hands of others.
Don't use the hands for any purpose
when soiled with cholera discharges;
thoroughly cleanse them at once.
Personal cleanliness, and cleanliness
OF the living and sleeping rooms and
their contents, and thorough ventila-
ton should be rigidly enforced. Foul
water-closets, sinks, croton faucets, cell
lars, ETC., should be avoided, and when
present should be referred to the health
board at once, and remedied.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES OF TREATMENT.
The successful treatment and the pre-
vention of the spread OF the disease de-
mand that its earliest manifestations be
promptly recognized and treated; there
fore:
Don't doctor yourself for bowel
complaint, but go to bed and send for
the nearest physician at once. Send for
your family physician; send TO dis.
pensary or hospital; send to the health
department; send to the nearest police
station for medical bid.
Don't wait, but send at once. II taken
ill in the street, seek the nearest drug
store. dispensary, hospital or police sta
ton, and demand prompt medical at
tention.
Don't permit vomit or diarrh9al dis
charges to come in contact with food,
drink or clothing. These discharges
should be received in proper vessels,
and kept covered until removed under
competent directions. Pour boiling
water on them, put a strong solution OF
carbolic acid in them mot less than one
part Of acid to twenty OF hot soapsuda
or water).
Don't wear, handle or use any articles
OF clothing or furniture that are soiled
with cholera discharges. Pour boiling
water on them or put them into it, and
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