Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-15


Pa-Suict Precautions Taken
10 Keep the Disease from
SDr9ading Further-SOme Good
Advice as to the Means Of Pre-
venting the Disease.
v.v YORK. September 14-Now that
,-.tr cholera has developed among the
5-a.ers iu this city, each man may ask
-s-aEA53r: "Well, what OF itt'
ME spirit Of the question would show no
--.. ,h.l that the speaker mad himself
,.-aret the elementary truths touching
,-ss disease which have been so carefully
...-..sl and reiterated by the responsible
.--.1- of the press during many days past.
Tre question would indicate that the
.,ar fully understood that the cholera
.rrer contagious nor infectious, with
r-.e common meaning attached 10 those
words I'm this sense, IL is, 20 use the Ian
za.e of Prof. NlrchOw, less dangerous
1al dpltheria.
ms expression implies no over conf
ffr.a TIC is within each individuals power
ras,ure his own personal safety almost
rs-g-i q peradvedture He has but 20
drink no water nor milk except such as
have been thoroughly boiled, and 20 eat no
f-r. tla. has not been thoroughly and
freshly cooked; be will abstain from butter
an. cheese, and may then possess his soul
1 serenity. Cholera will pass him by.
Ever since the MOravia arrived in port,
astae bar5iuger Of this dreaded plague,
STATE and local officials have been straining
every nerve 20 prevent its gaining foot
t5til this city and being spread by way
nesylauu6's 20 the country at large. The
te-1 officials have been strict even 70
severity. OJt while all were looking sea
ward. and while preparations were made
rre0e. au advance from across the water
Hhls quietly made its presence felt In our
midst. and i've COrpses to-day mark It's ad-
vent How did it get in! Is the question
1 1ererv ones lips.
The health officers wore puzzled express
s01s when asked TO solve the problem.
D,1feCtauts have been used with lavish
-aut both az quarantine and In the city;
baggage hiss been dIsiutected; passengers
have oeen detained even on hea.tuy ships,
ana iu the city stringent rules Of cleanl-
ls.s have been Laid down and acted upon.
The houses Of the dead are not under
quarantine in the sense Of being shut up,
craf its tenants being prohibited 10 90 and
come when and where they please. But
zone goes or comes without tue knowledge
5t Lle doctor on duty. The medical senu-
~e. never loses sight, for many hours at
time. OF his charges.
lis Instructions are most minute, and
Dis du,.ls in a tenement, full Of people,
a-ilous. He is % register in the hrst
place. under orders Of mis- superior, the
name and age Of every person In The house,
where they work and who 20 out Of the
house. He is 20 keep tho sharpest kind Of a
CsaIt for --s 1rsJ symptom Of diarrhCea
-C o.e and upon IS appearance put the
patient % De0, keep him there and pre-
scribe for him while hurcying word arOnnd
tue Health Board ONCE. The closets IN
house, or In the yard, are 20 be his
i1e o. care The disinJectiug corps will
leC tle 20 from house 10 house all day,
li he IS 20 direct the operations. ALI
c-s -s iu 'ae yard where % case OGZhOlera
has occurred must be disiufected twice
daily
The doctor must search every room in
t-e a1use every few hours to see that 10 is
Eag- l order and that no refuse. garbage,
s.ps or other OIal accuUulates in cellars,
-s, Cr yards, and that the bedrooms are
properly ventilated
The personal cleanliness Of every tenant
B, t.e -aec.a. care of the sentinel doctor,
Under orders from headquarters. He must
see t1 DO tlat none of them, not even the
smallest child, sits down % bis or her
-es. without first washing the hands with
Cap and cleaning the nails as well.
#. is through the mouth that tue germ Of
the c.a-lgIOu is always communicated. he
E .1 teach the tenants 20 burn all garbage,
vegetable refuse and bones in the range
when re lire IS brisk and let no offal oe
thrown 'D the street Families must not
move QUO of the house without q written
a-,-- ITO that extent they are quaran-
Should new cases develop in the house.
,-se 3re his Instructions: AL discharges
IRON Che bowel, or vOmiL Of sick persons
received In vessels containing disiu-
.- ll.t before emptyiUg into the closet
Hl'F Al s1.ed bedding, sheets, pill
ADJ" cases, blankets, hand Serchiefs or
rays t3 DE removed at once,
a.- p-t into pail or tub,
VITA t.slfecriug fluid boiling hot
si.erUarC boiled for half an hour.
20 arlS.Is vessels used Oy patients 10 be
.-9-. being thoroughly cleanSed by
ls soapslls. The summer corps Of
Ivy tenement doctors was recently turned
.-.o an eEpectaDt cOrporans guard. The
.-sa is .' cverWhe.m and stamp out the
ise .l each house. as was done with
- Fals when 10 first appeared.
-.-i ,l., could be done was successfully
--.1s.r--ei iu ls66. The two doctors
--" on duty in each infected house will re-
. ,--re until the danger of further
IS finally passed. The
---.- ..lcsrs fully believe this will be De-
S Other cases are expected TO de-
" lfuD scattered centres of COntagiOn,
w. none DO the same buildings.
1-t 1Alty, every feature Of
.a es.aemic has oeen discounted and
'-r- against How the disease step
.--l--a quarantine and got in is as
, stated, mystery which the doc
> -fe trying 20 solve by tracing each
= Tar back as possible. 10 is hard 20
&C.. because all the victims are dead.
-'ae o. them had the deDartment any
Until they had died.
ne Lfat case this year was that Of Chas.
r'-A'oi, who died al S19 Tenth avenue.
was p-asterer. The only possible
nay Oe found in the statement that
gag oe~n working about the steam boat
eS' An autopsy was made upon Nc
st o3iy, and the house was diSinfeCt-
-s measure of preCautiOn Sfhe result
--1 autopsy was declared by Dr. BigCS
Ael az al suggestive Of Asiatic chOl-
-r "--e showing the familiar signs of
-e.a mOr6us."
sr.. ',"e'cr some Of the intestinal fluid was
&C. 20 sanitary headquarters, and an
5v.s- maze 70 raise comma bacilli in 10
t..f"-'a-on Ia soil Of gelatins and
ssr-. up Il me crop was the result. The
5i,L Lao been found. The nature of the
F;,S. was no longer open 20 question,
Ce-t- ~eyS .! nave elapsed since McAvoy's
ce~.,-- 4" nat caused the long delay in as.
s,s,e5 'ae exact fact Of his death is not
q. ll l"lguann and his wife Sophia were
eyed couple and lived alone at 76I
F@.el,n avenue. He was 50 and She was
sf,.s1Ts Old She was seized first and died
Bsfoel a. illness OF several DAYS. II is said.
ap5 ~. Sne was dead her husband felI I'M
-. lled two daus lnta- 1r..l-.N - -