The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
NEWARK'S PRACTICAL SUG-
GESTIONS.

Health Officer Lehlback, of Newark.
gives the following practical suggestions
as precautionary measures against chol-
era:-
In view of the possible advent of chol-
era, the committee on sanitation of the
Board of Health of this city has prepared
the following memorandum TO the public
for guidance
AS cholera is a disease propogated
mainly under conditions of filth, 1t fol-
lows that such measures which are COM
monty known as cleanliness are essential
to prevent its spread and with this view
the following recommendations are
made:-
All rubbish and matter subject to decay
in dwelling houses and surroundings, and
particularly in cellars. should be ce4-
lected for removal or burned, and should
never be allowed to accumulate.
Apartments and Railways should be
frequently scrubbed and have free access
to air and sunlight.
Cleanliness of sidewalks and Of cutters,
especially preventing the accumulation
of water should be practiced.
Strong vessels should be provided for
the reception of garbage and household
waste and these vessels should be never
overfiiled.
AS the disease is propogated by human
excavations which contain the germs it is
essential that plumbing fixtures in houses
should be we'll trapped and the trap kept
in good working order. and that each
closet be flushed daily with an abundance
of water and then one OF the disinfecting
solutions given below sprinKled over the
sides or bottom of the pan or receiver.
This is of particular importance in case
Of schools, factories, other large estab-
lishments and public places.
The seats OF privies should be daily
scrubbed and thoroughly wet with disin
fecting solutions. All privy vaults which
are more Than one-half lull should be
emptied and in all cases disinfected.
Dry disinfectants should be placed in all
sinks and catch basins and the water al
lowed to run thus dissolving them.
Where there are cess pools on the premis-
es, large quantities OF dIsinfectants must
be used i'll this way.
The washing of soiled clothing should
be frequenL and such clothing should not
be allowed to accumulate, and in order to
insure the destruction of all germs it
should be thoroughly boiled before wash
ing.
Conditions Of the stomach and intes-
tines which favor diarrnHa facilitate in
fection. For this reason all food should
be of the least irritating character.
Raw vegetables and fruit (the latter
may come from infected districts) should
be avoided. ALI food should be freshly
prepared,
The city's water supply should be ex-
clusively used. Under no conditions
should well water be used, as the wells
in this city are all to greater or less de-
gree polluted.
DIsINFECTANTS.
For SINKS, catch basins. cesspools, etc.
Chloride of lime. best quality, 4 ounces,
sulphate of copper, pound; water. gal
lon.
For privy vaults, washing wood work,
washing clothes, etc.. corrosive sublimate,
permanganate potash, of each two
drachms; water, one gallon. Or. carbolic
acid. one and nalf quarts; water, one
gallon. Shake well.
Fer the disinfecton and deodorization
of the surface of masses of organic ma
terial, decaylng matter, etc., chloride of
lime in powder alone or mixed with sui
phate Of copper.
Each citizen is hereby individually re-
quested to cooperate with the Health
Board in its endeavors to clean the city,
first by seeing that his own premises are
In proper sanitary condition. and further
by reporting to this office the neglects of
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