The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-08

Iunsuucu Ms uiputueriA ana SCARE
> fever, both now threaten the homes q
this county, deem word OF warnin
expedient.
Both of these diseases are now presen
in different parts Of the county. Their,
are cases at this time In Jasper. Boil
diseases are communicable both through
the atmosphere and by contact.
Here, as else here, prevention is bet
ter than cure. A little cooperation
of the public. with their family physi.
clans and boards OF health. will do mucf
to prevent the spread OF these diseases,
and perhaps help to save some precious
lives.
Prophylatic measures should engage
our attention. DR.. Caille, Of New York
says: I'm proposing measures designed
TO prevent diphtheria. attention should
be given to the schools, family resi-
dences, street cleaning and personal
prophy Iaxis The schools are the cen.
ters Of diphtheoritic infection. Every
child with sore throat. nasal cstarrh, or
other evidences OF disease, should be
sent home with the advice 10 the parents
to employ q physician"
IL would be we'll for the teachers every
morning to inquire into the physical
condition OF every pupil, and any child
having sore throat. nasal cAtarsh, fever.
or other supiciOus symptoms should be
cent home at once.
observations 10 ell countries have
shown that the microbe which causes
ldiphtheria finds Q residence for its de.
velopment and propagation In hlthy
laccumulations OF all kinds; hence the
utmost cleanliness Of domiciIes and ad.
jacent yards and streets should be main.
tanned, whatever the trouble and ex-
pense, in any locality afflicted by fiph-
iberia.
School-rooms and other places of re-
sort should be disin.ected at stated in.
tervais by washing the ceilings, walls
and floors with q solution Of corr osive
sublimate, followed by calcilning, paint.
ing. or, in the poorer buildings, by
white washing.
Every school house should be supplied
with quantity OF suitable disinfectanis
such as strong solution OF copperas.
Platt's chlorides. etc. aud all unwhole-
some places. such as privies. water-clo.
sets, and the like should be literally
treated with these.
One OF the chief modes in which diph-
iberia IL propagsted 10 by walking.
cases. Children with mild diphtheria
visit other childrsn. 60 TO the post Office,
attend school and charch, are carried to
the physician's Office, where other wait.
Ing children. as we'll % the physicisn's
family are exposed TO them. THUS .
great deal Of mischiefis done. Families
ahnnld ho I'm enA hsx sh~S, s-~Ag~>1
advisors not TO allow any child with the
least sore throat to leave it's h me, and
II should be isolated from other children
OF the household until the nature OF It's
ailment is determined and II 1t be diph.
thcritic, however mild, or Of doubtful
character, strict isolation should be
maintained and efficient disinfection,
personal and domiciIsry, should be en-
plOyed. Ii would be better for the
community, and the prevalence of diph.
iberia wOn.d be greatly diminished, IL
sOre thr0ats were regarded with some
Of the horror which the name smallpox
or leprosv produces,
Personal prophylsxis should not be
neglected. Persons in contact with
patients sick with diphtheris. or in any
way exposed 10 the danger Of infection, !,
should use disinfectants. gsrgles under
the direction OF . ply ysicisn.
To summarize:-
There must be complete isolation Of
every Ease.
Let the card Of warning be put 1t
every house where there IL case of any
or infectious disease. as the
law requires, so that The may read who
runs" DIPHTuERIA. SCARLET
FEVER, or whatever it may be.
Let every physician report promptly
TO the county health officer every case OF
or infectious disease, as the
law directs. and IL he Is not supplied
with the proper cards he can OBTAIN
them from the secretary OF the board OF
health.
Finally, the funeral Of any person dy.
ing Of any contagious or infectious dis
easc must be strictly private. There Is
more danger of moving diphtheric
corpses 10 winter than In summer, be-
cause diphtheria is . winter disease, and
more easily spread by sore and irritsted
thr0ats which prevail in cold weather.
| have attempted TO show that intelli-
gent action on the part Of the public,
assisted as they stould and will be, by
their family physicians. will do much
10 prevent the spread OF these terrible
diseases. Respectfully.
B. Is. BRANxock,
Sec. Dubois Co. Board OF Health.
Jasper, Ind, December Sth, 1893.
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