The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-09
now TO AVOID ISEEcrIos.
Health Oascer Gives Valuable Hints on
Care or the Sick.

Health Odscer Gives Valuable Hints on
Care OF the sick
The following suggestions for the care
of cases CT Ssarset fever o. diphshsssa.
submitted by Health officer Palmer and
adopted by tie beard OF health at its
meeting On Monday. win prove valuable
In the treatment Of such cases:
Isolation.
..Any one sick with scarlet fever or
dipntleria should be isolated IN an up
Per, airy ro0n- This room should be
withcas carpet or unnecessary furniture.
and especially ws1Lout upholstered snr-
those needed fer the care Of the sick.
should enter the sick room. In cases OF
scarlet fever the isolation must continue
for six weeks: IN diphgheria until the pa
tient has entirely recovered
Dis.nfectioa EurinS the Illness.
well cleanssd before use by Others. Food
left By them should be destroyed.
.4alI washable bed and body clothing
should be boiled for fifteen minutes. the
articles to be completely submerged. The
discharges from the throat and nose
must be received in cloths that can be
burned or In cups that can be disin-
fected.
Vessels for receiving the discharges
from the mouth. nose. kidneys. bowels
and youlited matter should contain a so
luton o. corrosive subliniate / 10 Loo.
or carbolic acid ! TO 20. The discharges
should be left in contact with the soiu-
ton foc four hours. Do not use metal
receseacies for corrosive solution. Be
fore leaving the sick room the patient
should be thoroughly washed. including
the head, and fresh unaffected clothing
should be put on. leaving everything else
behind to be disiafected
Precautions to BE Observed by other
Occupants OF the House.
These who remain in the house where
there Is a case OF the disease should care
fully avoid contact with others. and
should not so TO school, church or any
general gathering. nor 70 any house
where there are young persons.
Disinfcction of tina Premis@s-
cat the termination OK the Illness the
infected room should be sishtly closed
and with all Its contents fumigased for
twenty-four hours with the fumes of
burning sulphur in the proportion of at
least three rounds OF sulphur for each
1000 cubic feet CT air space Arrange all
the articles in the room so that their
surfaces viii be r.-siily reached by the
diSinfectiag gas. tlaee several recepsa-
cles containing boiling water in the room
TO be filmigatet. The sulphur should be
placed IN receDtatIes surrounded by
water 10 guard against fire.
After fuu1sgaeion. the windows OF tho
room should be thrown open ami the
floor and o&her woodwork should be thor
oughly washed With a hot solution or cor
roSive suhsin.a;e l-l0a corrosive subli-
mate. sixty grains; water. one galion) or
carfros.c acid. 70 20.
'sI'autfon-The corrosive sublimate So
luton Is poisonous. IL should not be used
n metallic vessels.
IN ae4ilts0n all articles OF but little
value that have been iT1 the room should
be burned; clothing ard furnishings which
can be 50 treated should be boxed and
ether things exposed TO the fresh air for
several days.
No,s.
.sTae city charter tarticle X, section 81
requires that in cases OF infectious disease