The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-11-06
HEALTH CIRCULAR 40. ..

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HEALTH CIRCULAR 40. D. tn
Special rules governing physicians ev
and Health OIL ;ers when visiting tll
persons sick of contagious ana IN -,
fictitious diseases, and directing the eli
proper conduct of quarantine. Ii
Passed October 6, 1896. Dc
EXPLANATION. -
It will he admitted that not few : /,
practitioners of medicine are care u
less. and that there are some VINO i
do not understand or do not appre- "
lciate the care they should exercise
in their own person when visiting
patients sick with contagious ana
infectious diseases.
Quarantine, too, seems not 10 pe
thoroughly understood; Tor IN
stances are not rare when the post
ing of a flag or red card constituted
: ali that was done, the flag being
? relied upon as fetish. In such
instances the physician takes no
4 precaution against injecting him.
: self. neighbors call and return TO
I their homes at will, and the mem
: hers of the stricken household are
d not restrained. Under such CIR
e lcumstances, contagious diseases VIII
! surely spread in all directions.
'e The iaity frequently ask, "How do
doctors keep from spreading dis
I. ease?" They do spread disease IN
d some instances, and to prevent the
of carving of contagion by physi
81 ciaas and others is the object OF
er these rules. Example will materl-
ne allv aid in instructing the people,
or and SO these rules carefully sci fortl
tolthe conditions under which practl
lst TONERS snail visit patients wheI
chl thev know them to be sick witt
ri diphtheria. scarlet fever and othe
tn CONTAGIOUS and infectious diseases
en The conditions imposed are no
at difficult to fulfill and are not bur
alf densome. and even if they were, NJ
nd objection could be reasonably ad
ms vanced against them if they were
ed really necessary. An instance ma.
be given which will fully illustrate
at the need of these rules.
Eat In village smitten with diph
be liberia health officer visited, witt
1 local physician, one OF the cases
de- A card was upon the door and
90 was discovered that that constitute
ing the quarantine. Two women and
on Young girl were attending the sic
ties child. One of the women was
ees neighbor who had kindly offere
her aid, and she held the chi
'ep in her arms, its head upon III
or shoulder.
'ent From here this good woman WI
With soon to return to her home to pr
ion pare the evening meal Tor her tam
ties iv. For depressing the tongue u
tees same spoon had been used wltho
washing or sterilizing since the b
hall ginning Of the disease. The mot
oseter of the child grasped the spoon
ect- the infected handle and offered 1t
and the visitor. A soiled handkerch
WINS Law upon the bed. This was han
cted ed by one of the ladies to the OIL
who proceeded to wipe the mou
- osland the nose of the child, and tn
: ~, tossed it upon the bed. With han
hool land clothing reeking with pois
800 these good women infected evel
thing they touched. Flies W.
- abundant and busily at work aldl
,ting in the transmission of the dlsea
for The attending physician prefer
! beIto have the child upon his KIN
wing when he took its temperature, q
anvIthe drops of saliva which pass
tenIonto his coat sleeve we,e wiped
4OIwith his handkerchief, and he W
Ions. forth to pay another visit.
| letIhealth officer perceived a smile
,lved on the face of his companion WI
the before entering the sick room he
y be removed coat, cuffs and hat, !
base duced clean, glossy linen du
mix and skull cap from glazed HI
scdi- bag, and donning the garments
clos nounced himself as reauy " seo
ant is patient. Another shn.ie "as wa.
chic voked when upon leaving the
NAV room a bowl Of water was ca
cents for the hands and face washed
disin- the aid Of cake of carbolic !
a
han 2 taken from the oag' anu "
of all fectan' freely useu: u,uhor
is dis The ABOVE iac's i'hpe''o' VA sad I
,rd Of ing Of the following rules, ana
hoped they will be obeyed to