The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-04-11
Board Of Health State Of
Louisiana.

As numerous applications have been
made to this Office by Health Officers
throughout the State for information
and suggestions concerning the santa
nv treatment of Small POx eases in com
mupity. it il thought advisable to issue
the following letter setting forth the
practices of this Board.
Methods of Distinction OF Small P0x
infected premises. as practiced by the
Board of Health, State of Louisiana; and
Suggestions to Health Officers.
All clothing and bedding that has
been in contact with patient should be
burned. To insure rapid combustion,
the articles are sprinkied with coal oil
or turpentine. These articles when col
lected should BE wrapped In sheet
that has been saturated in Mercurlc
Chloride Solution q to 1000 before be-
ing taken from the house.
Clothing and other fabrics that have
not been i'm contact with the patient,
and that will admit Of such treatment.
should be boiled in water for at least 30
minutes. and then rinsed in a solution
n 10 I.OOW OF hi chloride of mercury,
(say 1 dram to gallon of water. and
afterwards laundried. All secretiOns or
excretions from the patient that cannot
be burned should be disinfected with
mercuric solution. Napkins and cloths
used abont the patient should be burn
ed Immediately after being used. The
patient should be confined until all pus
has disappear and desquamation il CON-
plete and should be thoroughly spOnged
off with tepid water and soap. and Dress
ed i'm new or nOn-infected suit before
being released. II the patient dies. the
body should be wrapped in sheet satu-
rated with bi-chlodide of mercury (sol. l
- to 500 and placed in tight coffin. and
should be buried i'm an extra deep grave.
Public and church funerals should be
positively forbidden.
ROOm-All drawers and doors OF FUR
niture should be opened and all fabrics
that do not admit of other treatment
should be opened out as much as posi-
BILE and suspended i'm the room. The
!. room should be closed and made IA tight
= as possible by stopping all opening in
y floor. walls, chimney and cracks near
windows and doors. Crevices can be
closed by FASTING strips of paper fold
- newspaper over them with paste made
1T of -four. After the room has been thus
It. prepared, roll sulphur should be burned
ed in the room 3 pounds to 1000 cubic feet
T. of air space. or about 6 pounds tt
an ordinary room. The sulphur should
be placed i'm an iron pot, and this pla'
~ ced in tub with about one inch of wa
rs. ter in the bottom. This precaution IL
ire taken to guard against accidents. as thu
sct sulphur is liable to boil over and set fire
25 to the house. This sulphur is easily
ignited by sprinkling alcohol over 1t
. and then lighting it or by placing kind
ling pine in the pot crOsswise. and pill
ing the sulphur OH the lighted pine
The apartment should be kept clOse'
fifteen hours, and then opened and vel
ventilated. After this ventilation thu
= walls, floor, ceiling and furniture SHOULD
be we'll sprinkled with mercuric chic
rifle. solution I to LOCO, and afterward
washed down with warm water. Ii tn
walls are papered the paper should b
torn off; if the walls are plastered the
should be given coating of whitewas
made with lime and the bi-chloride Sc
luton.
l.. The yards, drains, cesspOOls. ETC.. cal
be cheaply disinfected by flushing wit
$780, a solution of sulphate Of iron (copperas
\ | pound to gallon of water.
n All cases should be completely isOla
y ted and guarded, both day and nigh
by trustworthy guards. and no one al
lowed to enter or leave except the doc
tor who, Of course. should be well vacci
mated and have his dress covered 10y
! buster or rubber coat before enterin
the sick room. This covering should
disinfested by washing in bi-chlOrid
solution after each visit, and the hand
of the physician should also he washe
in this solution hpfore leaving the hOJlS