The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-15
Determining the Disease.

DeteRmt 01W8 tne Utoe@ae.
When an attending physician comes upon
what he eonceivss to be a case either Of
dphtheria or scarlet fever he at once noti-
fies Health Officer NJ. T.. A. M,Kechnie
~. ID. DIR. Mckechne visits the patient
and takes from the throat some mucous.
with cotton on the end is placed momen-
tariiy against the diphtheria membrane
The cotton holding the mucous Is next
brushed lightly across preparation OF
blood serum. which Is contained IN specially
prepared alright tubes. On the tube Is
che name Of the patient, the age IL the tlis.
ease and the name OF the attending physi-s
clan. This culture medium pregnant IS q
Is with dlphtheret:c bacteria Is taksh 4,
the city laboratory at the city hall and
placed In q hot air Incubator. kept Mt a
temperature OF ssh degrees esntigrade. or
normal blood temperature. The tube Is
allowed to remain twelve 10 fifteen hours
and at the expiration Of that sisne colony
or bacteria Will have developed on the In
ner surface Of the glass tube
Or. s. j. Holmes. the city hacteriolagist,
makes a microsNspcal examination Of the
germs and by their formation and staring
qualities IL able 70 pronounce at once the
nature OF the disease pr Holmes has
spent many years In research along this
line and hts Judgment has never been found
A. fanlt Ia q city case. lie reports back TO
cnse he indeed diph,heria quarantine il de-
clared at once and notices and Tag. are
posted on the house The attending physi.
treatment, anti-toxsn being most genera
ally used
Instructions To Patients.
The following Instructions are issued by
the health officer:
While the house Is placardsd. nobody
return to the house Nohody except fha
physician viii be permitted 10 enter The
house unls 40 be remains there The healthy
eisldren must not leave the premises until
tHn e Vatz
rooms as far removed IA possible frnm the
sick room When the weather ss s,itsbls
eshls w.
Prepare the sick room by removing from,
the walls all pictures, curtains and hang
inEs Take un the carpet Remove all FUR
niture sxcep, he'd. cauch for nurse. xsand
Ter medicine ard two chairs Tack shse,
against the dnar casing. on thf. opooS,,s
side fTom which the door swings N,l,nav
his ne nurse must enter the room, and she
must nos se 70 any ether room in the house
except tho bathroom All bad linen and
cin'heS 81 Patient must be plaeed In hagline.
water immediately on removing from, sick
roam. Rigs sad papers In which The "a.
ftenf eNpecterates must he hsirno,s Irnr,t,.
dateis. Vessels for receiving discharges
from month. nose. bowels. kidney. ard
voni'ed matter should contain salI,tinn -
corrosive sahFn'asp 20 Leo ana these
Il sharseS should remain iu contact WITH ~
fer fonr honrs. burn all fesa iefe ~ "a
tient and bell dishes from the sick room at
oare
''rhe patient mus, 20; leave the sick room
uatu the time for flmigsftnn "a. ~,axs
take a thasaugh bath Including fha NTas
put on an eattrelv fish change ~ ciash.
leg. leave outer clothing formerly ve~,, -,
the room, and ,s5s, unaerrTAsAex per,a,,s
nothing from the re9ru uuta IL has he.,
fum:Sated with f0Tmsisshyts
Tn cas-. - saiaAtheria m child xhe Ans
been fn tie house during ntssrautfry viii
BE nerrrsttsx ~ resnrn - xssr.s,, -, So
weeks after the membrane Has NJ sts
ar.eSrsd fror the threat - the a ara
child In ease 81 scarlet fever mere =. ,nr
chslafen can return . sctaaa' nnsr tws
weeks after desauansslen has entirely
ceased" 'f
freeess ct Fumisatfoa
One 90 tho most Interesting sea.,.s. -
the waYs 90 re heAffh sfs4.ars., a
the quarantine. conducted Nv asaray,sfne
Inspector " I. Emery In .ha vsen~n,,x
war asains, stphtsesta and scar!attnH m.
proper ftisNigafe0 - sese.ts,4 ~.ss-.a ..-s-,
ne important part Inspector r-,er,..
suites commence ten SAYS after feSsna-
NATION ~ eases ~ scarlet fever ar aseav
the membrane hss an atSantssar..f fy,v,
the throat Sf tAe sinAthe~ia rsss{srs A,
the .tr3e 81 SssulsSatfor the rsatsers "a -
moved from the sick ~oo-s ,-zvtr,r eV~vv.
tniaE aHaistnFi~ssi. ara ths inspector ta,Fs
ckafge4 Describing hts methods S.-se-.
Cav, Inspector Emery sal1.
fNmlE1ttH0 - the pre- rstses - sA,-
ofagelt easarltsssvi Nfth fa-sYay sss -.
fas srst tsStrthute a. vas%nss sr,istfe
: SlesHs snc Nj clothes. secnf the from a.
openly a. r<sssihs~ then proceed 10 s.ov
&n 81 openings stscA a. cracks aa-efts tbs
WINDOW ard 3ooTs ssth rags ar erttgs+,
fFFH 1,acFss stove pare asasgs nrs s-.N@
rlaces paste raner evrv ~ make tssr
f"s'.i neaFyy sir tight rasssasse
After securing tAc vsrssssx ~,s.,,,.. e..
itssa f&sGsou. / az TIE room WITH sarn,at.