Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-03
KILL TYPHOID,
SAYS DIR. DIXON
Observe Simple Precautions and
Ii Is Easy.
CUT DOWN DEATH HARVEST
Advice TO Nurses, Attendants and
Others In the Sick Room.


the patient before they leave the sick
room 10 lay other fellow beings low
With this disease" Such are the in
ntFuctions that Health Commissioner
Samuel O. Dixon gives in his new cir
cular on typhoid fever addressed TO
nurses and attendants in charge OF
persons suffering from this infectious
nalady
Il want 10 send that message ring
ins through the whole state" said
Health Commissioner Dixon the other
DAY. Il want TO get every local Board
Of Health TO see that In every home
where there Is a person Ill with ty-
phoid fever, the physician, the nurse
OF attendant shall be impressed with
the duty Of letting no infection from
their patient be the cause OF giving
the disease To another, and the way to
DO this first OF all is TO kill the germs
R the disease that comes from the pa
tient before these germs leave the sick
room am determined that the ap-
palling harvest that typhoid is reaping
In Pennsylvania shall be cut down. IL
can be done-it must be done. III, be-
ginning today. the nurse or attendant
In charge OF typhoid fever case will
aee TO il that the discharges from the
patient are thoroughly disinfected be-
fore they are carried out OF the room
In which the typhoid victim is confined
we can almost wipe out typhoid IN
years time. | realize that this Is
big If yet II is one Of the simplest
ways in the world to blot out dis
ease that is appallingly epidemic
throughout the whole state, II only
each and every person TO whom this
message is directed will hear IL and
heed IL.
In his typhoid circular Health Com
missioner Dixon sets forth simple
methods Of killing the typhoid germs
before they are carried out of the sick
room
Secure any Of the following disinfect-
ants. Kreolin. Lysol Tri-Kresol, Chic
rfnated Lime Chloride of lime or
bleaching POWDER. or a 40 per cent so
luton Of FormaIdehyde, which is pre-
TERED
Make up disinfectant solutions from
the above by adding three teaspoonfuls
OF Krsolin, Lysol OF Tri-kresol or eight
teaspoonfuls OF the 40 per cent. solu-
ton of Formaldehyde 10 pint OF wa
ter. or one-half pound Of Chlorinated
Lime TO one gallon of water.
Keep constantly in the bed-pan
urinal chamber or commode or vessel
intended 10 receive the discharges from
the bowels or bladder, a moderate
quantity of the disinfectant solution
selected and after receiving the dis
charges add a quantity TO equal the
amount Of the discharges
Cover and remove the vessel and al
low the contents to stand for one hour
before empUing the same.
Never empty the discharges upon the
surface OF the ground, or into a stream,
even though dis!nfected.
If the discharges are emptied into a
water closet or priyy they must be
thoroughly disinfected first. They must
never be buried until after being thor
ou9hly disinfected and then never less
than one foot deep nor within one hun
cred feet OF a we'll or water course
III a privy well is used empty three
gallons of any OF the disinfectant So
luGons into IL daily.
Keep constantly on hand basin or
other vessel containing one OF the So
lutions mentioned for the purpose OF
~@hinE your hands
Wash your hands in the solution
Immediately after handling the patient
the discharges, or any OF the body
clothing
Keep constantly in convenient
place a tub or other proper vessel con-
tanning a sufficient quantity OF one OF
the disinfectant solutions in which to
soak all OF the patients bed and body
clothing
or Chlorinated Lime is used for this
purpose. one-half pound should be di-
iutec with eight gallons OF water)
Place all such clothing In this vessel
Immediately upon its removal from the
bed or body OF the patient, leaving ID
In the disinfectant solution for at least
three hours. after which II should be
boiled thoroughly for at least one hour.
Do not permit the use by others OF
drinking vessels or eating utensils
used by the patient until lied for at
least one hour
Do not eat or permit others to eat
scraps or remnants OF food left by the
patient
Burn all such material at once.
Add dlsinfeCtant solution 10 all
water that has been used for bathing
the patient and dispose of Il in the
same manner a the body discharges.
DO not throw this water on the sur
face OF the ground.
Thoroughly disinfect all discharges
FROM the mouth and nose.
III received I'm vessels treat as all
other discharges
II received In handkerchiefs treat as
bed clothing OF IL received In old linen
burn the same at once
Thoroughly screen the room to ex-
clnde all flies and mosquitoes.
Destroy all insects in the room
Exclude domestic animals
Do not kiss the patient
Do not encourage visitors 10 the sick
room
Aside from their disturbing influence
on the patient they may through care
iessness contract the disease
Boil all water used for domestic pur-
poses
Follow these rules during the entire
Illness, do not relax them during con
vAlescence but continue until entire
recovery, as the specific germ of ty-
phoit may exist In the stools or urine
OF typhoid patients for al least four
weeks after the disappearance OF the
fever
Upon the termination OF the case
sprinkle all carpets rugs or washable
bedding free yer cent soiu-
tion of For -t. ..... Roll up and
allow 10 rem. a N-tour hours,
then expose tr ..H as ana sunlight
for twputy-Iour a...r.
Tie room aho 1. thoroughly dis
infected after tu" recovery of the pa
tienL
Save these instructions and heed
them II you have a typhoid case In
scur home.
= Human Compass.
Little Jack What did papa mean by
saying that Ee was The captain of this