The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-02
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.

germs contained in the discharges of
the patient before they leave the sick
room to lay other fellow beings low
with this disease" Such are the in
structions that Health Commissioner
Samuel G. Dixon gives in his new cir
cular on typhoid fever addressed to
nurses and attendants in charge of
| persons suffering from this infectious
malady.
81 want to send that message ring
ing through the whole state" said
Health Commissioner. Dixon the other
day. 81 want to get every local Board
of Health to see that in every home
where there is person i'll 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
of the disease that comes from the pa
room. | am determined that the ap-
palling harvest that typhoid is reaping
| in Pennsylvania shall be cut down. 1t
can be done-it must be done. If, be-
ginning today, the nurse or attendant
in charge of typhoid fever case will
see to it 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 a
| years time | realize that this is
big 'if," yet it is one of the simplest
ways in the world to blot out a dis
ease that is appallingly epidemic
throughout the whole state, if only
each and every person to whom this
message is directed will hear 1t and
heed it."
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: Kreoin Lysol Tri-KresOl, ChlO-
| rinated Lime CchoTide of lime or
bleaching POWDER or 40 per cent So
| luton of Formaldehyde, which is pre-
| ferred.
Make I'D disinfectant solutions from
| the above by adding three teaspOOnfuls
of Kreolin, Lysol or Tri-Kresol or eight
teaspoonfuls of the 40 per cent. solu-
tion of Formaldehyde to pint of wa
ter, or one-half pound of Chlorinated
| I i,,,a fn 1f
| Keep constantly in the bed-pan,
urinal. chamber or commode or vessel
| intended to receive the discharges from
| the bowels or bladder a moderate
| quantity of the disinfectant solution
! selected, and after receiving the dis
charges add quantity to equal the
amount of the discharges.
| Cover and remove the vessel and al
low the contents to stand for one hour
before emptying the same.
Never empty the discharges upon the
| surface of the ground, or into a stream,
even though disinfected.
! If the discharges are emptied into a
| water closet or privy they must be
| thoroughly disinfeCted first. They must
| never be buried until after being thor
oughly disnfected, and then never less
than one foot deep nor within one hun
! dred feet OF well or water course.
IL privy well is used, empty three
! gallons of any of the disinfectant So
lutions into 1t daily.
Keep constantly on hand a basin or
| other vessel containing one OF the So
! lutions mentioned for the purpose of
washing 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.
OF Chlorinated Lime is used for this
| purpose, one-half pound should be di-
luted 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 it
In the disinfectant solution for at least
| three hours, after which it 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 boiled 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 a disinfectant solution to all
water that has been used for bathing
the patient, and dispose of it in the
same manner as the body discharges.
! Do not throw this water on the sur
| face of the ground.
Thoroughly disinfect all discharges
| from the mouth and nose.
If received in vessels treat as all
| other discharges
If received in handkerchiefs treat as
! bed clothing or II received in old linen
! burn the same at once.
Thoroughly screen the room to ex-
clude all flies and mosquitoes.
Destroy all insects in the room.
Exclude domestic animals
Do not kiss the patient.
Do not encourage visitors 70 the sick
room.
! Aside from their disturbing influence
on the patient they may through care
lessness contract the disease.
| Boil all water used for domestic pur-
/ poses.
Follow these rules during the entire
! Illness, do not relax them during con-
yalescence, but continue until entire
recovery. as the specific germ of ty-
phoid may exist In the stools or urine
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