Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-05-07
Continued from page 5, Part 81

outside after the disinfection is com
J plete.
Sec f. When using Formaldebyte
no open vessel containing water should
be left In the room, Except as pro
| vided in Rule 12)
| Sec. 5. The temperature Of the room
shall in no case be below 60 degrees
f. preferably 20 degrees +. or above.
If the atmosphere Is unusually dry, the
| amount of moisture should be in
creased by boiling kettle Of water
I'm the room, or by pouring boiling
water from one vessel to another for
five or ten minutes before beginning
the disinfecton.
See 6. A large wash tub should BIZ
| placed near the center of the room
conveniently situated so as to be seen
through one of the windows. In this,
should be placed tin or iron pal
about IL to Is inches deep. ct is ad
visable to cover the outside Of the pail
with asbestos paper, leaving the top
open.)
Materials To BE Used for Distinction.
Rule 4. For every 1000 cubic feet
of space to be disinfected, the follow
ing materials and quantities shall be
used.
40 per cent Solution of Formalde'
hyde, 20 ounces.
Permanganate of Potash Zine
Crystals S1a ounces.
These quantities are to be used to
disinfect premises following cases Of:
Asiatic Cholera, Bubonic Plague,
Cerebrosplnal Meningitis, Diphtheria
(Membranous Group, Scarlet Fever
Scarlet Rash and Scarletina), Small
pOx, ChIckenpox, tuberculosis Con
SUMPTION, Typhoid Fever, Typhus
Fever, Erysipelas, and Puerperal
Fever. In cases of Measles German
Measles), Mumps, Whooping Cough
and Pneumonia, only half the above
quantities are required.
Mode of Operation.
Rule ;. Section l. When the room
or house to be disinfected has been
properly prepared in accordance with
the requirements of Rule 3, the prop
er quantity of Permanganate of Pot
ash, as prescribed in Rule 4, should be
placed in the pail. The solution Of 40
per cent FOrmaldehyde should be
placed in tin dipper or other vessel
convenient for pouring rapidly. The
operator, when everything is in readi-
ness, should pour the Formaldehyde
upon the crystals of Permanganate OF
| Potash contained in the pail, and i'm
mediately leave the room, closing the
door and stopping all cracks in the
manner indicated in Rule 3. This
operation should be performed quickly,
as the gas generates very rapidly. The
door should be locked in order to pre-.
vent accidents, and the room, or build
| ing, as the case may be, kept closed
for at least eight hours. At the eX-
! piration of this time, the windows
should be opened from the outside, and
in the space of 10 or 20 minutes, the
door may be opened, allowing the air
! to blow through the room. If the
| odOr remaining is very strong, little
ammonia water sprinkled upon the
| flOorwill soon neutralze the FOrmalde-
| hyde and hasten the disappearance of
the odor.
Sec. .. After the fumigation, as
prescribed in this Rule, has been COM
| pleted all bedding, clothing, etc, that
will not he harmed by boiling, should
be boiled for at least half an hour
When possible, mattresses, rugs and
heavy curtains should be sterilized by
steam under pressure at 100 degrees
c, for 80 minutes. Where this is not
possible, these articles should he taken
out of doors and thoroughly aired and
exposed to the rays of the sun for an
hour or so.
Note In disinfecting, it is neces-
sary to see that the shoes worn or
used by the operator and all persons
upon the premises are properly disin-
fected, as these articles are frequently
overlooked and become the conveyors
Of infectious diseases. They may be
readily disinfected by using Standard
Solutions / and 2.
Articles To Be Destroyed.
Rule 6. Under the method pre-
Scribed in Rule >, it is unnecessary to
destroy any articles of value. Papers,
rags, cheap books, and other articles
of little or no value, should be burned.
In cases of Scarlet Fever, Smallpox
and Diphtheria, in addition to the re-
quirementS of Rule 5, all woodwork,
and if possible, the walls, should be
washed with a liquid disinfectant,
such as a solution of Bichloride Of
Mercury, one part of Bichloride of
Mercury to 1000 parts Of water.
Where the wall paper is loose or
diIapidated, it should be removed and
burned.
Distinction of Persons Who Have