The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-14


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The tuberculosis patient shouId estl
ry small pieces 81 cloth tsaca iust
large enough q properly receive one
sputuml and paratiine papef enyel
opes or wrappers in which the cloth,
as soon as once used, may be put and
securely enclosed. and with It's enyei.
lope, burned on the first opportunity.
handkerchief which may have been
used from necessity should be boiled
half an hour before washing.
Remember that tne sputum must not
be swallowed nor allowed 20 become
dry,
Isolation and piacard;ng.-lt tuber.
culous patients will observe the pre-.
cautions as herein recommended ami
destroy all the sputa beGoreit becomes
sy, they isolation. and placardfng Of
the premises, is not necessary. hnt
II they are ignorant, insane or wilfui.
and win not use the proper measures
for preventing the spread Of the dis.
ease. then the question of isolation.
and piacarding Of the premises should
be considered, by the health ofncer
and local board of health.
Destruction Of the deIocta.-A!l de.
iecta OF tuberculous person should
be destroyed or dlsinfected, because
II has ben shown that the bacilli are
to be found in the urine Of persons
having tubercuIar diseose Of the URN.
airy organs, and in the faces OF those
having tubercular disease Of tle bow
els, and they may be in the faces Of
those who swallow sputa containing
the bacilli, that Is. possibly, OF any
tuberclllous percon. Each discharge
should be thoroughly mixed with one
quart OF a five per cent. solution OF
carbolic acid. or an equal volume Of a
solution OF mercuric chloride OF one
to one thousand.
venttlation,-Th better sys.
tens OF ventilation, much may be done
for lessening the number OF micro-or-
ganisms inhaled with the dust of
floors, carpets, etc, especially by hav-
ing the foul air exits at the floor level
so that the general motion Of the foM
air shall be downwards. and not up.
wards into the nostrils of the inma ties
Of the room. This is especially impor-
tant with reference to nil public build
ings. as, also, that they shall con.
stantly have liberal supply of fresh
air.
Personal precautions.-Any person
busting objects, cleansing the floors.
walls, or ceiling of the living ir sleep.
ing room Of tuberculous person
might we'll use respirator. Several
folds OF gauge n1oistened and tie.,
loosely over the nose and mouth might
be used. The sweeping and usting
Of a room which has recently been oc.
cupled by q coughing Tuberculosis case
should be deferred until after The
room AND contents have been subject.
ed to the fumes of burning sulphur, or
OF formaldehyde.
No one should sleep in the same
room with, nor In a room wnich ha
been recently occupied by a person
sick with tuberculosis, unless thu
room with all its contents) has beer
previously thoroughly dlsinfected.
tits best not to stand near a per
son suffering with tuberculosis wht
is coughing, because in this act incl,
divided doplets of saliva are tnrow1
from the mouth, and may be carried
for distance of three feet. These
may contain large numbers Of bacilli
They are also sometimes tnrown out
in forcible speaking. The ordinary
breath of a consumptive does not con.
tain them.
Much may be done to lessen the
liability to contract tuberculosis by
having the sanitary surroundings as
nearly perfect as possible, and by
keeping the lungs strong and healthy
It is stated that sin no less than sixty
per cent. Of all patients dying at Belle.
Vue hospital theer were old tuberculal
changes in the lungs, the disease hay.
ing been recovered from" Similar OBJ
tservatfons have been made at the Phil
adelphia hospital. and at the Part,
t,morgue. Dr.. Trudeau's experiment.
prove that rabbits inoculated with the
Bacillus tuberculosis and kept in a
cellar-ltke place. on restricted diet
died Of the disease in much greater
proportion than died similar animals
similarly inoculated but kept in the
open air with an abundance of food
These facts emphasize the import.
ance OF pure food. pure air, and health
full exercise.
Outdoor authorizations patients
should have plenty Of fresh air, and