The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
RULES TO BE OBSERVED
BY Patients, Nurses, and Attendants in
the Management Of Pulmonary
tuberculosis (Consumption.)
ISSUED BY STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.

sends mere people to the grave
every year than any other-and,
until within recent years. a dis
ease very imperfcctly under
stood, 1t will be very helpful to
those afflicted, or who may live in
homes in which lives a patient,
to carefully study and observe
the following rules sent out by
the Department of Health of the
Com wealth. Great progress
is beng made IN the cure of, the
disease, and best of all, in the
prevention OF It's spread, and If
the disease Is to be stamped out,
it will require the intelligent CO.
operation of all the people;
Tn ,se suffering from Consump
ton should remember that the
disease IN many instances is cur
able and far more important,
they should never forget that the
disease Is preventable.
Since the specific micro organ
ism (Tubercle Bacillus) is known
to be the cause of the disease and
not often If ever inherited-it is
of vital Importance to destroy
this infectlve agent wherever evi.
dence of Its presence is discover
ed in stamping out the disease.
In addition to the proper Gre
of the patients discharges the
ingestlon of infected food stuff
must be considered.
1t is certain that the milk of
COWS suffering from Tuberculo-
sis of the udder Is usually lnfec.
tlc US and the milk from cattle so
affected should be condemned as
unfit for use.
The sufferer from tuberculosis
who would recover must first
learn that 1t is essential to disln-
feet the sputum.
II patients are careless with
regard to the care of their sputum
(spiD they are freq uently rein
fected and infect others.
Every drop of sputum should
be collected and dislnfected, pre-
ferably by burning. Whenever
possible use a spit cup; If made
Of TIN or china add small quap-
tlty of water and teaspoonful OF
ordinary lye for the reception of
the sputum.
Many cups are lined inside
with a paper spit cup p hich when
full may be removed and burned.
All such cups should have a
handle so that the vessel can be
held close to the mouth prevent
ing soiling of the fingers and
sides OF the cup.
1t should also be provided with
a cover for the purpose of exclud-
ing flies and other insects which
are capable of carrying the IN
fection.
After emptylng cup of any
kind always scald 1t in boiling
water before 1t is again used.
Rags and handkerchiefs should
not be used to spit in; paper nap
kins are preferable and should
always be burned before the
cputum becomes dry.
While travelling paper napkins
so used may be kept in a paper
bag and burned at a convenient
time.
Patients suffering from this
disease should occupy a constant
ly we'll ventilated sunny room di,
vested of unnecessary furniture
such as carpets and hanglngs.
The outer covering on such a pa
tents bed should be of material
that may be frequently boiled
and washed.
Never allow spit to be deposit
ed on bed or body clothing, car.
pets or furniture, or in fact in
any place where it may become
dry. Patients should always
sleep alone and use indlyldua
eating utensils which should be
scalded after use.
Male patients should also bt
clean shaven as the beard, espec
tally about the mouth, is invari
ably infected and is undoubtedly
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