Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-10
State Board Of Health Gave
Information About Scarlet Fever

C0NfrN L. cOmpitt'. ana lIt patltnt 10
discharged. No one except the ply
stefan and the nurse should come
near The patient untiI tn. quarantine
is raised Furtherm"r'. the quarah'
tine should not b" raised until the
skin of the patient ceases TO peel
or to scale, and until all discharges
from the ears. noS'. etc, haV" stop
ned The feet. tn. ankles and tn"
palms of the hands should be care
fully examined before the patient is
discharged as th"Sr are usually the
last to peel. Thes" precautions are
OF vital Importance. sine" the disease
NAV be spread as long rs there Is
any peeling of III" skin Ct any dis
charge from the parts mentioned
above. Again. all the discharges
should be received on old linen or
rags and should BE- promptly burned.
The lad-linen. clothing. soiied dishes
and all other things which have com"
in contact with the patients should
be- rolled up in clean cloth or put
directly into wash boiler. No per
son. other than the nurse. should
touch any of these articles until they
have been thoroughly boiled.
"While the case is being isolated.
tn" rest of the household should b"
quarantined. Non" Of the other child
rem should be permitted to attend
school or to leave the premises. anu
none of the family should go TO
church or SundaysChCol. into crowd
ed stores. or to any place whore child
rem are apt to h found. None OF the
family should work in a place wher"
there are children during this period
of quarantine. InaSmuCh as the dis
ease may be spread through the en-
tire community by milk and other
market products. it is essential that
no milk CT other fOod-StuffS should
be permitted to leave any premises
where there is scarle; fever.
During an epidemic of Scarlet lev
sr. there are cases where no rash
appears. or so little as not to be motto
ed. and where the only sign of the
disease is sore-tnroat. Such cases
should be carefully watched. To this
end all schools. factories and other
buildings where children consre gate
should be clsely inspected. All child
rem with sore threat should De
promptly excluded from school until
Anal diagnosis OF their complaint
has been made II must be remem
bered that il is useless to quarantine
severe cases of scarlet fever II mia
cases are not regarded. 1t cannot /"
too strongly stated that the mill
cases are as dangerous to the com
munilv as are the most virulent cases.
If there is scarlet fever in your
II, iehborhood keep your child away
from the house where it IS and away
from the children who have come in
CONTACT with il.
II there is a great deal Of scarlet
fever in your neighborhood, keep your
child from school and from church
and Sunday-schocl.
"Ap Ounce Of Prevention. etc.
II you have any reason I" suspect
that there is a case of scarlet lever
or Of anv contagious disease in your
neighborhood that is not properly isc-
lated. call he attention of your local
health officer to il. Where there Is
| no local health officer, or where your
complaint does not receive attention.
| write to this department, stating the
! full facts in the case and giving your
own name and address. All COmmuni-
! cations to this department are con-
fidentiaI. and anonymous communica'
| tons cannot be noticed.
"Fumieation and Distinction.
In addition to the precautions 10
! be followed during the Illness. GER
/ tain other precautions must H. taken
! after The patient is discharged. In
! word everything that has been In the
/ sickroom or in contact with the pa
tient should h. thoroughly disinfect-
cd When tn" patient is ready 10 b"
discharged, he should disfobe. battle
thoroughly with soap and water. and
then rub his entire body. tn. hair in
cluded with $1,000 Bichioridc so'u-
ton The patient should then wrap
! in A cIcan sheet. and. leaving all hts
clothing behind. should go to another
: room and dress in clothing which has
, not be-. n In the sick-room. or else has
| been Thoroughly disinfected since II
| has been removed from the room
! NO oae shouii then enter thu sick
room until il has been fumigated by
some person gnatcd for that pur,
pcsc After III" room has bctE fIini'
! gated il should summed and aired
4 for several DAYS. II should finally
he carefully scrubbed with soap AMI
water. and It's rood-work should he
v.U washed Articles " no value.
which remained in the sickroom dur
| ing The patients Illness. should BE-
burned FumiCaIion 81 never perfect
" satisfaCtor, Everything possible
should DO boiled or burned.