Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
ADOPTED RULES
For the Care lsoIatioa ard Dlsinfee
ton Of Cases Of infections and
Contagious Diseases.

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The following Rules and ReguIa.
tons have been adopted BY the local.
Board Of Health.
Wherever any physician knows Of
any person whom he is called to visit.
Is Injected with d~iphtheria. or any
other infectious or contagious disease.
dangerous to the pubic health he
shall Immediately give notice there
of to the local Board Of Health.
Diphtheria-lsolatlon and Distinction.
The sick person should be kept in
a bright reom as far away as posi-
bic from the living rooms, and no n
except necessary attendants should
be allowed to enter the room.
Every discharge from the patients
nose. mouth, bowels or bladder should.
be at once disinfected, or destroyed
by fire. Instead OF hankerchiefs,
towels and napkins use scraps of old
ines or soft paper which can imme-
diately be burned. II you can not have
d fire in the room these things should
be soaked in one OF the disinfectlng
fluids mentioned at the end of this
article. Bed linen and clothing OF the
patient are often too bulky to be dis
infected in the room. These things
may be wadded up tightly and put
into a clean pillow slip, or else rolled
into paper parcels. after which they
may be carried safely down stairs
and put directly into a wash boiler
and boiled. Paper bags are conven-
lent and safe receptacles for such IN
fected articles as have 10 be carried to
the kitchen fire. The bags are cheap
enough to burn.
The things used by the patient in
taking food or medicine should al
way be disinfected before being taken
out Of the room, and before being used
again. Attendants must wash their
hands whenever leaving the bedside
and should never leave the roc with.
out washing their hands snd If possl-
| bic the outer dress should be changed.
In moving about the house care
| should be taken not 10 lolter about
or to come into contact with other
persons any more than can be avoided.
/ Remember that the infectious mater
ial practically all comes out OF the pa
| TENTS mouth and nose. SO that II you
keep your hands and clothing free
from these discharges you viii be pref
ty safe.
These ample measures of isolation
and ~disinfection are about all that
you yourself can do to prevent the
J spread of the infection.
There Are a Few Simple Duties Which
You Owe to the Public.
/. Notification. The doctor Is re.
| CURED % inform the authorities OF
| the presence of diphtheria as soon as
he recognized it. The authorities
shall attach a card to your house.
2. Isolation. The other children
must not go to school until after the
house is disinfected. II you can keeT
| the other children at the house of a
| relative or friend they may attend
| school II the School Board gives con.
sent.
3. In case OF death from d~iphtherla
II is forbidden to have n public fun
eral. You win easily understand this
precaution.
If the means which are here point
ed out are faithfully employed by pri-
vate citizens and health officers, diph-
iberia can not spread in the commun-
ity.
Disinfectants That May Be Relied
Upon.
Bicloride of M~ercury-You can buy
Bicloride in bottles containing 100
| tablets each. The Label viii tell how
to make a solution of / to 1000 which
Is strong enough for all practical pur-
poses. This is one of the best for
washing the hands and for d~isinfect-
ing discharges. It is poisonous and
should be carefully handed. A solu-
ton of / to 5000 is strong enough for
soaking clothes before washing.
Carbolic Acid-Any druggist should
be able to sell you five per cent. SOU
tion of Carbolic Acid in water, in large
quantities very cheap. IL is good for
washing hands and spoons, dishes,
etc, and to disinfect bowel discharges,
urine. towels, beddings, etc.
Formaline-One of the very best
~disinfectants though at present some
what expensive. II costs about 30
cents a pound. and a pound will make
about a gallon of disinfscting solution.
II loses strength when exposed to the
air. 1t is perhaps the best thing for
washing thermometers, spoons, china
and such things, but 1t will not do for
washing hands.
The board OF Health snail give the
School Board OF the city inmedi-
ate information of all cases OF in
fictitious OF contagious diseases report
ed to them.
G. J. f. SPONSELLER,
Health Officer.
MIX Analysis.
The Board OF Health has ordered an
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