The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-04-04

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Prevent Contact Infection. b
Difference in the Handling OF
Fly Problem in Towns and in
the Country. c) How Towns
Can Control Fly Problem. ID
Importance OF Thorough Disin-
lection Of Excreta. e Even
Greater Importance Of Sanitary
Privy.
PREVENT CONTACT INFECTION.
By always washing the hands in
disinfection solution No. after
touching the patient. his excretions,
or ANY Of his belongings. No one
should use a patients clothing or
bed clothing until they are first
soaked for TWO hours in disinfecting
solution No. |. See bottom Of this
talk.
PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF THE
DISEASE By FLIES.
OF course, the ideal method OF pre-
venting the transmission OF the dis
ease by flies is to get rid OF the flies.
Cities and towns will certainly &C
complish this at an early date. AS
80 per cent. Of flies are bred in
horse manure, the proper care Of
horse stables means fly extinction.
Horse stables would receive this
proper care If boards of aldermen
would pass an ordinance requiring
the licensing of all stables. 0ne con-
dition on which license would be
granted would be proper construc
tion OF the stable; this would mean
a good, tight wooden floor in every
stable. Another condition on which
license would be granted would be
a license fee from each stable owner
enough to compensate the town for
having each stable thoroughly clean
ed once week. The town or city
can not trust the stable owners to
keep the stables cleaned. This must
be done by the town under direction
Of the health department.
In rural districts fly breeding is
more difficult to prevent. DR.. L. o.
Howard says that people living in
agricultural communities will prob
ably never be rid Of this pest" This
is due to the fact that the accumula-
ton Of manure for its fertilizing
property does not enter into the con-
sideration Of the fly problem with
the urban house owner as it doc s
with the farmer. Not until some
cheap chemical solution, which
sprinkled over the manure in small
amounts will kill the fly eggs and
larva, is discovered will the proven
ton of fly breeding in the country
be attained in a practicable form.
But il we can not prevent fly
breeding, we can prevent the flies
from carrying the contents of the
open privy to our food in the dining
room and kitchen We can have the
sanitary privy described by the
North Carolina board Of health.
This sanitary convenience does not
cost more than six or eight dollars.
Plans and specifications for such
a structure will be furnished by the
State Board o. Health to any citizen
without cost. No town should per-
NIT the use of any other kind CT
privy. This could easily be accom-
plished by an ordinance similar 10
the one suggested above for the reg
ulation Of horse stables.
In addition to the ily.proof privy,
every dining room and kitchen
should be effectually screened
against flies. The few that enter
should be caught on hv paper. Re-
member flies mean filth, and the
number Of flies in any house or town
is the best index to its cleanliness.
THOROUGH DISTINCTION OF TYPHOID
DISCHARGES.
II all infected discharges - the
stools and urine - of typhoid pa
tients, were thoroughly disinfected
before flies lit upon them, or before
they we're thrown upon the soil to
find their way into private or pub
lie water supply, there would be no
typhoid. As a matter OF fact, it is
impossible TO disinfect all such dis
charges, because in the first week or
ten days Of the disease and in many
cases for weeks, months and years
after an attack, the patient, without
knowing it, passes stools and urine
infected with typhoid germs. 1t is
for this reason that sanitary privy
where ALL discharges will be kept
from flies, food and drink is the
most important preventive measure.
Nevertheless, many cases would be |
prevented if discharges were placed
in solution No 2, covered at once