Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-06
WAU REGAIN CHILD STILL
AT BACkUS HOSPITAL
No Developments in Suspicious Case
of InfantiIe Paralysis.


The Wauregan child brought to the
. Backus hospital several days ago as a.
suspected infantile paralysis victim
| remains about the same, according to
| reports from the hospital on Tuesday
| evening. There are no new develop
ments in the local situation.
Special recommendations issued by
| the state board of health last week
| for the control of infantile paralysis
urged that the attendance Of children
| at public gatherings Of any nature
| should be discouraged. Expulsion from
| school for two weeks for observation
| is recommended where children have
been absent from the town, or in any
case where a doubt as to the posi-
biIity exists in the mind of the health
officer.
The recommendations which were
given out Monday afternoon by Sec
rotary John T. Black, follow:
1. Physician should be directed to
report all positive and susptceed cases
promptly.
2. Positive cases should be quaran-
tined six weeks from date of onset.
8. Suspected cases should be quar-
antined or held under control until
diagnosis is determined.
4. Contacts under the age of 16
should be held in quarantine for two
weeks after the last contact. but not
more than six weeks total.
5. Adult contacts should be held
under control for at least 48 hours
and then released after proper nose
and throat treatment and disinfection
Of clothing.
6. Possible contacts should be held
under quarantine or restrictions as
deemed best by the health officer for
period of two weeks
Z. Children under Is arriving from
another town or state should be sub
mitted, upon arrival, to the health Of
f1cer with such credentials they may
hold.
s. Arrivals after reporting, should
be placed under observation for two
weeks, or under such restrictions or
quarantine as the health officer deems
wise.
8. The attendance Of children at
public gatherings of any nature should
be discouraged. If poliomyelitis is
from all public gatherings, including
theatres and Sunday schools.
10. Public schools may be opened
with reasonable safety under thorough
medical supervision.
II. No teacher or child should be
admitted to attendance at school until
the health officer is reasonably as
sured that he or she has not had
mild, unrecognized attack of poliomye-
Iitis and has not been exposed to the
disease within two weeks.
u. Exclusion from school for weeks
for observation is recommended where
children have been absent from the
town, or in any case where a doubt as
to the possibility of infection exists
in the mind of the health officer.
IS. The following procedure is rec
commended for the control Of quaran-
tine of positive cases:
The quarantine should be absolute
upon those sick, as well as the attend
ants.
Additional children in the home
should be held under quarantine on
the premises.
Adults not coming in contact with
the sick room, and who observe the
instructions of the health officer may
| be allowed the privilege of the house,
by written consent of the health Off
GER.
Should the health officer deem it
wise, he should not hesitate to require
all members of the household to eth
er remain under quarantine or to keep
away from the premises.
The sick room should be screened,
doors and windows, all discharges
thoroughly disinfected. all clothing ana
| bedding disinfected before being re-
moved from the room.
Attendants should change clothing
and wash their hands before leaving
the room.
Attendance should also be required
to properly care for nose and throat.
Domestic animals must be kept out
of the sick room, and, if possible, kept
In confinement
At the expiration Of the quarantine
thorough fumigation should be fol-
lowed out.
In the case of death or removal to
hospital of a patient sick with polio
myelitis, other children in the family
should be held under quarantine for
two weeks.
Funeral should be strictly private,
none but the members of the family
attending, exception of course being
made for the officiating clergyman.