Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-28
HEALTH OFFICE
ISSUES POSTERS
Has Notices Posted on the Handling
Of Scarlet Fever and Diph-
iberia Cases.
RULES GOVERNING QUARANTINE

DR.. r. w. Cornell has had a large
numbers Of posters printed and dis
tributed, giving instructions as TO the
handling OF cases of scarlet fever and
ciphtheria. Following is the notice:
The health office issues the following
circular OF recommendations. with the
hope that those not familiar with the
care OF scarlet fever and diphtheria msy
he benefited thereby:
Scarlet fever and diphtheria are like
smallpox In their power 70 spread rap
idly from person 20 person they are
highly contagious DIphtheria Is not only
contagious. but Is also infectious, Each
disease shows It's first symptoms in about
one week after exposure. as a general
rule; and persons who escape the illness
during a fortnight after exposure ags
comparatively safe from attack, but Il
may develop even three weeks after ex-
posture.
Scarlet fever, scarletina. canker rash
end scarlet rash are names OF one and
the same dangerous diease. a mild case
may develop into malignant one.
when a case Of scarlet fever or diph-
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person should be placed in q room apa,t
from the other inmates Of the house. anc
should be nursed, as far as possible. ny
one person only. And in no case shall
tho attending physician or others direct
the removal OF the uninfocted children
from said house to another for the pur-
pose Of continuing in school
The sick chamber should be we'll
warmed, exposed 20 tho sunlight and we'll
aired. though avoiding direct drafts, for
four weeks; It's furniture should be such
ms VIII permit OF cleansing without M
Jury. and all extra articles, such as win
dow drspery. WOODEN, carpets and the
Ike should be removed from the room
during The sickness The family should
not mingle with other people All visitors
10 the infected home especially children,
must not be admitted
Pets Garry ContasIon.
No pet dog or cat or valuable play
thing should be allowed The patient. az
thus frequently has disease been carried
TO others. IL either dog or cat IL found
IN the house they must be excluded and
thoroughly dis.nfected with rormallnc or
DESTROYED.
The sick person should not mingle
with others until four weeks at least
from the first beginning OF the attack.
During this time the skin naturally al
ways wearing away, contains the germ
OF the disease. and for this reason cos
moline or some oily material should be
kept on the surface constantly and a
slightly carbonized Il per cent? sponge
bath used daily. All clothing and bedding
worn or used by tho patient or the nurse
should be oieansed by boiling for nj least
an hour; or, II that cannot be done, by
free ard prolonged exposure to outdoor
air and sunlight. on recovery the walls
Of the room should he dry rubbed ana
the cloths used for the purpose should be
burned without previous shaking The
ceiling should be scrapcd and whitened.
The floor should be washed with SOAP
and hot water, and carhoiic acid may be
sdded TO the water Zone pint 30 three or
-four eallonsl. The infected clothing should
be cleansed by itself and not sent 10 a
laundry. using one pint OF salt and ono
pound Of white vitriol to tub OF cold
water
In case Of death from scarlet fever
or dsphtheria tho funeral services must
% strictly private and the corpse cannot
oe exposed 70 view. and should be buried
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death
As children are especially liable to
take and spread scarlet fever ana dlph.
shsFiA and because schools afford a FREQ
opportunity for this The health depart
ment 81 Omaha excludes from school
every child from any family IN which a
case Of either disease occurs. The absence
% continue IN those afflicted with scarlet
fever. four weeks from date OF recovery
and thorough dlsinfection q house: in
d'phtherla. three weeks from recovery
and thorough disinfeetion OF house Chill
dfen not affected. but having been en-
pcstd src excluded from school for two
weeks from date Of recovery and thor
oush fumigntion Of house
'Neighhcrr' children or those who have
b ~ e'snoSed and not living In house with
the disease. are excluded two weeks from
school from time OF last exposure.
Hepse maAt be dislnfected by Board
q Health, which VIII de done on receipt
~ notice from attending physician that
caeN has recovered