The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-11-24

In the weekly disease report for Lou
isiana we note the following compari-
Son:
Typhoid, last week 20 20, this week i: 1s
Scarlet fever =" Ia, Is
Influenza l3, - 10
The scarlet fever is nearly all in the
extreme south and east. There are
two cases in Cadd0 Parish.
Our school work has been carried on
mostly in the extreme south of the
parish. It. will soon shift to the ex-
treme north in order that the more in
accessible places may be reached while
the weather and travel are good.
At this season rats and mice leave
the fields and seek shelter in houses
and barns. Rats and mice are not only
very destructive to food and. houses
but they are also carriers of disease.
Every effort should be made to remove
food from their reach and to leave
them no place in which to hide. Great
economy will be practiced by building
rat-proof barns, corn cribs, grain bins,
milk houses. poultry houses, etc. Avoid
wooden walks Keep garbage in metal
cans with tight fitting metal covers.
Barium Carbonate, mixed with food is
a good rat poison and less dangerous to
people than other poisons.
INFLUENZA
A caution as to Influenza (La Grippe):
At this season of the year sudden
changes of temperature tend to pro-
duce colds. sore throat. bronchitis and
other respiratory diseases of more Sc
we're type such as influenza and pneu.
monia. Much can be done to avoid the Sc
afhictions by such simple measures as
making change in clothing to agree
with the weather, keeping out o f
draughts, avoiding the presence of
those who sneeze and cough. The
clothing of school children should be
regulated by the temperature. But
But more than any other one measure
which is essential to the avoidance of
respiratory disease, tuberculosis in
ciuded, is the necessity for an abund-
ant supply Of fresh air more especially
in sleeping rooms where one remains
for several hours. And this measure
is much more important for those who
are also indoors all day than for those
who are in the open air all day.
With the oncoming of cold weather,
it is natural to want to close all doors
and windows. This means that the air
in given room will soon have all been
used once. Thereafter the air in the
room is injurious to breathe and it
must be renewed or the membranes Of
ones respiratory tract-nose, throat
and lungs-becOme the site of inflam-
nation and disease. Instead of awak-
ening in the morning refreshed, the
occupant of poorly ventilated room
arises feeling tired and unready for the
work of the day. This will weaken
his resistance to disease and he readily
becomes q victim to catarrah. colds,
bronchitis, influenza and even tuber-
culosis.
800 Gu. #. of air space is the normal
requirement for each individual IN q
room. This air space may be reduced
where the room is occupied only for q
short time, or where the system of
ventilation is such that the air of the
room is frequently changed Public
rooms, such as school rooms, must be
watched carefully and thoroughly aired
between classes by opening wide the
doors and windows. In Z private home
where there is no special system Of
Of ventilation, at least two windows
should remain open to afford the neces-
sary cir current. II but one window
Is IN the room, open It At top and bot
To- llse ear f-e aUch q
person In the room.