Evening star., 1942-10-06
!. ! temperature Of s.
Can Uphold Health,
Says Medical Report
Recommendations Made
For Home Owners in
Dotu Presented OPA

WuSIS
Doto Presented OPA
A report by medical advisers to
tne once Of Price Administration
says that public health will not be
impaired by maintaining the ration
temperature of SIS degrees in Amer
lean homes this winter and suggests
cne slogan, Keep the Home Fires
Burning-Low."
Tne report praises the fuel ra-
:s,onlng division OF OPA for recoe-
.lAlng medical and public health
~ .nupncations In rationing and says
'laI tne recommended house tenn
health. " A
The advice of a number of prac-
Cicing physicians and public health
olncers, 1t was said at OPA, has been
sought as guide in formulating the
cupon rationing system for heating
fuels.
Feople were urged by doctors and
nealth officers to use common sense
IN wearing sufficient clothing at
nome and to follow such good
health habits as regular exercise.
Great Britain Cited.
Folntlng out that in England
people never have been used to tenn
peratures in the home as high as
americans, physicians said that the
BRUSH have made up for the cooler
rooms by not lolling about in them
scantily clad.
The report to OPA, made by DR..
Leverett D. Bristol, public health
director OF New York City, with the
assistance of the American Medical
Association, the United States Pub
lie Health Service and medical
schools and health associations.
llsted the following suggestions and
recommendations:
Use little or no heat in bedrooms
and use the bathroom as a dressing
room.
Lower house temperatures to 50
degrees during the night
Eat right. go to bed early, wear
heavier clothes and get plenty of
exercise.
Pull down shades at night, and re-
arrange furniture If necessary, In
order to avoid drafts.
Gauge Temperature to Age.
Keep living room we'll heated at
the expense of the dining room, hall
and kitchen.
Provide children under 4 years of
age with at least 10 degrees OF heat.
Provide persons over IS with from
70 to "a degrees of heat.
1nsulate and install storm WIN
dows. or convert to other than oil
heat if possible.
Asserting that by the use of rea-
sonable amount of extra clothing the
body adjusts itself readily to tenn
peratures 10 degrees below that
which we in the United States con-
slider proper for our homes, the re-
port urged, however, the necessity of
avoiding local drafts from windows.
doors and f1replaces. In some in
stances, it was pointed out. this may
be done by the rearrangement of
furniture and by keeping doors and
windows closed except for minimum
ventilation.
In the home. the report suggested
that one persons be given charge of
the thermostat controls and that
these controls be in proper adjust
ment. Daily records of house tenn
peratures were suggested as means
of more intelligent control.
Less Heat for Stores.
Suggesting control measures for
department stores, the report said
that temperatures in these build
ings should be reduced to as low as
from so to so degrees F. except in
the offices. Customers, 1t was
pointed out, are dressed for out
dor weather, and clerks, who are
fairly active, can dress appropri-
ately.
"Granted that industrial eff
cheney is essential for winning the
war, temperatures maintained in
industry must be determined on the
basis of the particular industrial
conditions and needs" the report
stated. "and will be less subject to
general regulations" 1t was sug-
gested that industries check their
heating practices and attempt to
save as much fuel as possible and
still maintain top efficiency.
The report suggested that hospi-
tails be heated to 10 degrees, while
operating rooms be kept at 80 de-
grees.
The report also suggested that
physicians or panels of physicians
act in an advisory capacity to local
boards, passing on doctors certifi-
Gates as to the need for supple
mental rations of fuel oil. This
it was pointed out, would aid the in
terests of the sick, protect the
physician and safeguard the public