Show SOME E AFTER EF OF DISEASES DF BABIES because I 1 am a member of tile the city t and aid county boards of health am especially interested in the effects ot of contagious tag icus diseases disease on children fit in general you might be surprised to know that nigie mpr ethan than one halfon liali of the cases of deafness during childhood are caused liy by the effects of contagious disease oi 01 tile the nose throat and ears such its as grippe scarlet fever and measles any disease effecting effect inK the hie nose nase and throat e can bring on oil earache ear ache cause running ears cars and deafness because in children the passage way between the throat and the inner ear is very short so s o that it is very easy tor conto ton to spread from the throat at into into the ainer ear we are now especially interested iu in the contagious diseases mentioned above bo e because we wa have them with us now in the county As you all know influenza or grippe lias has been especially prevalent this win ter er in our town and lias has played havoc with the children causing pneumonia earache ear ache and bronchitis all forms ot of d grippe colds have a tendency to han hang en cu a long while and to come back very easily the second time and to cause sore throat earache ear ache and kidney trouble there have been is many running ears in fit town this winter from grippe as we have had when there was an ail epidemic of measles or scarlet fever now we should try to prevent tills this disease just the same ns is any other contagious disease of course it is very difficult when as like this winter every house that contains children and adults has some person who has disorders or colds in the home we should prey pra hect the baby from the alie other children and the fathers father mother or nurse who ilas a cold then in another way we should establish a constitution in i all our children that will resist all sickness by proper feeding and clothing we can harden the baby by keeping it cut of doors as much as possible lit in all seasons of the year and by giving it daily baths and clean clothes dont over heat the house and avoid poor ventilation it is a known tact fact that babies under a year old are apt pt to succumb to these contagious diseases than those older and espee especially so if artificially fed it is a sure fact that a breast fed baby under all circumstances has more resistance to 0 o sickness than a land hand fed baby much money and time has been spent all over the world in fit teaching people liow how to care for their children during the summer months to keep them from over heating over eating getting bad milk eating decayed ruit protection front from flies and so forth lut but let me impress it upon you that colds effect tile the mortality and future well being of tile the baby in tile the winter time a as much as diarrhoeal diseases do in the summer time this being so take notice and give these wi winter anter diseases as a much thought and care as the summer diseases parents beware of all sick children do not let well children mingle with the sick ones dont visit your neighbors sick children unless you first know what the disease is especially watch out for any kind of a breaking rut out on your own children always ho he on the out look for any kind of a rash dont hide it find out whether it is contagious one neglected case may cause some mother to mourn the loss of her baby we have had no scarlet fever in our town this winter but there are a few cases out in the valley so be very verv careful about mixing with children from out of town who are now sick or who have recently been aiza dont want your children to have it avd ard get through with it because they dont have to have scarlet fever i lou on can keep them from being expose ex 1 you know there is ahagh a high degree ot of probability that if they can escape the disease until they are grown grow n up that they will never have it as it is couite rare tor for grown people to cabel it scarlet fever has an especial liking it to leaving the child with some kind of ear trouble or CT brights disease then too a child who gets scarlet caver has practically lost one ona years schooling because the quarantine is ia for at least thirty days and they are not allowed in school or public uhic gatherings for another three leeks after I 1 the quarantine flag Is t ken icen awn d wn making it nearly seven ive beks lis foicey absence from school if everything goes well we have had only one lionie quarantined V I 1 for measles so far this winter dont lets have any more alost people think that measles are nothing to have but let me tell you that no other contagious disease will give the doctors more to do than measles ba cause quite often bronchitis and iro ironia nia come along with measles s especially ally in very young children and cause plenty of deaths then too many a person living can date lack back their eyes troubles to an attack of measles 1 dont be surprised to see sanitary inspector burt when one of your children stays out of school on account of sickness because it Is his business to find out for me it if you have a contagious disease the school teachers all very kindly furnish him with a list of at the absent ones every few days sj that we may trace down and qu arati tine immediately any contagious disease DR it II A |