Show the sick room in diphtheria there are arc a few cases of diphtheria in town so dr van cott has kindly made the following suggestions to check its iti spread remove from the room all carpets curtains upholstered goods and everything not absolutely necessary for the welfare of the patient and keep it well ventilated there should be plenty of sunshine it should be a room with a fireplace the floor should be washed once a day with a solution of one part to 2000 aarts farts water the woodwork and walls should be dusted often with cloth moistened in same solution all cloths claths bed linens etc should be boiled for thirty or more and then placed in the sun li liht light ht for a lon long time all discharges and pieces of membrane should be paced placed in carbolic acid one part to twenty parts of water or one part to 1008 1000 vessels for expectoration to and other discharges should contain one part to t 0 2000 parts water bed linen should be changed often and kept scrupulously clean A large bowl of carbolic acid in solution one part to forty parts of water should be kept in room to wash hands bands spoons syringes ED etc dishes used should be boiled thoroughly c no milk nor food of any kind should stand in the room hanl hang cr a s sheet 11 beet at the door sprinkled with carbolic acid get advice from the health board as to how dis infecting should be done if a regularly elu employed person persan does not do this work if you von do not caro care to go to the city to get the above drugs you can get cret them here from the doctor |