| Show THAT BODY OF YOURS By Dr James W. W Barton Prevention of Cough Although whooping whooping- cough is distressing to the child and a worrisome experience for parents parents par par- cats most of us may not consider consider con con- sider aider it serious sarious H Howe However o w e v e r physicians and health departments departments departments depart depart- ments advise parents to have their children immunized against whooping whooping- cough because of its complications which sometimes cause death Unfortunately it is only within the last couple of years that we have learned that one of the results of whooping cough which does not appear for years later Is attacks of epilepsy I mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- this in an article some months ago and it should ever be in the minds of parents What about the prevention of whooping cough now that its serious complications and consequences consequences consequences conse conse- are In Medical Clinics of North America Dr L. L W. W Sauer outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing authority on whooping whooping- cough gives three precautions which can prevent whooping cough in any community 1 Early diagnosis by means of a swab culture of nose and throat having having- child cough on a plate or slide examination of blood corpuscles followed by prompt isolation of the patient 2 Rigid isolation of other children who have not been Immunized Immunized Immunized Im Im- Im- Im protected a against g a I ins n S t whooping cough who have been intimately associated with the I patient play home school during the period of incubation earliest symptoms while dIsease disease disease dis dIs- dis- dis ease is developing 3 Routine active immunization tion of all aU children after reachIng reaching reaching reach reach- ing six months of age with a I stimulating preventive dose of vaccine after known close exposure exposure ex ex- or contact with the disease disease dis dis- dis- dis ease before starting school Between 1938 and 1945 in Evanston Illinois where the number of children annually vaccinated a against g a I ins xi s t whooping I cough is about equal to the number of new births no immunized immunized im tin- protected by vaccine child is known to have developed whooping cough A second dose of whooping whooping- cough vaccine known as a reinforcement reinforcement reinforcement re is given the child before it enters school First Aid Know what to do in an emer emer- gency Send today for Dr Barton's Bartons Bartons Barton's Bartons Barton's Bar Bar- tons ton's h helpful booklet entitled First Aid in Emergencies Just enclose 10 cents and a three cent stamp to cover cost of handling and mailing mailing- and ask for your copy Wrap coins carefully and mail mall your letters to Dr James W. W Barton care of The Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City Utah |
