| Show SCARLET FEVER the health of the family on the farm is more securely guarded from contagious diseases than those in cities and towns yet how bow often do we hear bear of these most fatal diseases diphtheria and scarlet fever taking the little ones from the country homes to every mother who has the care of a child the very sound of these names send a chill to her heart mothers especially are interested te in learning everything possible in regard to this disease the western rural of recent date contains tai ns the following at a recent meeting of the american pediatric society in new york dr J lewis smith the president of the society read a paper on a part of the general discussion on 11 how elow to prevent diphtheria aud and scarlet fever the microorganism micro organism of scarlet fever had bad not been positively ascertained but its effects were known from clinical observations the contagiousness probably did not cease until after desquamation hd had pasca pass d and it had been said the discharges from the jtitus due to it were contagious quarantine in a small room attached to one of the wards at the foundling asylum in this city had been sufficient for scarlet fever but not for measles the contagious ele ment was more fixed and less diffusible in the former it remained in clothes a long time most prophylactic measure consisted in isolation of the patient of the person and air which surrounded him and of objects and persons in close relation with him he called particular attention to the danger of books handled by the sick with scarlet fever for in them the contagious element remained a long time at his first visit he wrote a prescription for carbolic acid and oil of of 40 each one an ounce mix add two tablespoonfuls to a quart of water put in a broad basin and maintain a constant simmering over an oil stove he also ordered an of the entire surface of the patient every three hours with carbolic acid and oil of eucalyptus each one dram sweet oil seven ounces A solution of corrosive sublimate might with advantage be applied on a probe and cotton to theton sils and phar aud and ten drops of a solution of two grains to the pint syringed into the nostrils every two hours then there should be constant ventilation during the active period of the fever no article should be sent from the room unless properly infected disinfected dis new families should not be allowed to move into the apartments before the physician should disinfect his hair and entire person and wear outer clothing when going to see other cases |
