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37
PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED
DURING THE
EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES.
The Vestry, as the Sanitary Authority for the Parish, and
as advised by the Medical Officer of Health, desire to direct the
attention of parents and others to the importance of checking
the spread of Measles, which is now prevalent in an epidemic
form and is causing much mortality by complications, such as
Bronchitis and Pneumonia.
All children suffering from Measles, even in the earliest
stage, before the eruption appears, should be isolated from others.
The first symptons of Measles are running at the eyes and nose,
with repeated sneezing and a puffy appearance of the face and
eyelids and, a few days after, the appearance of the rash which
is raised and red or purplish in colour.
The child should be kept in bed from the first appearance of
the symptons until the rash has finally disappeared, in order to
avoid the danger of lung complications, which are the real causes
of death, uncomplicated measles not being usually fatal. Medical
aid should be sought in every case where difficulty of breathing
is observed.
Disinfectants in a dilute form should be freely used in every
case of measles in a warm bath at the onset and termination of
the disease, and to sponge the face and other parts during the
illness.
In case of inability to obtain suitable disinfectants the same
will be supplied, free of charge, on application to the Public
Health Department, Town Hall Road, Lavender Hill.
The epidemic of measles was accompanied and followed as
usual by deaths from various respiratory disorders. From