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2nd. The sputa of the sick should, especially in the acute
stage of the disease, be received into vessels containing
disinfectants. Infected articles and rooms
should be cleansed and disinfected.
3rd. When Influenza threatens, unnecessary assemblage of
persons should be avoided.
4th. Buildings and rooms in which many people necessarily
congregate should be efficiently aerated and cleansed
during the intervals of occupation.
It should be borne in mind that the liability to contract
Influenza, and also the danger of an attack, if contracted, are
increased by depressing conditions, such as exposure to cold, and
to fatigue whether mental or physical. Attention should hence
be paid at epidemic periods to all measures tending to the maintenance
of health, such as the use of clothing of suitable warmth,
and a sufficiency of wholesome food.
Persons who are attacked by Influenza should at once seek
rest, warmth, and medical treatment, and they should bear in
mind that the risk of relapse, with dangerous complications,
constitutes a chief danger of the disease.
It will be perceived that the contents of the above memorandum
are in accord with the precautions issued by this parish
early in 1894, and now re-issued for the guidance of the public.
Infectious
Disease at
Cowsheds,
Dairies, &c.
In the event of an outbreak of infectious disease
occurring at the premises of a milk-purveyor or dairyman,
the London County Council who undertake the
registration of such premises are at once communicated with: all
milk upon the premises is destroyed, and business is suspended