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4—Discharges from ear, nose or mouth should be received on a
rag, which should be at once burnt, as also should any dust collected
in the room.
5.—When the patient is free from infection, the Corporation
undertake the disinfection of the sick room, bedding, etc., free of cost.
The accompanying card should be returned when the patient is free
from infection.
Disinfectants are supplied free to home cases once a week on
application to the Health Department, Town Hall, between the hours
of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Saturdays 9 a.m. till 1 p.m.)
H. MEREDITH RICHARDS, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Town Hall, Croydon.
A penalty of jQj is attached to the exposure of infected persons and things.
COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
Directions as to the Disinfection of Midwives and Maternity Nurses.
No Midwife or Nurse in attendance on a patient suffering from
Puerperal Fever or other infectious illness should visit or attend any
other patient.
Whenever a Midwife or Nurse has been in attendance upon a
patient suffering from Puerperal Fever or from any other illness
supposed or suspected to be infectious, she should conform to the
following methods of disinfection at the conclusion of the case:—
1.—All washable clothing should be steeped in water to which a
little soda has been added and then boiled. Gloves should be boiled.
2.—All other clothing should be disinfected at the Public Disinfecting
Station. This will be done free of cost by the Corporation.
Application should be made at the Town Hall.
3.—The Nurse's bag should be disinfected by washing thoroughly
inside and out with 1 in 1,000 perchloride of mercury solution.
4.—All instruments and nail-brushes should be boiled.