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4. 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
rom infection.
All utensils from the sick room should be thoroughly scalded.
Disinfectants are supplied free to home cases once a week on
calling at the Health Department, Town Hall, between the hours of
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Saturdays 9 a.m. till 1 p.m.)
A penalty of is attached to the exposure of infected persons and things.
COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON.
TYPHOID (ENTERIC) FEVER.
HOME CASE.
All cases of ''diarrhœa," "severe headache" or "feverishness"
occurring in the household should be immediately reported to your
Medical Attendant. Any suspicious cases can be examined
bacteriologically at the Borough Laboratory free of charge.
Notice should be sent to the Public Health Department if there
are any Public Library Books in the house, and no books must be
borrowed until the house has been disinfected.
If treated at home the patient must be confined to one room, and
no one except the person in charge allowed to enter the room All
unnecessary furniture should be removed from the sick room forthwith,
and the floor and furniture should be frequently wiped with a damp
cloth. Fresh air must be freely admitted, a fire being lighted if
necessary.
Attendants should wear washable dresses, and should always wash
their hands and faces and change their shoes and outer clothes before
going off duty. Scrupulous cleanliness is essential. Nurses should
keep their nails short, and should scrub their hands and disinfect them
immediately after attending the patient.