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receptacle which is emptied down the drain daily and
then washed with boiling water or disinfectant.
2.—Expectoration out of doors should be received
into a suitable bottle, to be afterwards washed out
with boiling water. If a paper hankerchief is used,
this must at once be placed in a waterproof bag, the
contents subsequently burnt and the bag washed daily
with disinfectant.
3.—Ordinary handkerchiefs, if ever used for expectoration,
should be put into boiling water before
they have time to become dry; or into a solution of a
disinfectant, as directed by the doctor.
4.—Wet cleansing of rooms, particularly of bedrooms
occupied by sick persons, should be substituted
for "dusting " and sweeping.
5.—Sunlight and fresh air are the greatest enemies
of infection. Every patient should sleep with his
bedroom window open top and bottom, a screen being
arranged, if necessary, to prevent direct draught; and
the patient should occupy a separate bedroom.
N.B.—The patient himself is the greatest gainer
by the above precautions, as his recovery is retarded
and frequently prevented by renewed infection derived
from his own expectoration.
6.—Persons in good health have little reason to
fear the infection of consumption. Over-fatigue,
intemperance, bad air, dusty occupations and dirty
rooms favour consumption.
Disinfectants can be obtained on application at
Town Hall, Edmonton.