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Cleanliness and good sanitary surroundings are essential
both for the prevention and cure of consumption; rooms,
passages, &c., must also be kept free from dust.
(4) Directions to Consumptive Persons.
Recovery from consumption is not uncommon. Fresh air
and plenty of food are two main requisites. Moderate exercise
in the open air is beneficial. The above instructions as to
spitting and destruction of phlegm should be strictly carried
out. A separate sleeping room or bed should be used by the
patient, and no food or table utensils should be shared with
others.
disinfectants.
Fresh air and sunlight are excellent disinfectants and each
Should be freely admitted to every part of the house.
For other purposes of disinfection connected with consumption
the following may be used :—
Chloride of lime ¼ lb.
Water 1 gallon.
The same to be well stirred, and may be used with or without
sediment.
A. F. PESKETT,
Medical Officer of Health.
Town Hall,
Leyton.
In addition to this I caused notices to be posted up throughout
the District warning people of the dangers of spitting on
footpaths, roadways, and other public places. Generally speaking
everything has been done that can be done to place before the
public the grave danger to the nation at large that lurks in this
terrible disease, and I am pleased to think that by the absence