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8. If the drain is stopped, or the house refuse is not regularly collected,
immediate complaint should be made at the Health Office.
9. Places where food is kept should be dry, well ventilated, and kept
scrupulously clean.
10. The following articles of food should either be altogether avoided or
used with caution, especially for children :—
Shell Pish, which is often grown on sewage,
Fork Sausages, Pork Pies,
Tinned Meats and Fish,
Alcohol in all its forms,
Tinned Meats should not be kept long after being opened.
11. The continual use of Alcohol between meals, even in small
quantities, injures the internal organs and greatly shortens life, making
those who indulge in it an easy prey to many diseases, and especially to
consumption.
Medical Officer of Health.
Pbecautions against Measles.
1. Measles is a dangerous disease in young children. 75 died from this
disease in the Borough last year, i.e., seven times as many as died from
Scarlet Fever, and more than twice as many as died of Diphtheria.
It is of great importance that young children should be protected from
the infection of Measles, for the older they are when attacked, the greater
the prospect of recovery.
2. The reason why so many die of Measles, is that it is a very infectious
disease, and precautions are not taken to avoid the infection as with Scarlet
Fever and Diphtheria.
3. The early signs of Measles are those of a feverish cold, the eyes being
specially affected ; it is at this stage, before the rash comes out, that the
disease is specially infectious.
4. When Measles is "about," any child attending school who is feverish
and has a cough, or running at the nose, or red and watery eyes, should
be at once suspected of Measles, and separated from any other children
who have not had the Measles before, and such a child, if seen at school,
should be at once sent home.
5. It is most important that medical advice should be obtained for any
young child suspected to have Measles.
6. The patient should be kept in bed in a separate room upstairs. The
window should be kept wide open day and night in summer, and partially
open day and night in winter. If it is too cold to keep the window wide
open, a fire should be kept burning. If there is any draught, the child
can be sheltered by arranging a screen.
7. It is important to keep the child's skin and eyes clean, and the night
dress should be frequently changed and aired at the fire.
8. The child should be carefully protected from cold, but fresh air and
cleanliness are more important than warmth.
9. Light is an important disinfectant, and the blinds should be kept up
unless the eyes are affected.