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DISINFECTANTS.
FRESH AIR. By open windows where practicable,
and a fire burning in the sick room.
HEAT. (a) In Chambers specially constructed for the
reception of bedding, &c.; (b) by boiling infected clothing,
after washing with Carbolic, or Sanitas Soap.
CARBOLIC ACID (poisonous), Condy's Fluid, Chloralum,
Sanitas, Terebene, Chloride of Lime or Soda, diluted
according to the directions on the bottle: for use in nightstools,
water-closets, drains and sinks; either may be used
for wetting a sheet to hang in the doorway of the sick room.
Carbolic and Sanitas soaps are useful for the cleansing
of floors, furniture, &c.
GREEN COPPERAS, a cheap preparation of iron (to be
obtained at a chemist's), in the proportion of a pound to a
gallon of water, is useful for sink, drain, night-stool and
water-closet.
CONDY'S FLUID, CHLORALUM, SANITAS or CHLORINATED
SODA, diluted, may be used for gargling the mouth,
washing hands, baths, and for disinfecting washable articles
of clothing, bedding, &c. These should be allowed to soak
for a time and then be rinsed in clean water. When Condy's
Fluid loses its color it is inert ; it stains if the clothes are
left in too long, or if the solution be too strong.
Tobacco smoke and perfumes are useless for the purpose of
disinfection.
N.B.—DISINFECTANTS are supplied gratuitously to
the poor on application at the offices of the Sanitary Department
at the Town Hall.