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PREVENTION OF MEASLES.
Measles is one of the most fatal diseases of early childhood,
owing to the frequency of lung complications; it is
most dangerous up to the age of three years and especially
so during the second year of life. It frequently causes ear
disease and permanent deafness.
It is a most contagious disease, and particularly so
before the rash appears on the fourth day of illness.
Do not look upon a ca.se of measles lightly.
Isolate the child and send for a doctor at once, before
the rash appears, if you suspect it.-
Do not neglect a child's cold.
Do not send a child to school with a bad cold.
Do not on any account send children to school if you
have a case of measles in the home without the consent of
a doctor.
Keep children clean, pay special attention to nose
and ears, keep them warm and well fed.
Do not overcrowd, and always see that your sanitary
arrangements are in good order.
Council Offices, Teddington.
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