Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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5. In femillies where any infectious disease has broken out,
such as typhus fever, scarlet fever,measles, small-pox, hooping
cough, or cholera, the children should not be sent to schools.
till such time as the medical attendant shall certify that there
is no danger of conveying their infections, Grown-up persons, is
such circumstences, should also avoid attending public, in any
manner exping others to the danger of infection from them-
sclves.
6. Where small-pox breaks out, no time should be lost in
having every member of the family vaccinated, wheter they
have been vaccinsted before or not. The following gentlemen
are sppoinnted Public Vaccinators in this pairsh:-
John James, F.R.C.S. 62, Princes Street, Leicester Square.
George Slight, M.D. 25, Brewer Street, Golden Square.
7. Is cases of Death from infectious disease, the cropse
should be buried within forty-eight hours after death. In the
mean time no one should live or sleep in the rii, where the
dead body lies. The bedding and linen that has been used
should and walls white-washed, the floor washed with chloride
of lime, and the windows and dooor be left wide open for some
days befor being occupied again.
III.- SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN
DURING THE PREVALENCE OF CHOLERA.
I. Every person attecked by leoanness of the bowels, should
get medical attendance at once. Purgative medicine should
only be tkeen under the adive of a medical man.
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