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Any material contaminated by the patient should be boiled in
water for at least ten minutes. Plates, cups, spoons, or any other
articles used by the patient should be thoroughly cleansed after
using and should be kept entirely for the patient's use.
Any person not suffering from whooping cough may carry the
disease from a sufferer to others, particularly if the patient has
coughed on such person's clothing.
It is advisable to wear a cotton garment over the ordinary
clothing whilst with the patient. This cotton garment should be
removed, the face and hands washed and hair brushed before associating
with the other inmates of the house.
If an infected child is taken into the street or any public place,
the party in charge of the child is liable to prosecution.
Any child known to have been exposed to the danger of
whooping cough, who, after ten days or a fortnight, begins to cough
—even if there is no whoop— should be kept away from others. On
no account should a child be sent to day or Sunday school under
such circumstances.
Upon termination of the illness the house and any articles
liable to retain infection will be disinfected free of charge if word is
sent to the Health Department, Town Hall.
The Medical Officer of Health will be obliged if persons will
send information to him when they have any case of infectious
disease in the house.
J. H. CROCKER, M.D.
Medical Officer of Health.
Town Hall,
Richmond, Surrey.