SCARLATINA

Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1928, Page 2

SCARLATINA

SOME PREVENTIVE MEASURES

CHIIISTUHRU!. Nov 0. t Some preventive measures against scarlatina were described hv Hr I . I'lctchcr Telford. Medical Oflicer of , Health. ; ••The first measure to lie taken In an epidemic. - '’ Dr Telford said, “is to bring milk, for huiisch.-h! purposes, to the boil, and then rapidly coo! il before 11 >i* ii should lie kept .stored in this cool condition until required lor use. Milk is one of Hie commonest means

of spreading ini'oe-tioll. Second. absolute persona! cleanliness and general cleanliness should be observed. Third, avoidance of crowd.- as far as possible. Fourth, there is no absolute means of lo oping tim throat aiid nose permanently sterilised by means of gargios and nasal douches., Occasional gargles

i can be used, such as potassium permanganate. crystals- 1 surtieient crystals added to a tumbler of water to product' a pink colour. The throat should be gargled with this two or three times daily. \nother gargle is half a tea--jioiuil :;j of common table salt to a tumblerful of lukewarm Witter; use iu a similar manner to Hie preceding. Another met hod for those attempting permanent disinfection of the respiratory tract is to smear the inside of the no-tril-. at their entrance, with eucaIvntns ointment of iJ.'l*. strength.”