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New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 256, 19 May 1944, Page 13

ISSUED BY ThE DEPT OF HEALTH SCARLET FEVER THESE ARE THE SIGNS Scarlet Fever is on the increase: Watch for it and isolate any suspec- ted case at ence: These are the signs: Sore throat, headache, a feeling of nausea (possibly accom- panied by vomiting), hot dry skin, raised temperature; flushed cheeks: If these signs occur ACT PROMPTLY: Put the patient to bed at once and keep all visitors away until the doctor has called: If it IS Scarlet Fever, a bright scarlet pin-point rash will appear after 24 hours on the neck, chest and trunk, spreading to the limbs. Parents and teachers thus have 24 HOURS WARNING: Children from one to ten years are the chief victims; but adults may get Scarlet Fever. It is mainly spread {rom Person to person by droplet infection in the first 24 hours: If the patient is allowed uP too soon; complications may result in the ears; the glands, the kidneys and the heart With affected ears and glands, a patient can STILL INFECT OTHERS: In any house where there is Scarlet Fever, all children must stay away from school for 7 days, if the patient goes to hospital: If he is nursed at home; child contacts must remain away from school till the patient is released from isolation. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS AGAIN CAREFULLY They show the only way to check an Epidemic 2 FOR HEALTHIER NaTiON Drder Your Copy of DIGEST OF TO-DAY 1- Now On Sale at AII Newsagents