The open-air treatment of phthisis : two lectures delivered before the Royal British Nurses' Association / by W. Bezly Thorne.

  • Thorne, William Bezly.
Date:
1899
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Credit: The open-air treatment of phthisis : two lectures delivered before the Royal British Nurses' Association / by W. Bezly Thorne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    posed to sunshine. Where the flooring is of such a nature that it lends itself to dust accumulation between the planks, it would be better to have it covered with some kind of material, such as floor-cloth or linoleum, which would lend itself readily to periodic washings ; and the walls, as well as the ceilings, should from time to time undergo a cleansing process. For that reason “washing” papers or painted walls are to be preferred. In view of what has been said of the danger of dust, which even if it did not contain bacilli would consist largely of particles capable of polluting the air by decomposition, and of the irritating effects which that impurity is capable of producing upon the air passages them- selves, it is obvious that brooms and brushes must never be used; damp cloths alone will meet the requirements of the case, and even they should be used in such a manner as to collect and retain the dust with a view to its removal, and not so as to scatter it. If a broom be used for the floor, it should be covered with a wet cloth, and the floor itself be strewn with damp
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