Observations on the alarming progress of the gaol or typhus fever : with a summary of means of received practice for the treatment of the disease, and preventing its further contagion / by Sir G.O. Paul, bart.

  • Sir George Onesiphorus Paul, 2nd Baronet
Date:
1817
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Credit: Observations on the alarming progress of the gaol or typhus fever : with a summary of means of received practice for the treatment of the disease, and preventing its further contagion / by Sir G.O. Paul, bart. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fick in the line of their profeffion, Dr. Lind has laid down a fyftem that he has himfelf found completely effectual.'*1 The conduct of the patient on his recovery, is of the utmoft importance; for on care and attention at this time, depends his own future fafety, and that of all about him. When the fever and other fymp- toms difappear, he (hould be cleaned in a tub of warm water, with a little vinegar; his apartment fhould be fumigated, and wafhed with new flaked lime. After which, he muft wear no deaths, and ufe no article of furniture, that has not been previoudy fumigated. <c The merely expofing to the air fuch goods or <£ deaths as are fufpe&ed to harbour infedion, is to- * See Dr. Lind, p. 146. See also Dr. Haygarth’s Rules to preserve from danger, Medical, Clerical, and other Attendants upon infectious Fevers. “ It map he proper previously to observe, that an infectious fever, in a tl small,close, and dirty room, is caught by a very great proportion of man- fi hind ; not less than 22 out of 23, or a still higher proportion ; but in *c a large, airy, clean apartment, even putrid fevers are seldom or never <( infectious. When this poisonous vapour is much diluted with fresh air, “ it is not noxious.—From a large collection, and an attentive considera- i( tion, of fads relative to this distemper, have been formed the folio wing rules: “ l. As safety from danger entirely depends on cleanliness and “ fresh air, the room door of a patient ill cf an infectious fever, a‘ especially in the habitations of the poor, should never be shut-: ss a window in it during the day ought to be frequently opened. ct In bad cases, a current of air, between a window and door, both “ wide open, may be proper \ if the air be very cold or damp, the curtains of the patient’s bed may be drawn close during this ven- tilation, should peculiar circumstances require such caution.-- H These regulations would be highly useful, both to the patient and “ nurses;