[Directions for treatment of cholera].

  • Edinburgh (Scotland). Board of Health.
Date:
[1831]
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Credit: [Directions for treatment of cholera]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DIRECTIONS FOR TREATMENT OF CHOLERA, BY THE EDINBURGH BOARD OF HEALTH. The Edinburgh Board of Health having maturely consid- (ered what steps should be taken for checking the Epidemic • Cholera, if it should appear in this city, are of opinion that (the proper time is now arrived for making public the follow- ing directions for the guidance of its inhabitants: I. The Board are satisfied, that the disease may arise ■ spontaneously from hidden causes, and that it may also become contagious in circumstances not yet ascertained. IBut they are fully warranted in declaring, that, when it does become coutagious, the risk of its spreading in that man- ner is very much diminished if due attention be paid to cleanliness and sobriety. And they therefore entreat the inhabitants of Edinburgh, in the event of the disease ap- pearing here, not to be misled by exaggerated notions of its contagious nature,—the inevitable tendency of which would be to leave the sick helpless, and without that attendance (from friends and others which is more pressingly required i in this disease than in any other. II. Experience has shown, that the most essential pre- caution for escaping the disease is sobriety,—that intoxica- tion during the 'prevalence of the epidemic, is almost sure to be followed by an attack,—and that those addicted to drinking we tho most subject to take cholera, and the most likely :to sink under it. In like manner, strict attention to per- ►sonal cleanliness,—to cleanliness and ventilation of dwelling- houses,— to warm clothing,—to regularity of hours of sleep, —to keeping as much as possible within doors at night,— •and to takiug food before going out in the morning—may be relied on as important means of security.