Dr. Parson's report to the local government board on the prevalence of scarlet fever and "fever" in the Llanelly urban sanitary district.

  • Parsons, H. F.
Date:
1880
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Credit: Dr. Parson's report to the local government board on the prevalence of scarlet fever and "fever" in the Llanelly urban sanitary district. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    The use of service cisterns should he enforced in all cases in which waterclosets are flushed direct from the pipes. 3. Continued attention should he paid to the repression of nuisances. Waterclosets, pail-closets, or other improved arrangements for the disposal of excrement should he substituted for those privies that are in such a con- dition as to cause nuisance. Houses that are in such a state as to he unfit for habitation should be closed until they have been rendered fit for habita- tion. 4. Houses in which any dangerous infectious disease has occurred should be disinfected by sulphur fumigation and limewashing or other effectual method. 5. The Authority should jDrovide a hospital for the isolation and treatment of persons suffering from infectious diseases. They should also provide an apparatus for the effectual disinfection of clothing and bedding by heat.