This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ... not go to other districts, for fear that they would carry the disease with them. In the night some people who even then were sick with chqlera stole out to other parts of Manila; some went to towns near Manila. Wherever these people went, cholera broke out. In a short time there was an epidemic that spread to all but ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ... not go to other districts, for fear that they would carry the disease with them. In the night some people who even then were sick with chqlera stole out to other parts of Manila; some went to towns near Manila. Wherever these people went, cholera broke out. In a short time there was an epidemic that spread to all but three provinces in the islands, and killed over 110,000 people. If the people in that district of Manila had obeyed orders, this great loss of life might have been avoided. The Bureau of Health cholera circular. On page 177 you will find a copy of a circular sent out by the Bureau of Health. This circular tells you what to do in time of cholera. Read it carefully. What you have learned in this book will help you to understand the reasons for the rules given in the circular. QUESTIONS Why is a cholera epidemic especially dangerous? What are the two things to be done in an epidemic? Where can cholera patients be best cared for? Why? Why is it the duty of a citizen to report a case of cholera? What should be done with all matter from the body of a cholera patient? Why should disinfectants be put into the closet? What disinfectants can be used? What should be done with the patient's dishes and clothes? Why should sunlight be admitted to the house? What should be done with the drinking water? What kind of food should be eaten? Why is it especially important during a cholera epidemic to wash the hands before eating? Why should visitors not be allowed in a house where there is cholera? Why should cholera suspects and cholera contacts be isolated? Why is it that doctors and nurses do not take cholera? What two lessons can we learn from the experience of doctors and nurses? How can people in any town or barrio always kill the germs of cholera as well a...
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