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- * ISSUED BY^THE JS|||g^ DEPTTOFTHEALTWf \ scarlet! FEVER .'-',■■ * Important Advice, Part 2 Part one of our advice dealt with how to dodge Scarlet Fever. In case you fail to dodge it^-here is what to do. Unless there is safe nursing, the fever will spread. ~x - * Have a separate room or veranda for the patient. Have what are called "clean" and "contaminated" areas in th« room. There should be a small table or washstand for the, * » nurseVwash basin, towel and soap, and a special cupboard^or r f box for the patient's wash bowl, tooth brush and mug, and. for f , a bedpan if needed. Keep the thermometer immersed (and out < \ of reach) for two-thirds of its length in cyllin, 1-160. ' > t \ Set aside a special mop or fcroom and duster for the sick-room^ < and damp-sweep and damp-dust floor and furniture. f Have an overall or gown hung on the back of the door—don this gown and cover the hair, with a cap when entering the room. After attending to the patient, scrub hands and arms for on* , minute in hot water—remove the gown without touching the s outside until the arms are out (the district nurse will show you how if you ask her)— hang up the gown, and rescrub the hands and arms for another minute. Any utensils should now be emptied and returned to the room* Bed //nen-rllnstained bed linen should go straight.to the boiler* to soak or be boileo\ or remain in its container untouched* until wash-day; stained bed linen should be soaked in antiseptic (eyllin, 1-80) for four hours. Squares of newspaper fastened at one corner into bundles should ' hang in the "clean" area of the room, for opening doors or handling clean utensils after the hands are contaminated* Fill a hot water bag by bringmg a jug of hot water to the room, protect the jug handle with a square of paper, and fill the bag* Place jug in the "clean" area* and wash hands. Feeding utensils should be scraped on to a paper and placed In; a bowl of cold water, and then boiled for five minutes;, or ' >. ' alternately, placed in a bowl kept for the purpose and washed. "^ ; Patient's dishes, tea-towel and dhhcloth must be kept separat*>v } r After these operations, and after any procedure in the sickfj. c room, always wash the hands thoroughly. j-? \> s - < By following these instructions, Scarlet Fever can be isolated within your own home* FOR A 1 HEALTHIER NATION Ailing Eileen she used to be; i Now Full of Spqrkf^ There was always something wrong with Eileen, and h«r WpftfM mother sought advice. "Just constipation" was what she heard— ".Givtnsr California Syrup of Figs whenever tongue is white or she seems 'off colour." It's quite safe because Califig is'made specially for children."' That;'did the trick. Eileen loves her Califig because it is so pleasant and acts so gently* Califig (CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS) r W .-_-* - The Gentle Laxative Sterling Products International Inc.,/Astor Street, Newark, US.A. , ,4S'^ Get Sunshine— in the Winter! ! Every bottle of GreenwelL't HEXACOD i% a bottle of Sunshine. Vitamins A and D are provided in a concentrated form to build resistance to winter ills and help you to manner- C^HBl ' time health all through the winter. For Children, lO^Hj HEXACOD assists in the growth of sound teeth, ¥j^^H strong straight bones, and.sturdy resistance to ills. JL^^BL. ! —just as sunshine docs. Don't dread the winter — t hSb^b^H take HEXACOD. .... || , ji^omm ' i hexacmll f _ jfmPrV^i^ MM vnsjwo* ■ £l£A/itUli £%z . (concentrated) OIL CONTAINING VITAMINS A&D * < Prepared in the Laboratories of R. GREEN WELL LTD. Beaumont Street, Auckland GlO W\r^ MM ••\ I iTi " n», '' •aei'A. ' Biff I rti^lnw** 9 \ lit- / 0// Ik*'? £ I-^ Note how easily the d<rt comes oB and now " quickly a brilliant polish conies «p. Us© DARK POLIFLOB for dark wood floors. ll£r?''~,^>s

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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 129, 2 June 1945, Page 12

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