Cleansing, disinfection, and protection of the hands : an experimental and critical study / trans. with the special authority of the author by C.H. Watson.

  • Haegler Carl S.
Date:
1906
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Credit: Cleansing, disinfection, and protection of the hands : an experimental and critical study / trans. with the special authority of the author by C.H. Watson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Contents PAGE Prefaces ....... vii Introduction ....... 1 CHAP. I. Method of Procedure ..... 7 II. On the Localisation of the Micro-Organisms on the Hands .... . . 13 III. Mechanical Cleansing of the Hands— A. Cleansing of the Surface of the Hand . . 27 The ‘ ‘ Hand in everyday use, ” or the artificially . infected Hand. . . . .29 Ocular Proof by means of Indian Ink Experiment 33 Principal Provisions for a Successful Cleansing . 33 Removal of the Fatty Material . . .40 Soap ...... 43 Brushes ...... 47 Schleich’s Marble-dust Soap . . .53 B. Cleansing of the Nail Environment . . .58 Length of the Free Extremity of the Nail . . 59 Space under the Nail . . . .61 Nail-cleaner . . . .62 C. Individual Factors ..... 67 IV. Cleansing of the Hands with Disinfectants . 72: A. The Value of Ethylie-Alcohol in the Cleansing and Disinfection of the Hands . . . .75 Test-tube Experiments . . .78 Method of Procedure . . . .79