Advice by the Board of Health of Glasgow, regarding prevention and domestic treatment of cholera : 8th February, 1832.

  • Glasgow Board of Health.
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[1832]
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    ADVICE BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF GLASGOW, REGARDING PEEVENTION AND DOMESTIC TREATMENT OF CHOLERA. 8th February, 1832. PREVENTION. Cleanliness.—Personal cleanliness must be attended to; artificers, particu- larly working at dirty trades, should frequently wash their bodies with soap and water. Body clothes, especially those next the skin, and also bed- clothes should be often washed. Impure air is injurious, therefore houses should be well aired, and every kind of filth, particularly in concealed places, should be instantly removed. Dress.—Warm clothing, consisting of inner garments of flannel, and worsted stockings, should be used, and should be cleaned once a week. The benefit of flannel cannot be supplied by the substitution of any other material. Wet, especially at night, should be avoided. Damp feet are very injurious. Intemperance—The use of intoxicating liquors is hurtful, and is dangerous, if carried to excess. Diet,—Whatever article of diet is difiicult of digestion, or is found, by disor- dering the bowels, to disagree with the individual, should be carefully avoided. Raw vegetables, undressed fruits, watery potatoes, should be avoided, and vegetables, when used, should be thoroughly boiled. Butcher meat too long kept, and spoiled fish particularly, ought to be shunned as highly prejudicial. A nourishing diet, regular both as to time and quantity, and moderate exercise, without fatigue, all strengthen the body, and fortify it against this disease. c