PERSONAL AND CIVIC HYGIENE 331 



2. QUARANTINE (HOME) 



Observations. Note. To quarantine is to separate those suffer- 

 ing from contagious disease from the well. The sick are sent 

 to hospitals or detained at home until well. 



1. Why should houses with diseased inmates be placarded ? 



2. What benefit from permitting sunshine to enter the 

 rooms of quarantined people ? 



3. Show why heavy curtains or carpets should not be 

 allowed in the room. 



4. Should clothing, carpets, etc., be taken from the room 

 without boiling or disinfecting them ? Explain. 



5. Would it be well to sweep the room before the sick are 

 removed ? Explain. How should the room be dusted ? 



Conclusion. Write a paragraph telling how to quarantine a 

 person in a house. 



Observations. 1. Suggest how the room may be disinfected 

 after the patient recovers. Note. One of the best means is, 

 first, to stop all cracks, etc., with wet paper. Put one pint of 

 pure formalin in two quarts of water. Evaporate it with heat. 

 Or, wring out cloths from the solution and hang them on lines 

 in the warm room. Keep the room closed twelve hours, then 

 open to fresh air and sunshine as much as possible for a day 

 or so. 



2. Why should one's hands be washed with soap and water 

 after handling a patient or his clothes ? 



3. Why should a patient's body and hair be cleansed with 

 soap and water after recovery ? 



Conclusion . Write a paragraph telling how to disinfect a 

 room and a person after quarantine. 



: . . ,3. SHIP QUARANTINE (ELLIS ISLAND) 



Observations. 1. Why is New York city often called 

 "America's Front Door"? 



2. Why are incoming ships met in the harbor by a health 

 officer ? 



