The sanitary news - healthy homes and healthy living - a weekly journal of sanitary science (1886) (14761834896)

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Title: The sanitary news : healthy homes and healthy living : a weekly journal of sanitary science
Year: 1886 (1880s)
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Subjects: Sanitation Sanitation
Publisher: Chicago : The Sanitary News
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
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ngs can best answer, itbeing possible to finish the houses complete inmodern style for $6,500. For scale drawings and specifications applica-tion should be made to Thos. P. Lonsdale, arch-itect, 429 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. THE SPREAD OF SCARLET FEVER. The following item from the Citizen, of Jack-son, Mich., is interesting because it shows themedium by which scarlet fever may be spread,and the result of a suit for damages claimed forloss of money and expense incurred while un-dergoing sickness: In February last, a member af the family ofLouis F. Mann, 730 West Main street, was af- ters illness Mrs. Winney was attacked withscarlatina, with which she was confined to herbed three weeks and was unable to attend toher washing, on which the family is largely de-pendent for a livelihood, for a period of threemore weeks. The oldest daughter, a musicteacher, was obliged to nurse her mother andsister and spent $50 of her savings in procuringnecessary medicines and food, and as she could
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11 fmtrflatt-t flicted with a mild form of scarlet feverand the house was placarded with thecustomary, red notice of warning. On the20th of February clothing was sent to Mrs.Amelia Winney, a wash-woman, and the conta-gious disease was communicated to her 12-year-old daughter, Gracie, who came down with ma-lignant scarlet fever, with which she was sickfour weeks, during which time she was confinedto her bed, and at the couclusion of the daugh- cSccova /Zoo^ , not go from house to house giving music lessonswhile there was a contagious disease in her ownfamily, she lost five weeks time. Mrs. Winneybrought suit for $100 damages to cover her ownand her daughters loss, and the case was triedby jury yesterday afternoon, in Justice Walkerscourt. Mrs. Winney testified in addition to theabove facts that her daughter, Gracie, has nev-er yet fully recovered from the effects of the dis-ease. The eldest daughter valued the time lost Aug. 14, 1886.) THE SANITARY NEWS. 191 while attending her sick re