Word: diphtheria
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...once upon the topic of Hygiene, and occupied an hour in an attractive and systematic exposition of the subject. The first thing that should be considered is the matter of ventilation, drainage, and position of our houses. Especially necessary is good drainage, as most cases of typhoid fever and diphtheria can be traced to defects in this. Bed-rooms and studies should be provided with open fire-places, as all other methods of heating are open to serious objection. Furnace heat raises the air far above a healthful temperature, besides robbing it of a large proportion of its oxygen...
Princeton has started a university laundry, thereby throwing out of employment many resident washwomen. The action was rendered necessary by the prevalence of diphtheria in the place...
...Mark's Training School has been almost deserted by its students during the past few weeks, owing to an out-break of diphtheria...
Over 100 students have left Madison University at Hamilton, N. Y., owing to the prevalence of diphtheria. Two students have died, and six more are sick, while the disease appears to be spreading in the village...
...Diphtheria is prevalent in Quincy, Mass...