Word: spread
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...reasons given by Dr. Lee why Harvard College did not postpone opening in spite of infantile paralysis should allay the fears of people who have become unduly alarmed over the spread of the disease. Dr. Lee points out that only two per cent, of cases occur in persons over ten years of age, and that the danger to grown persons is very slight. Of course proper attention should be given to good habits of eating, sleeping and exercise, but these general precautions are considered sufficient to protect the hundreds of young men who come together in class rooms and dormitories...
...exact manner by which the disease is spread is not known. Of course the disease comes from the person who has it. College life is unusually free from close associations and contacts with children, among whom the disease is most prevalent. Presumably life in a college gives in itself a certain amount of insurance against the disease...
...advised to keep up their general resistance against all diseases (including infantile paralysis) by regular and sound health habits of eating, sleeping and exercise. It is obvious that unlimited fresh air deters most infections and that poorly ventilated and crowded indoor halls (including many places of amusement) favor the spread of infection. Cases of illness of any nature should be reported promptly at their onset to Dr. Bailey, Thayer 21, 8.30 to 9.30 A. M. and 5 to 6 P. M. (other hours by telephone), or to Dr. Lee, 4 Weld Hall, between 1.30 and 3 P. M. Roger...
...Private Spread (H. T. Beane), behind Stoughton...
...case of rain the spreads scheduled for the Yard will be located in the following places: Wadsworth House, Sever 1, 2, 5, 6; Phi Kappa Epsilon, Upper Dane; Kappa Sigma, Harvard 5; Hollis Spread, Holden; Phillips Brooks, Brooks House; Phi Beta Kappa, Sever 20; Kappa Gamma Chi, Harvard 6; Alpha Phi Sigma, Sever 7, 8; Alpha Sigma Phi, Sever 15A, 19; S. A. E. Society, Sever 17, 18; Pi Eta Society, Hemenway Gymnasium; Stoughton Spread, Sever 23-24; Private Spread (H. T. Beane), Harvard 2; Private Spread (W. Campbell), Harvard...