What is characterized as the greatest number of cases of measles and whopping cough prevailing in Elizabeth City in several years, now has a hold on the children here, according to Dr. C.B. Williams, County Health Officer. Dr. Williams says there are at least 75 to 100 cases of each disease in the city at the present time, but while they are not particularly dangerous, there is no cause of alarm, it would be well for everybody to take precautions to prevent further spreading of the disease.
The best thing the person afflicted with measles can do, according to Dr. Williams, is to take good care of himself by staying at home and indoors for a few days, taking care that the room is well ventilated and darkened. Light easily affects the vision of a person afflicted with measles, but if due care is taken, there is little danger to the person afflicted, after two or three days.
People bothered with whooping cough should get plenty of fresh air and should stay out of doors as much as possible, provided the weather is good and the patients’ feet at kept dry, Dr. Williams says. There are seldom any serious complications from whooping cough, and the malady is not so violent as it used to be. A singular characteristic of the disease is that the afflicted person may have it for several days, and easily believe it is an ordinary cough unless it reached the stage where the patient whoops.
From page 3 of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., March 30, 1923
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