. Diseases of infancy and childhood . he nurse in charge of the older child with laryngeal diphtlieria also nursedthe mother and the new-born huhy. He believed that the infection was undoubtedlycarried by the nurse. Treatment.—Locally bichloride of mercury, 1 to 2000, applied con-stantly. Internally, antitoxin. (See chapter on Diphtheria.^) A caseof this kind requires the same vigorous treatment as any other case ofdiphtheria. The Dangers Incident to Carelessness in Handling the Xavel. If through some accident the ligatures around the umbilical cordshould slip, and blood oozes from the wound,
. Diseases of infancy and childhood . he nurse in charge of the older child with laryngeal diphtlieria also nursedthe mother and the new-born huhy. He believed that the infection was undoubtedlycarried by the nurse. Treatment.—Locally bichloride of mercury, 1 to 2000, applied con-stantly. Internally, antitoxin. (See chapter on Diphtheria.^) A caseof this kind requires the same vigorous treatment as any other case ofdiphtheria. The Dangers Incident to Carelessness in Handling the Xavel. If through some accident the ligatures around the umbilical cordshould slip, and blood oozes from the wound, fatal luvmorrhage can attention of the physician should at once be directed to this can become a very serious matter if neglected: hence it is of the utmostimportance to renunly it at once. The neglect of such things, hosiiles the 36 DISEASES AND ^^lALFORMATIONS OF THE r:\[BILICrS. improper baudagiiig or luicleaiiliiiess in this region, is liable to cause notonly convulsions, but blood poisoning and Fig. ]2.—Case of Omphalocele admitted to the Babies Wards of theSydenham Hospital. A semi-globular tumor 4 inches in diameter, and2Vo inches above level of the body. The stump of the umbilical cord isseen on the left side of the tumor. Sterile gauze dressings were several weeks the mass gradually sloughed off and the wound closed.(Original.)
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