Single piece of paper, folded into quarters listing a chart tracking exposure rates of different diseases; it lists a disease, the number of days when contacts could have been exposed unknowingly and the period of isolation for the patient; information for chickenpox, meningitis, measles, mumps, po…
Single piece of paper, folded into quarters listing a chart tracking exposure rates of different diseases; it lists a disease, the number of days when contacts could have been exposed unknowingly and the period of isolation for the patient; information for chickenpox, meningitis, measles, mumps, poliomyelitis, scarlet fever, smallpox, whooping cough, diphtheria and german measles.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Donated by Dean Barry Smith, Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University; owned by Dr. Horace. C. Mabee, M.D., C. M. of Kingston.
Dates
1940
1960
circa 1940-1960
Material
paper: cream
ink: purple
Inscriptions
Printed on paper: "Contacts Isolation for patient // Chickenpox- 21 days. allscales off & healed // Meningitis 10 days clinical recovery // Measles 16 10 from rash // Mumps 18 3 weeks from onset swelling // gone // Poliomyelitis 3 weeks temp. 0 // Scarlet Fever 10 35 from rash no complications // Smallpox 4 28 or scabs are off // Whooping cough 14 3 weeks start of whoop // Diptheria 7 // German Measles 21 2weeks from rash"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-5 Box 19
Dimension Notes
Length 13.7 cm x Width 13.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper has yellowed and a moderate crease runs vertically as well as horizontally
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Other
Reference Comments
Instructions were contained with labels (997.002.490 a-d) within box (997.002.489 a-b) which was found within medicine case (997001959 a)
Exhibit History
On exhibit at City of Ottawa - Public Health L-2016-3 14 Mar 2016 – 31 Dec 2018; extended to 31 Dec 2023
On display in the Friend - Vandewater Gallery in Botterell Hall removed January 27, 2010