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Evaluation of methods of applying oil to bedclothes and practical application of the selected method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

R. Leslie
R. Leslie
Affiliation:
Manchester Oil Refinery Limited
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Thomas & Van den Ende (1941) and Puck and his collaborators (Puck, Hamburger, Robertson & Hurst, 1945; Puck, Robertson, Wise, Loosli & Lemon, 1946) have shown that the application of small amounts of oil to bedclothes reduces the quantities of dust and bacteria liberated during bedmaking. Joyce Wright in her first investigation (Wright, Cruickshank & Gunn, 1944) found that oiling bedclothes was, consequently, effective in reducing the incidence of cross-infection, but this was not confirmed in her later work (Wright, Begg & Smellie, 1947), or by Krugman & Ward (1951). Barnard (1952), however, has recently shown that cross-infection can possibly arise by interchange of bacteria in blankets during laundering. Oiling of bedclothes may, therefore, be a very useful hygiene measure.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 51 , Issue 4 , December 1953 , pp. 502 - 508
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1953

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