Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-25
THE cLIMATuLo6Y AND EFmKMIc DIS
RAISES OF DELAWARE

The report made By Dr.. Lewis P. Bash, Of this
city, 10 the American Medical Association or
the Clina1ology and Epidsmie Diseases OF this
State, has recently been reprinted IN pNmphle;
form 1t il An able and interesting paper, treat
ing Of Subjects very important to the welfare Of
our people among thea that continually pre-
sent to those dwelling in SOuthern Delaware
the prevalence Of mAlAriAl disease. Upon this,
the Doctor rsfsrs to the violent forms Of disease
attending the early settlement Of The eO1atry,
upon the borders Of the nAvigAble streams, In
the presence Of 4 high deu-Point, and sur
rounded By tsening vegetation conditions
which naturally bred disorders Of the nAlAriOus
typs- Even within ffty yeArs, be says, eonzid-
erHble portions Of our State were almost unin-
hAbifAbls 10 thoss Who sutsred them from more
elevated and dry sections- Agnes, long con-
''tinusd, and unmAnAgeAble, with: their tWin-sis-
''tsr rsmittents bilious pneumouiAs, unoon-
promising and often fatal; and dyseuteTy,
breaking down the vital forces reduced by pre-
'hminAry fever-tAsss we're the tyrAnts Of sse-
''tions Of this stAte, for nearly two hundred
''yeArs.r
In later tines, however, the condition has
greatly improved Drainage, cultivation Of the
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face Of Southern Delaware, and ifs hyKie1ie
character, although, from it supply Of moisture
from the ocean the Delaware River, and its
own broad streams, extensive tracts Of marsh
land, and mill -Ponds,H IS well - from it
own sigh elevation above tide-EA;er, it must
remain liable 10 naAlArious rheumatic and pDea-
monic Affections.
A. TO the progress Of hygienie improvement
VARIOUS physicians in Kent and Susze1 counties.
with whom Dr.. B1sh has consulsoa- give rs
their evidence. Dr.. ClKEson, Of smyrna sAys
intermittent, renittent, and typhoid fsvers
are less frequent than ten years ago Or. haeh-
ards Of GeorgetoEn gives the same testimony,
though with = somewhat less positive exprss-
sion. DR.. Wn- AArshAlL Of Milford thinks.
for the lAss decade, PneunoniA hAs been on the
increase: rerittsnts and interni;tents have
somewhA. decreased both in Frequency And in-
tenaiiy and drainage and the use Of lime A. a
fertilizer have done much 70 lessen the number
and intensity Of al nAlAriAl fevers-
All the authorities whom be quotes agree with
the opinion OF Dr.. Bash, and with our oEn As
to the grea; vAlae Of the drainage Already Ae-
conpEshed IN CentrAl and Southern Delaware
and also ks to The overwhelming importance Of
pursuing the work The large bodies Of stag
nAnt water, called - nil ponds many Of which
though AH1raing 10 SAter pove. 0! vLlus are
greatly enlarged and spread over noEe szE-
face, By dAnning, constitute ooe Of tie worst
progeniscrs OF malaria disease. AID the sections
containing thsn VII add ten dollars 70 lie v,.1e
Of the property, IN increased hsAltn- y lLof-
oughly draining tl4ei- wIs4-s- 70, eye! do1Ar
which hey A.e Supposed 70 possess, ~ vLser
power.
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devoted 10 Subjects Eors pr9.sss-o-A LA tie
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tFsL1asa; L-s Aso Interesting = ths gsosz
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