Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-23

annual Report of the Wisconsin State
Board of Health, 1t contains one
hundred and eighty-three pages and is
a most important and valuable report.
f.. l.. Griffin. NJ. H.. Of Fond du Lac,
contributes very timely article on
Diphtheria: Its Relations To Filth
Causes" Each of the three methods
III which the disease is conceded to
have its origin-viz: "hy incubation,
by contagion, by certain unSapitary
agencies or conditions. lis duly con-
sidered, and the manner in which 70
prevent the spread of the disease is
pointed out DR.. Griffin shows that
the death.rate from diphtheria is an
nually on the increase: and in this
State for the year ending necem-
Der 31st, 1878. the total number of cases
reported Mere 1924, and the total
number of deaths from diphtheria,6lS
Scion Marks. NJ. d.. Of Milwaukee,
writes upon The Prevention Of Ty-
phoid Fever" j. T. Reeve, Of apple.
ton, upon Land Drainage and Oh
Struetions to Water Courses" Walter
kempster, NJ. d.. superintendent Of
the Northern Hospital for the Insane
ut Oshkosh, upon "Some Of the Pre-
Nentahle Causes Of Insanity Prof.
Il. Is. Anderson, Of the t University nf
Wisconsin, upon The lntlnente vi
Reading upon Health" " Water. and
the Water supply Of Wisconsin," Il
treated by G. T. Witter NJ ~ If
Grand Rapids. AN Investigation Of
the DrinkingWater Of a City" is made
hy Prof. T. w. Chittenden, Of Grand
Rapids; and Prof. Chittcnden also fur
nisheS adiscuSSion upon School Build
ings." which is made Ito draw atten-
ton to the many defects existing i'll 4
feartully largo number Of the school
houses Of the State. II not al" The
Report closes With i report OF the
committee on public buildings, en-
tracts from special correspondence.
etc Altogether the Report is Very
valuable and should nc widely read
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