New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-17
GASES OF IYPHOID FEVER.

AN OUTBREAK CAUSED BY BAD MILK.
PREVALENCE or THE DISEASE on wAsHINGToN
HrlGHrs-rHL TROUBLE AT FIRST ATTRIBUTED
TO THE WATER.
The health officers of the city were
much surprised at an outbreak OF typhoid
fever which occurred on Washington Heights
last month Typhoid fever usually prevails In places
where the sewage Is bad where Nth IL allowed to col.
loot in Tao neighOOrIOOd OF WLshng tOn
He. ghts been regarded healthy. Wealthy RESI-
dents city live tlera and their houses nave the
modern arrangements designed Tor alta aud comfort
Well-consructod and Croton walor pipes in
all tie stgees. Nowitns dus these facts, there
fifteen persons i'll rom the fever In that neghbOrhOod,
1T time wnen the disease WIS not unusually
prevalent In other portions Of the city. member OF "
family named Morris living at Tenthnye. aud One
hundred m sevent-st attacked with typhoid
fever on March s. AMI few days later two other per-
sons in the same house lakon Ill with the
same complaint. Twelve otner cases were reported.
the being March % when three members of The
family Of Mr. Bun Teuthaye. above One-1undred-and-
m y-soconG-st.. were taken SICK.
attributed to several causes. In speak
gg OF the maeF yse,S od J Ia
said: Inc burden Of evidence Is In favor or tho mix
theory"
"Well," continued Mr. Monreith, our leading phys-
elan here DR. frothngha had several CAGES
looked for inc cause Of It's sudden Appearance
After lnvcstgatng the drainage and plumbing
house where had case, he made inquiries about the
milk lie discovered that tue milk tor al his patients
supplied by the same mau On visiting his stables.
Dr. rockingham found diseased cow aud reported
al once TO the 30 nd of Health. An Inspector pro-
nouncel the diseased, and ordered the
milGlnan disoOn nne tho OF her mIK. Since
then there been or
typhoid II thought by some persons ut one
dine that the water might nave caused the disease But
tne he Ho gnts Is ana good Us IL Is
anywhere ~ CITY, except IN two There
closed dead ends To ,he pipes In One hundredund
nlly-secOnd and Ouehund and my SIS. and
there chance Tor tine water To cicua o. II undOubi
cdy dOes get impure, and nplauts have bsen made"
d. FrOtnin guan said " TneTe never ny knOwl-
edge been sporadic Of typhoid fever Ia this Ylc
have lived here Tor some years"
is typhoid lever oten caused by impure milk ."
" Yes, tnink Recent invest, CATIONS England
lay good deal OF stress this mode bproddlny the
disease"
Branching from the malu pipes In tho two
streets In whica there "dead onds," ARE
service pipes, which end at points whore no houses
built As tee oil cunt IN not complete III .heso service
pipes water Is kept standing Ia them until 1t stag
mates.
IL has been the custom Of the Department
o Public Works 10 open at Regular intervals the dead
ends tue pipes. For time the nrenen In the
district under orders open tue hyOTuus a
week Recently account OF inc alleged scarcity OF
water, the practice has been discontinued. Engineer
owens ened some OF the ny Jrans last week, aud
famed which no aad 100 vile use. and he
thought IL strongly muregnated with poisonous
matter. Mr. Owens has collected number oil yias OF
the water IN That part vi the cty, and Will anayze
them.
Chief Engineer Newton said TINT II was the custom OF
the Depara Dent 10 elbow OFF the MIGRANTS whenever
a complaint was made. He had received com plains
OF condition Oi the water Or Washington Heiglts