Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-11
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TYPHOID FEVER.
-Four Doctors Gave Op.n.ons Concerning
It's Presence in N. City.

-Four Doctors Gave Op.n.ons Concerning
It's Presence in the City.
In view OF the increased and increas-
ing number of typhoid fever cases, the
belief 10 entertained by many that the
disease has taken the character OF
q mild epidemic and IL gradually
spreading over the city. That there IS
danger from this source Will De ques-
toned by but few; that II viii become
sweeping IN character Is nc. probable
and YET II Is well 10 guard against It's
spread by every preventative IN reach.
Grand river water a. THIS season, and
all seasons, for that matter, 10 charged
with decayed and non-asslmiiated
animal matter excreta. IL Is rank and
vie enough 70 breed pestiience AZ any
time. Therefore, before being used for
drinking or culinary purposes II should
be boiled. Boiling will destroy dis
eass germs and cook the animal sub
stances held in 1t beyond injury to the
tomach. The following named ply
cians express the opinions sublOined:
DIR. c. ii. johnston think typhoid
sver has taken The form OF an cpl
emic. There were two cases reported
IN January, nine in February and sixty
five IN March. OF the sixty-hve re-
ported in March ten proved fatal. Ii
now on the decrease. The disease is
undoubtedly produced by poisoned
water. Our city water, as Is well
known, comes from Grand river. which
passes through JAckson, Ionia, the
SOLDIER Home and numerous small
towns. lt 10 true that q large amount
of the impurities become oxydized be-
fore reaching here, but the disease
germs will remain. A great many
people seek to escape this trouble by
drinking mineral water when perhaps
the glass used ty them has been washed
With city water and some of the germs
are retained. There are cases on record
where washerwomen have contracted
the disease by inhsling the germs from
the water used. IL is really an autum-
nal disease.
DR.. G. X. Johnson-I think We have
had IN Epidemic Of typhoid fever, but
it is subnding now. What caused j. is
only speculative as yet. 1t has been
confined TO no particular locality in
the city, nor to families using certain
water. Those using city water and
those using we'll water have been alike
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served. The Academy Of Medicine
will soon gather some statistics con-
corning the epidemic that will perhaps
prove useful in giving information on
this subject.
DIR. DeCamp-I have done mostly
Office work and have not had very
good opportunity TO notice whether the
prevalence Of typhoid fever has reached
spoint that could properly be termed
epidemical or not. We have had
rather more cases Of typhoid fever re-
ported during the last two months
than usual at this time of year. As
far 80 can learn ] would not pro-
nounce the situation to be an epidemic.
DR.. H. w. Catlin-I don't think it
can really be ssid that we have an cpl
demic OF typhoid fever. 1t is not con-
fined to any particular locality. There
have been . good many cases reported
rs typhoid fever. but have not seen
many that assumed the regular ty.
phoid form. The majority of these
cases are typho-malarial and remittant
fevera This form of disease is now on
the decrease. and l apprehend no fur
ther difficulty.