The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-06
6o-62 West 23d st.
1YPHoID FEVER FROM MILK.
But Not Alt Montciair's Pstie.ts wer
Gouid's Customers.

But Not Alt Montciair's Pstients Were
Gouid's Customers.
The thirty eight or forty cases Of typhoid
fever which have developed In Montclair. MI,
within the past ten days have created an
alarm which has extended throughout the
town and even beyond it's limits
Rumor has exaggerated the mum Der OF cases.
and stories Of q hundred or more patients
being at deaths door are CURRENT In the town.
The following official statement was made
yesterday by Health Inspector DR.. Il 7. Fran
els OF Valley Rood:
About four weeks ago It wa, reported to the Health
Board Of Montciar that case of typhoid fever had
developed In the family OF @. W. Gouldia mikmsn OF
Verona who sold milk In Montclair. representative
OF the Board visited the Gould farm and reported the
facts to the state Dairy Com missioner. The state
representative. after visiting the farm. did not
deem necessary that the milk should be quarantned
without further investiEation- About three weeks
later there reported TO the local Health Board
two cases OF typhoid fever in family supplied with
the Gould milk Forthwith the local Board ordered
Gould to stop the delivery of milk in Montclar and
again notified the state Dairy Commissioner. who at
once ordered the quarantine OF the milk.
siuce then thsrs have been reported to the Board
about forty cases OF typhoid ali occurring either in
families supplied by Gould or In persons who had
drunk Goulds mix. As Gould supplied only between
forty and hfty famiiss II was comparative.
ly easy to establish the connection In most
cases 1t can be positively asserted that up
the prsssn, time no case has occurred that cannot
is.in.d ,h.. 4. ( I.yIor sSasn.. ys5sSs %lisn.s
Soad ai,s A. the ,d dslvsry Of @ S milk Il
inyestisn.,on. {, has been asesrtained that there
pyns Sonsear Il !: res."naS. To- suppose that sGp
source OF contamination has been removed Tbs state
the Dairy coumi..ion and the local Health Boards in
stamping out the epidemic
DIR. Francis also said that the cases were
mostly OF mild type. and the greater num-
bor Of the patients were getting well; Two
deaths have hoTe eSr, already secured
IN this city. died on sunday at his home at p.
TRomss j. Hushes Of 10 North fuiIe q %,
avenue died. Mr.. Hughes is a printer. en-
Many Of the other. cases are in the families
Of business men OF New York: In spite Of the
been traced to tbs Gould milk. it is admitted
who we're not Gould's customers New cases
: Mr.. doSid's and Mr.. Tsylor's farms are at
Verona; just over the mountains from Mont;
MI. Taylor y untrue, This report came from
They were stationed on the mountain to in
tercept any Of Gouds or Taylor's milk which
men who were stopped said they had seen
milk being emptied into Taylor's cans at
The origin OF the disease Is uncertain. Mr..
Gould says that DR. Love who attended his
son about a month ago. told him there were
two cases in montclalr at that time. and that
he light have got 1t from them.
The manner Of It's spread seems pretty GER
tainly known. Water from q well which is be-
lieved with reason TO have been contaminated
by a near by vault was used in washing the
Gould milk cans and in that way infected the
milk. Water from the well has been taken for
examination. IL 1t 10 found TO be infected the
we'll will be filled up.
The son OF Mr.. Gould who was first taken
Ill is convalescsnt. Another one is now Ill OF
the fever.