The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-11-25
n. said h ard before the people.

the Saiu D laru DeIOfe 'hc PevP'S'
A board of health is a necessity in
most states and territories, and il is un-
doub,edly needed in the eastern part o'
this territory 1t would be hard To DIS
cover its utility in Beaver county, how
ever. Here the people are exempt from
most of the diseases which flesh is HEN
to, and v%iruleDt eases Of contagious dis
ease seldom appear. La fact most kind
of dangerous contagious cannot exist 10
this locality for any great length of time.
The high altitude, pure air, pure water,
perfect natural drainage and absence Of
swamps prevent malaria. These things
work cures on diseased people who come
here, and are deadly foes to disease aud
will not pcrpe,uate it in any form.
Still, some forms o. contagious dis
eases have appeared here, and although
they seldom prove fatal, or spread to any
great extent among the people, yet they
should In all cases be thoroughly under
control of the health authorities and
promptly stamped out when they do ap-
pear. A few cases of o-called typhoid
fever have at various times existed in
this county, and yet, although this dis
ease is regarded as highly contagious in
some localities, it has not proved to be
so here. 10 some cases that we know
of, there has been one serious case OF
typhoid in a large family and not an
other one of the family be touched. In
fact W. do not now remember of ever
hearing of two cases Of typhoid in one
family in this county.
Probably the disease to be feared the
most hero is diphtheria-this because
young children seem to be its favorite
victims. But even that dread disease
seems to lose its virulcnce here, and is
seldom very serious in its effects. Also,
every physician Of any ability is now SC
well posted in remedies for this disease,
and parents generally know so well how
to manage 1t, that it has lost the most Of
its terrors. But notwithstanding these
facts, every case of even suspicioued
diphtheria, should be promptly quaran-
tined and all care taken to prevent it.
spread.
Any physician in charge of a patient
afflicted with a contagious disease, OF
any parent or guardian of such patient
has power to establish such quarantine
and they should not wait for the SLOW
action of the health board in the matter
So, as we intimated before, it is hard fol
most people to understand why the!
should be called upon to pay the ex
penses Of a board of health when thei,
is nothing the matter with their healtl
and not likely to be.
In this section of country the terrific
rial board of health is regarded as mucl
more ornamental than useful. However
as the powers that be have saddled thu
people with such board, and they hav'
to pay the expenses of maintaining it
the HERALD is ready and willing to US
any information coming from it for tn
benefit of the people. We suspect
though, that if an article on typhoi'
fever and and an article on blackleg i,
cattle should appear in the same issue o
the HERALD, the article on blackle,
would command a great deal more atten
ton than the other. So we place tn
Board of Health on our list in exchang
for its Sanitary Bulletin, and hope 70
the best results.