Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-01
HEAL tn OF THE STATE.
Comprehensive Report by Secretary Frazer
at the Meeting of the state Board.


State Board of Health at its meeting
on Tuesday.
Glasgow, Sept. 18th. DR. w. 7.
Skinner reported eight cases of typhoid
fever, plainly dependent upon bad sani-
tary conditions and polluted well water.
But little malaria as compared with
former years. Several cases of entero
colitis in young children.
Newport and New Castle, visited by
myself September 18th. No typhoid
and very little sickness. Both places
well taken care Of
Clayton, Sept, 18th. DR.. G. G.. Har-
monson, president of the local Board Of
Health, reported no typhoid fever and
less malaria than usual; an epidemic
of measles in the spring and early
summer, and several cases of dyph-
liberia. The sanitary condition of tho
town is good.
Smyrna, Sept. 18th. - DIR. G. o.
Swinney, president of the local Board
of Health, reported one case of typhoid
fever during the year, traceable to bad
drinking water. Several cases OF
| malaria The local Board of Health
has been very active and the Town
Council has aided all the time, the
general health being good, the town
clean, and drinking water excellent.
Leipsic, Sept. 18th. = DIR. w. L.
Vaughn reported No Board of Health.
Two cases of typhoid fever. Malaria
| the prevailing disease, but compara-
| lively small number of cases. The
| sanitary condition of the town is good.
Laurel, Sept. 15th--Dr. j. W. Fooks,
president Of the local Board of Health,
reported very little typhoid fever, and
the community comparatively free from
malaria. There were few cases of
| typhoid fever during the summer. He
could not say the sanitary condition
ofSour town is as good as it should be.
Milton, Sept. 10th. DR.. r. b. Hop
kins, president of the Board of Health,
reported that he did not know of a
case of typhoid fever in the town, and
had heard of none in the vicinity.
There were few cases of malaria in
mild form, and of short duration. As
in the past during the heated term
there were many cases of dysentery.
The sanitary condition of the town is
good, owing to the efforts of the local
board in causing nuisances to be abated.
Delmar, Sept. 10Th. DR.. Robert Ellie
good reported that there was not case
of typhoid fever on the Delaware side
Of the town, and that it does not pre-
vail in this vicinity. There were
several cases in Maryland. There was
some malaria, but not as much as last
anything else. The sanitary condition
| Board of Health there.
Lewes, Sept. 10th. DIR. III. I'll. Dodd,
secretary of the local Board of Health,
1 ranprfal thot tbara hoI NOT haap /,
single case of typhoid fever noted in
our vicinity during the summer and
fall. There was some malaria prevail
ing, but it was not extensive. The
sanitary condition of the town is fair.
DR.. Joseph M. Martin, former secre
tary, reported that he had only one
case of typhoid fever and very few
cases of malaria.
Harrington, Sept. 12th.-The town
was visited by myself by request of a
number of citizens by petition. The
4 sanitary condition of the town is not
| good; the drainage is bad, land very
flat and very little fall. Several places
l were viewed, said to be nuisances detri-
mental to health. There is no Board
A of Health there. Drs. Barber, Lewis
j and Riley were seen, and each said
4 that typhoid fever and malaria pre-
4 vailed to considerable extent. The
| typhoid fever was traceable to impure
| drinking water and the bad sanitary
condition of some dwellings.
Dover, Sept. 22d. DR.. Thomas G.
| Frame of the local Board of Health re-
| ported that there had been very little
| typhoid fever in Dover and it's vicinity.
The sanitary condition of the town is
very good, and there is plenty good,
pure hydrant water.
| Centreville-D j. Fl. Chandler re-
| ported 10 cases of typhoid fever, Is
since August LIST, at Squirrel Run, on
| the Brandywine, but one patient dying
| The disease was caused by well water
being impregnated with surface drain
age. There was an epidemic of measles
| at Yorklyn, all are doing well. Some
few cases of whooping cough, and q
few cases of diphtheria, mild, all re-
covered. The general health of the
| people in the community is good.
/ Greenwood, Sept. 23d. DIR. @. w.
| zimmerman reported that there were
two cases of typhoid fever in the town
and three in the country; seven cases
\ of remittent fever in the town limits.
and four cases outside; dysentery and
| cholera infantum were prevalent during
June and July. The sanitary condition
of the town is fair. The large bitches
i that extend through the town, which
| gave so much trouble, are now legally
| chartered bitches, and will be cleaned
yearly. There is no Board of Health
there. Mr.. Grimes of the School Board
4 is looking after the school children s
1 comfort. Tho sickness was due to the
extreme heat.
Georgetown, Sept. 23d.-Dr. G. f.
| Jones, secretary of the local Board of
! Health, repoi ted that the town had
been very healthy during the summer.
Pig pens are kept clean. There have
been no infectious diseases this year.
4 Middletown, Sept. 26th. DIR. Irving
8. Vallandigham, president of the local
Board of Health, reported that after
interviewing the physicians in the
town, he finds it free from typhoid
| fever and malaria. The health of this
community is excellent, and the sani-
| tary condition above the average. The
board made a general inspection during
| the month of August. .dg
| Townsend, Sept. 2Sth. DIR. T. A.
Enos, physician to the local Board of
Health, reported no typhoid, but three
cases of malaria fever, one of inter-
mittent and two of remittent fever.
Seaford, Sept. Both. = DIR. G. HI.
Carter, president of the local Board of
Health, reported that there had been
more typohid fever in this vicinity this
year than usual, perhaps 20 to % cases.
Malaria is mild in form. The sanitary
condition of the town is only fair
| Newark, Oct. 9th. DR.. j. B. Butler,
president of the Board of Health, re-
4 ported no typhoid or malarial fever in
| this town or vioinity; nor any other