Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-29
CAUSED By NE MIX
DR.. Kennedy. q State Board Of
Health, Makes Report on
Fever at Amea
Says Germs Of the Dissase Undonbt.
eddy Originated In the Col.
lege Milk supply.
The Sanitary Conditions at College
satisfactory With Exception
Of East Hall. &.

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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 29.-The secretary
of the state board Of health, DR.. j. F.
Kennedy, made mis- report on the fever
outbreak at Ames In the November is
sue OF the Iowa Health Bulletin, now
ready for distribution. He believes the
cause Of the disease was impure milk.
The report is as follows:
AT the personal request Of Mr.. Hun
ford Of Carroll. president OF the board
of trustees of the Iowa State College,
xAnes, / visited the institution Oct. 26.
and by the personal assistance Of Presi-
dent Beardsnear, Professors Weems.
Marston and others. made thorough
examination OF the east and west cot
tages, the main building and Margaret
Hall, with the view Of determining their
sanitary condition, and also carefully
inspected the water supply and system
for the disposal of sewage. President
Beard shear ACCOMPANIED me thru the
cottages and partrof the main building
used for Rotations and as a dormitory.
The east cottage did not impress me as
being in good sanitary condition. The
rooms were rather small and occupied
by from two to three students each,
sleeping in hunks one above the other,
with curtains hanging against them in
front. The rooms are not well venti-
lated, the only means being by windows
and transom over the door opening.
into q hall running from one end Of the
building to the other. This cottage has
three floors occupied, the upper floor
having transoms over the door about
12x12 inches.
THE west cottage found In better
condition. both as regards cleanliness,
comfort and sanitary conditions, and
| the same may be said Of the main build
/ ing.
Margaret Hall regard as model
structure for the purposes Intended. The
rooms used as dormitories, by the nine
fty-six women occupying them, are large.
well lighted and ventilated, and not
overcrowded. and everything was neat,
Iclean, and SO far as could be found, In
perfect sanitary condition.
\ THE water supply Is from a well 2.2l5
feet deep. and the water Is stored each
lday in high closed iron tank. with a
capacity OF 100000 gallons. The daily
consumption for all purposes Is 10000
gallons. SO that II the tank were filled 1t
would be entirely exhausted In less than
\ two days. With the tank half full there
A is pressure OF fifty to sixty pounds TO
4 the square inch in the water main, thus
making it impossible, should there be
lany leak, for germs to enter the aims.
The sewage, kitchen and laundry
4 wastes are carried in cemented, glazed
\ sewer pipes to a safe distance from the
4 buildings on the college grounds, and
4 are finally disposed of after passins
4 thru septic tank, by 20 modern and
& highly commended system Of intermit-
\ tent fltration-the efiiuent from which
lis water clear and sparkling and free
a from odor. There are some interesting
q details in connect with this system
4 of sewage disposal that I would be
4 pleased to note for the benefit Of others
A but can not here.
! In addition to careful examination
Of the buildings. water and food supply
y and the disposal OF sewage, while on tbs
lgrounds and since returning to the Of
flee, i have endeavored faithfully anc
impartially to get all the facts possible
relating to the unfortunate outbreak Of
4 typhoid fever SO as. If possible, to de.
"A
!, disease.
!. II have correspondent with Mr.. Briley
a farmer near Ontario, from whom 1
part Of the milk supply was obtained
q and who during August and September
had daughter sick in his home will
Typhoid fever; with DR.. G. S. Hutchln
son Of Ames, who attended the girl
with Hon. L. I. Robinson Of Harlan,
80 no nd 30 tr1,o rf
college who, in behalf Of the board, spen
three days on the college grounds in al
endeavor to arrive at the cause; will
!, DR.. r. E. Hartman, the medical Office
OF the college, having charge Of the pa
!. tients; with Professor Weems, who re
,, ports the results Of the analyses of wa
!. ter taken from nine different sources a
! follows: Skeletons well; Peterson's wa
: and we'll; Briley's deep (180 feet) an,
: tering trough and we'll; Pitchard's tam
! shallow (forty five feet wells, and from
: the college laboratory and kitchen out
! LETS. The first seven sources name,
: were from farmers furnishing the col
! lege milk supply. also have the re
port OF Professor Macy OF Highlan,
4 Park, the chemist OF the state board 0
Health, showing the results OF his analy
SEES Of the same water. have also tn
\ archaeological reports Of Professo
I Pammel Of the Iowa State College. an
! OF DR.. Eli Grimes OF Des Moines, tn
s bacteriologist OF the state board o
health. I have a communication fror
, Mr.. Henry Wallace. editor Of Wallace
Farmer, in which he suggests the col
lege water supply as the possible cauA
of the disease, and a report OF the col
lege engineer regarding the Insertion Q
j. q valve In the water main Of the college
], After weighing carefully all the evi
5 dence In connection with my own per
d sonal observations am fully convince
r that the Briley milk was the cause q
!. the outbreak.
j. 81. The unsanitary condition Of tn
east cottage must be eliminated as
factor in causing the disease, from tn
fact that no larger portion Of the stu
e dents in this cottage were attacked tina
: Of the women In Margaret Hall with a
: its sanitary advantages.
s % The cause can not Justly be at
: Itributed to the water supply. The col
|, lege administration-the president, pro
I fessors, their families, etc consistin
: OF about 200 persons. did not have q cas
]. OF the disease.
Y OF the forty-two cases treated on til
!, Icollege grounds. forty were students
one. Mr.. Prall, a sub professor. and on,
la kitchen girl at the college dining hal