Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31
END OF HEALTH SCHOOL.
Programme Full of Interesting
and Profitable Subjects.
Cause and Prevention of Typhoid Fever,
tuberculosis, Sanitary Plumbing
and Drinking Water Among the
Topics For Discussion.

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| day May -, were completed Thursday,
the business sessions of tho school nave
| occupied two full days instead of three,
as was the case last year. The school mas
| been d very successful one and the al
tendance gratifying. Much praise has
| been accorded the State Laboratory Of
| Hygiene and its work. 1t il probable that
| sessions of the school will he continued
next year.
! Tho morning session opened shortly af-
ter o'clock and the proceedings began
with a paper on Typhoid Fever its
| Causes and Prevention by DIR. ID. ID.
Grout of Waterbury. He said in part "'ry-
phoid fever is due to the introduction of
a specific poison. Under no circumstances
can typhoid fever be introduced from filth
| alone The germ mutipies both within
and without the body. 1t thrives upon
| clothing, soil and water and can hardly
be cXtingushod. Weak organizations are
| not of themselves enough to attract ty-
| phod fever. The dirticst and the clean
est cities may both be free from the infcc-
| ton but in the dirty city the introduc-
| tion of a single case of typhoid fever may
result in a severe epidemic. The water
| supply of a town may be socd at its
source. heavy rainfalls may wash the OK
cess Of ccss-pools into wells and sources
| OF drinking water and this may introduce
an epidemic into an entire community.
| Great efforts have been made i'm the
| cN"'i'lia.lo,l VI ""'vi 'ur .''
| - ,'V" i'i"O'' 49, 'l''',I' a.
| arc. however, of great benefit. Next to
water ice probably acts as a source or
infection. We are familiar with what en-
crgetiC measures may do to suppress infCc-
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| ~ i'oui.0 pu' io iVnults az an "a ""s
~ Pleten. Wy sPreauiis vi 'ie uIScase
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u huuio"' IT, MaEnaru OF buriiiietoh;
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g, may no " SupI'' vs.
90 a'iuon ne uiscuSsioi was III me WIFI
,. iuiy WIN '"e PUil'S "i'us"'
"u, III me paper
49,, erN oi pl"iiron Ieau tI'c
second paper entitled Iuberculosis-
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..., " "a Z, III "i9e"St' ~ 'dn I've
,rta ,,,, , "'iy M anu az any pa.
tbn wais af roor n 'o,,s az SiN "eehS Oh
fected person 1t is customary even in
the advanced familie of to-day to allow
sufferer to mingle with the other MEM
pelS without any restriction. 1t Is a fact
mat even the aust In "A room occupied by
patient contains many germs. Are We
wanting facts to convince us of the con-
tagiousness of this disease and are We
as health officers taking such measures
TO prevent the spread of the disease 49,
IN" community have right to expect?
Should any man be allowed to sell milk
from nero OF COWS that has not been
inspected for tuberculosis? hope the
tllne VIII come Wheh 1t VIII not he so.
People should be educated in regard TO
the prevention OF this disease. | have
found That the people are ready and will
ing 10 learn of anything that is for their
heneht. If We take them into our conf
dence they will gladly do what We ask
of them to reduce the spread Of this dis
ease The disease can be reduced by
quarantine and if this can be done by
sun more radical measures it can he
stamped out
The paper was followed by n general
discussion.
The last paper of the morning session
was one taken from the afternoons pro-
gramme on "The construction and care Of
springs" by c. =, Thatcher of pomfret
This was an interesting and valuable pa-
per and closed the morning session.
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iiE ar lfhNooN SESSION.
The first paper of the afternoon session
was read by f.. b. Moore, the health Of
nicer at Rutland, and treated Sanitary
Plumbing" The paper argued for sim
plicity in the construction of plumbing
ana was unfavorahle to the elaborate hut
Intellectual plumbing often used. BY means
OF drawings Mr.. Moore showed what he
believed TO be good and bad methods of
plumbing. He advocated a thorough i'll
spection of all plumbing put in. by the
LEGAL health officer and the issuing of "A
certificate by the health officer to the own
or of the building showing the work to
be satisfactory.
The paper was discussed by w II. Buck
ley of burlington, who favored "A rigid in
spection and "A test Of the work when
completed. The local plumbing ordina nee.
he said. was violated every day. The dis
cussion was continued by DR. G. g. Mich
OILS of Barre. who said rs of the recent
epidemic of IS cases of dpht IBERIA in Barre
were, he had reason to believe, due to i'm
perfect sewerage He gave "a very inter
esting account of the tracing OF typhoid
fever in a Rarrx educational institution
to poor plumbing. He believed the pres
cnt system of sewerage in the institution
was perfectly sanitary. Superintendent
Crandall of the Burlington water works
and DR.. j. n. Tinsey also discussed the
paper The paper and the discussion
which followed il occupied an hour and a
The second number on the programme
was The Significance of the Presence of
! b. Coli Communis in Water" treated in