The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-09
THE TYPHOID SITUATION,
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 state board of health, was seen last night in relation to the infected water
 which was left in the distributing pipes
 of the city at the time the Bethany reservoir supply was cut off. It was cut off after the people in the infected
 section had been warned, and as a consequence they ceased to a great ex- tent, drawing off the infected water through their houses, refusing to use 1t for drinking or any other purposes. The greater portion, then, must still remain in the pipes, and no one knows how the change in relative pressure caused by drawing from the waters of another reservoir may have forced this into adjacent sides of the infected dis trict. The distributing pipes, Dr. Linds- ley said will be flushed by the company. But since so much time has elapsed as to allow the readjusting pressure from Maltby lake to assert itself it may be difficult to accomplish this with any thoroughness
 Dr. Lindsley stated also that West ville is still necessarily supplied by the infected reservoir, the inhabitants be- ing duly warned to kill the germs in the water by thorough boiling.
 In the interview with pr. McNeil last night questions were asked as to the longevity of the typhoid bacillus He would not express an opinion, saying that it depended on circumstances He would give neither a minimum nor maximum estimate of the length of life of the germ, but said that the present condition of the city water is favorable to it's growth. The drouth which oc- cured late in the winter allowed an ex- traordinary amount of surface matter to accumulate and this being followed by heavy rains, the matter was flooded into the streams so that the water now flowing in the pipes is filled with 1t. This is about as fortunate a condition for the multiplication of typhoid germs as could be desired.
 This afternoon will be held the first official meeting of the city board of health since the epidemic broke out. It has not yet been officially informed that there has been an epidemic of ty- phoid fever, and Dr. Evelyn Bissen, a member of the board, yesterday, it is reported, commented on this fact, say ing: "At our last meeting nothing was said to the board about the present ep- idemic, although I am informed now that there was sufficient number of cases to warrant such a belief being en- tertained then. I don't understand it all"
 Dr. Wright was asked concerning this criticism last night and said that, since the last meeting of the board was held | two weeks ago and the first cases of ty- | phoid were reported last WednesdayThe | could not see how the epidemic could | have been discussed at the meeting. 2. | E. Dibble, another member of the | board, said last night that the reported | criticism against Officer Wright must be an idle rumor, or at least the express sion of an individual opinion. This af- ternoon Dr. Wright will present a full report of the epidemic to the board.
 Yesterday an official report from the state board of health was published, | stating that as yet no other source of | infection has been discovered than that | of the Bethany reservoir. The commu- nication stated that it's purpose was to deny distinctly any desire on the part Of the health officials of keeping back information that the public ought to know regarding the cause and probable prevalence of the disease.
 There are now twenty-six cases in the two hospitals in the city, Grace hos pital having seven cases and the New Haven hospital nineteen.