The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-18
Or, Cooper on
Typhoid Fever Season

The month Of August Is generally
known throughout the country among
medical authorities as the typhoid
fever season. aud muck information
Is being disseminated by boards Of
health and physicians. which II given
heed, would undoubtedly save many
FRO mthe dread disease Statistics
show that every year in the United
states there are from 25O.O00 to 400. 600
cases Of typhoid. and that no locality
is exempt from It's ravages. OF this
number Of cases. from to 20 per
cent end fatally. the mortality vary
ing in different sections. and greatly
dependent upon the purity Of the wat
er supply and the individL&l attempt
TO avoid the disease. II is infectious.
but not contagious which explains the
importance on using every care pos
sible to avoid getting the germs. OF
mlcroorganisms causing the disease,
into the system
It is a fact recognized by all author
tiles that the most common cause Of
typhoid fever is the use Of water con.
taining the disei.se germ. The pres
ence or absence Of the germ in water
cannot be determined from its ap-
pearance Water that is clear as crys.
tai, from the coolest. purest spring
from a mountain side, may be infected
while water from stagnant pool may
be entirely free from the fatal mi
crobe This fact has been emphasized
and made especially noticeable in Col
orado. a state as well supplied with
sparkling water perhaps as any in the
union Yet so numerous have been
the cases of typhoid throughout the
state that Dr. c. e. Cooper. secretary
OF the Colorado state board of health
has made public few simple, practi-
cad suggestions which everyone may
observe as q preventive OF becoming
inoculated with The fever germ. and
urges their observance. as follows.
Protect the water supply used for
drinking purposes and If known to be
infected, abandon it, if possible, or in
stitGte eny Of the systems Of purifca-
ton now used
DO not permit the water to become
contaminated by any Of the discharges
from a person known to have typhoid
fever but sterilize such discharges as
described below.
Boil all water used for drinking pur
poses and that used for washing uten-
sils in which food is kept or in any
way directly or indirectly coming IN
contact with the mouth Ordinary
fltering does not remove the germ.
Disinfect ali discharges, also soiled
clothing and bedding from a person
having typhoid fever, and If actively
engaged in nursing such a person
wash the hands thoroughly In solu.
tion y or c, given below
Secure the cooperation of your
friends and neighbors.
Report the case to the local health
rfficer
FumIgate the room occupied by a
person having typhoid fever. whether
the disease ends fatally or not, be-
cause frequently articles are uncon-
sciously left which have become con-
taminated and may give rise to other
eases. II is not necessary to isolate
patients with typhoid fever. as the
disease is infectious. not contagious
Perfect cleanliness around ard about
she patient and room is absolutely nee
essary and those nursing patient
should wash their hands thoroughly
and frequently,
soiled bedding, etc. may be disin-
feeted by immerslng IN the following
solutions These solutions are all
poisonous Articles TO be disnfeeted
shoald be thoroughly saturated and
allowed to remain in the solution one
hour After stools have been disin
fected they should not be thrown into
the privy or closet. but should where
possible, be carried away and burned
in some locality where there cannot
be the remotest possibility Of their in
fecting tho water supply.
A-Chloride Of lime Cbest quality
four ounces; water, one gallon.
B-COrrosive sublimate. one or two
drachms hydrocblorlc acid. one
ounce; water. one gallon.
Solution B win spoil anything me
tallic in character.