Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
Plain Glass.
TYPHOID FEVER.
State Board of Health Issues Circular
Giving Some Useful information.


TO The Public:
The season of the year has arrived
when typhoid fever makes It's appear
ance The state OF Colorado. owing to
lis almost universal surface supply of
water. has at least as much If not
more than It's propurtionate share of
the disease Every year in the Unit
ed States from $50 900 TO 100000 cases
occur. and OF these from per cent to
20 per cent end fatally. the mortality
differing in different sections. and
greatly depending upon the purity Of
the water supply and the individual al
tempt to avoid the disease
Here in Colorado the general medi-
cnl opinion Is that our so-called mount
ain fever is purely typhoid Of a mild
type. and II is to be regretted. but al
the same time true. that though a
ense may be- very mild any OF the seri-
Gus complications may arise and place
the patient In dangerous and fire.
quently hopeless condition, and also
that a mild case may be the source Of
Infection of a very severe one.
Owing to active commercial condi-
tluns and the enterprises in the state.
many men are engaged in building
railroads. Irrigation bitches. survey
Ing etc. and. in view OF the inability
under snch circumstances also the
carelessnoss and ignorance OF the in
dividual 10 properly protect the public,
great danger exists that the water
supply ol many localities viii become
infected and thus give rise 10 much
| suffering and sickness. Appreciating
these facts. the State Board OF Health
advises and recommends TO every one
within the state the adoption o. a few
easily applied and efficiently protect
I've measures and hopes that many
may be thus saved long and serious
illness and that the public health will
be greatly benefited.
Typhoid fever is communicable
and prcyeutablc disease depending
germ which usually enters the human
system through the water used for
| drinking purposes. through infected
milk. ice and' vegetables eaten raw
which have become infected by road
water In washing or irrigation. This
germ will withstand freezing through
out a winter Water supplies become
infected by teachings from the iutes-
tines Of persons suffering from ty-
| phold fever
Bad water. that Is foul smelling dir
~. and disagreeahle water. is not nee
! cssarily infected with the germ, and
only too frequently clear, crystal.
/ cool and refreshing water is The means
Of causing much suffering in com
munity The water may De- ever so
I bad In appearance and vet not con
/ tain the germ. and may be- almost
clear and yet be loaded with it, DO
not be deceived by appearances, but
treat all water alike and you will then
be on the safe side
The State board OF Health recon-
mends the following measures:
l. Protect the water supply used
/ for drinking purposes. and If known
10 be Infected. abandon H. II possible.
or institute any OF the systems OF puri-
dcaiion now used. "a detailed de-
~cription Of these may be had by ap-
plying 10 the secretary OF the State
Board Of Healthl Every person
should take an interest In the purity
of the water which he drinks. and un-
der no circumstances should he do
| anything to infect it. or permit others