The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-11
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By DAVID n. REEDEa. Pm. D., Md. Y
La Porte, Ind.
TYPHOID FEVER.

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the same time that, while the total popu
Q lation of the city was less than 5000
= there We're over 100 cases of typhoid a
that date n the number of death:
were appalling.
, In the case of herself and husband
the Home Health club methods of treat
ment were carefully followed. and theJ
both made complete recovery in a shor,
time, ut they at once moved to a town
where there was pure water and good
sewerage. The sickness had cost them
$500 in money besides the loss of yalua-
BILE time.
In view Of the fact that this is the
season of the year when the disease is
most prevalent, I think a few remark
On the financial side of the question by
DR.. victor Vaughan, of the University of
Michigan, as given in the New York In
dependent, are pertinent.
I'VE have 50,000 deaths annually from
typhoid fever, and we know how to pre-
vent these deaths. Why dove lot do
1t? 1t is estimated that the life of the
average adult is worth to the state
$1,000. If a .oung man of from 20 to %
years OF age loses his life, it will cost
81, 600 to raise another up to the same
age and | am sure that any father who
is engaged in the pleasurable occupation
of raising a family of boys will deny
that 1t can be done so cheaply. But on
this estimate, this government is losing
$4,000 times 81 900, or $50, 600, OGO annu-
ally In deaths from typhoid fever. This
Is not all typhoid fever is costing us. For
every death from this disease. at least
ten other people are sick with it. Five
hundred thousand people who do not die
are sick each year with typhoid fever.
we VIII suppose that the average dura-
ton of the sickness is 2S days. and all
physicians will agree that this estimate
is TOO low. The person who has typhoid
fever is often unable to resume his yo-
cation within a shorter time than
three months. However, we will make
our estimate on the s%upposition that
the average time lost from work by a
man sick with this disease amounts to
100000 times % days, or II, 900, 900
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thai 1886 years. Surprising that the
time CT the individual is worth so cents
per Gay when he is we'll; this repre-
sents an actual loss of 1000, 900 annu
ally, and this should be doubled. be-
cause for every person sick the time
of another person who acts as nurse is
demanded. The $14, 000, 900 added to
the $50, 000, 900 which are lost by death
makes a total sum of $64, 900, 900, or
about one dollar for every inhabitant,
the annual tribute levied upon this ma
ton by the one disease, typhoid fever.
This represents approximately the
amount which we pay every year for
the ignorance and carelessness which
we exercise in allowing this p~reventa-
bic disease to prevail among us.
Il have said that typhoid fever is a
preventable disease, and that the large
number of deaths from this disease is
unnecessary. This is true, not only
theoretically, but practical demonstra-
lions are not wanting. Prior to 1859,
the city of Munich, in Bavaria, was d
workable hOtbed Of typhoid fever.
were no sewers and no public
water supply. Most of the houses were
furnished with large brick or wooden
dues, which were built from the cellar
up through the different floors. Into
the %eXcretions from the body s
were dropped and accumulated in the
Other waste material was de- {
in cesspOOls n garbage was {
brown into back yards. The air in !
me houses was foul and offensive to t
he sense Of smell. The drinking wa j
.er was taken from shallow wells in |
he yards, and these often received the I
)oze from the %cesspoOls and vaults. III
So? the citizens were compelled to t
zeal tightly the bottoms and sides of
hese r~eceptacles of filth, and, later, @
/ system of sewerage was introduced, I
nd later still a supply of wholesome i
water was obtained. Not Y
the fact that portions OF t.
ne city still remained unsewered at d
he time of the last report, the results L
lave been most gratifying. From 1852 C
o 1859, the typhoid deaths per 1000 &
n Munich averaged 24.2. This has
cen gradually decreased until, in 1884
was IA per 1000. a
This shows what has been done in "
n old and crowded city, and Vienna
as practically repeated the demon
made by Munich. The ma II
ority of cases of typhoid fever arises D
ON a contaminated water. That a a
water infected with the dis tt
Of a person sick with typhoid II
,ver may u an epidemic of the a
there can no longer be any CT
Dubt. The records of sanitary sci
nee abound in histories of such cases..
very physician Of large experience
1th this disease can detaiF one or A
vore instances in which the disease al
as been clearly traced to infected wa m
II, and I will consider that this meth TO
/ of the dissemination of the disease 10
recognized by all. 1t probably Is a ia
lfe estimate to say that bad drinking CT
causes not less than 10000 OF
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