New-York tribune., 1905-08-14
DO NOT FEAR TYPHOID.
NONE IN M4NH4TT4N.
Careful Watch to Stamp Out Dis
ease IN BrOO6Iun.

! Physicians OF Manhattan say that there is ut
! tie II any more typhoid in Manhattan than is
usual at this time Of the year. Many Of them
! in all sections of the borough, deny that they
have seen any cases OF the disease or that they
have heard of any. They say that the water
supply OF the city is excellent and that the ma
jority OF the people who are attacked by the dis
ease contract it while in the country on their
vacations. DR.. John S. Billings. jr. chief of the
| division OF communicable disease of the Depart
ment of Health. said yesterday:
There has been no more tvpho,d IN Nanha+
tan this year than usual. In The Bronx the
! cases are fewer than they were last wear There
was real epidemic last year among the Italians
Of that borough, who contracted II from drink
ing water OF the Jerome Park reservoir. There
were five cases of typhoid In The Bronx last
week. and about three each in Richmond and
Queens. In Brooklyn there is much more
typhoid than usual I believe that there were
eighty-flve cases reported in that borough in
the last week.
Many Of the cases in Manhattan were in the
upper West Side, where the people have been
returning from trips to the country. In the
slutn districts OF the East and Vest SIDES of the
borough the rumber Of cases reported has been
about The same usual"
well known doctor Of the upper West Side
said:
1T seems 20 me that there have been few
cases in this part of the city Above West
Ssth-st We have been practically exempt OF
the twenty cases Of fever reported for Friday
in the entire city. five We're in the section lying
between West 59th-st. and West SSth-st
have not been called to attend a single case of
the disease this year II is not unusual for us
TO have report Of twenty cases of the fever in
the entire city for day at this season
I have attended cases of maIarial fever
which seem very much like typhoid and are very
often diagnosed as typhoid. 1 consider that the
water here is all right The people of this Sec
ton have been in the country, and have con-
tracted the disease and brought it home
with them. Most OF the cases. believe are i'm
ported. Few people get the disease in this city,
although they may import IL from the beach
where they have been bathing near the outlet Of
some affected sewer"
Said a physician with an Office near 3d-ave
and 75th-st.:
I have not seen many cases Of typhoid this
year. I have been called to attend many cases
Of fevers that are hard to diagnose and resem-
bic typhoid The physicians have been discuss
ing these pseudo-typhoid cases for several years.
The patients have fever that bears all the ear
marks OF typhoid. and az first can scarcely be
| distinguished from true typhoid without blood
! tests The patients are sick from ten days to
| Two or three weeks ana then come around all
| right never heard of any one dying from
| this tara-typhoid, It is called The real
! typhoid takes six weeks 70 run its course"
DR.. George Lesser. Of No. 205 Henry-st: Dr.
Augusta Vedin. of No 224 East 15th-st, and a
physician OF Henry-st.. denied that they have
| noticed more typhoid cases in the East Side than
usual They have seen few cases, but have
treated none. Physicians on the lower West
Side say much the same
Special instructions have been issued 10 the
inspectors who have charge Of the investigation
Of the conditions existing in the vicinity Of
Bath Beach and Bensonhurt. Brooklyn, by the
chief Inspector OF the division Of inspections
The inspectors assigned to this work are re-
quired 10 make a careful house to house inspec-
ton Of all the buildings within their respective
districts. They are to report all unsanitary con-
ditions, and where these are found 70 forward
. original complaints with recommendations for
orders 10 abate the nuisances. All other un-
sanitary conditions whether OF the highways
vacant lots. stagnant pools or disposal of garb-
age are also TO be reported
Their orders are as follows:
The following points are to receive special