Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-08-16
THE PREVENTION OF
TYPHOID fever
Circular Issued by the State Board OF
Health of Kentucky.
TO rae ntAlru OFFICIALS. PHYSICIANS ANO PEOPLE.


our authorities and people the prevalence mortality
from typhoid growing Importance
slant by
the Of the disease 1906 this disease
and reported Kentucky year. chiefly
people the life aud usefulness The caring
nothing of the suffering aud loss life for the
year $ reported as being 1858 750
Typhoid fever probably the all
excepting smallpox definitely
and dyssn the Of the disease contained only in the discharges
kidneys Of those sick Of aud necessary
person discharges things polluted by
way They usually gain
through draining
areas polluted BY matter may
by flies and deposited the food hands ch
ana dining The also be carried the hands of
attendants, soid clothing Indirectly by using milk
other articles unoootsd food drink from and vessels washed in
sctd Ice from infected also dangerous has been
proven that freezing does not kill the germs
already
polluted organic matter ready
picaon the epidemic Plymouth Penn
Involving the sickness Of lo4 persons and the death of IA the outbreak
traced the Of infected by the discharges Of
imported The disastrous epidemic Ithaca New York.
causing deaths requiring suspension University
traced to the Of public supply similarly infected
On epidemic chung
military Chksmauga Camp Mead Mntauk Point and
places during Spanish flies
principal csiers q appoint
ed investigate origin By the powder
the thousands of these pests
covering
in
Legs bills and intestnes of these flies showed the Of
typhoid numbers The kitchens the
screened they uniformly escaped
being
might multiplied indefinitely space permitted
they De the experience physicians active
practice
have been prepared with for the guidance all interested
their owns and the public health:
suspected person typhoid fever
should be placed large we'll ventilated ROOM
preparation day
thorough systematic dOn discharges from
family
dants any he community
solution Of chloride of ime eight gallon
should be provided in quantity and put
Sdpan vessel each time before receives discharges
we'll stirred and allowed before
buried. equivalent solution creon whewash made
from the fresh quckme be used the way
Of lime be obtained but with will be
qured o complete the dsinfection.
soed bed body remain in the chloride of lime So
luton for hour and then be safely family sed
paper clothes used about the patient burned At
should frequently lips and rinse the
month always before eating partake food which ha
All precautions should be continued unit
all diarhea has
Typhoid contagious in the sense commonly under
stood and if the precautions above indicated faithfully
earned out case may be treated family community per
ie safety If others have the disease will be they
precautions dysentery and all other dh
diseases, ineudiqg summer complaint in children
where yPhAd fever and diarrhea diseases likely an,
Tune and milk sosd in cans Or vessels washed in such should
BY any immune from typhoid fever In of reliable
filtered public supply carefully properly stored
The windows and Of all dwelling especially
the kitchen aud dining foom should always be we'll
actually kept Unless this done essly y
phod fever other dirraheal disease
OF flies
carriers Of malaria ths will protect this pso
-
The universal and efecu precautions would
intelligent and would practical
Of one Of pence
is not only disgrace civilization but scouge and
the Of Kentucky fever
ohoea plague and other exotic by our people sink int
insignifnnce
COPIES Of this circular and Of others regard prevention
consumption dphhea and by any ore for FREE
distribution upon application the Bowling Green
BY order Of the Board
t.#f, j. NJ MATHEWS, NJ d., President
D. N MCCORMACK, NJ D. Secretary