Bisbee daily review., 1906-10-21

filling the position was left in the hands of the city marshall
 The matter of passing on the amended sewer specifications was laid on the table. to be taken up at spc- cial meeting of the council to be- called whenever the local banks re- port their deternInation -n the matter of purchasing the bonds.
 The next matter taken up was that of reading the report submitted by the physicians selected to act as an ad- yisory health board. The report reaG as follows:
 Bisbee. Arizona. Oct. IT. 1906. To the Honorable Mayor and Common
 Council of the City of Bisbee.
 Gentlemen; H -
 In accordance with your instruc- tions, we. your advisory board on matters of health. have taken up the matter of eradicating the cause of typhoid fever in the city.
 We view with alarm the spread of the disease in the community, and be- lieve that unless stringent measures looking towards a reformation o6 con- ditions. are taken in the near future, the disease will become still more widely diffused. and consequently al. most impossible to cope with.
 Taking as a basis the number of male patients who are confined in the typhoid wards of the city hospitals, it is estimated that a loss of $250. 0.Q00 a year in wages alone is experienced by the community. If the loss entailed by the sickness of women and child ren is also taken into consideration, we believe the total loss will approx innate at least $50.000 additional.
 We have given the matter careful consideration, and viewing the matter from every side recommend that the following suggestions be endorsed by your honorable body. and that direc-. tions to enforce the same be given to your sanitary officers:
 CD We recommend that all wells within the corporate limits of the City of Bisbee be closed and filled because 1t Is apparent from indisputable facts that these wells are responsible for a large number of cases of typhoid fev- CT HOW being treated in the hospitals.
 (2) We recommend that the vaults in use in private houses be thoroughly disinfected with a solution of chloride of lime or sulphate of copper, and that these vaults be repairc' h.-e it is found that repairs are necessary.
 (3) If means for the disposal of the contents of the above mentioned vaults are at hand. we earnestly re- commend that these same vaults be cemented. and filled, and that in their place be substituted what are known as dry. closets.
 tD We recommend that the streets of the city be sprinklcd every day with water containing a small amount Of copper. a sufficient num- Der of times to prevent the dust from flying about. d
 f5J We recommend that the ciri- zens ot the city be advised of the necessity of keeping their dwellings screened that flies cannot enter the hopse, or alight on food stuffs. It is a fact well known to the medical pro fession that flies are carriers of mil lions of typhoid germs.
 t6) We recommend. where it is possible, that all water used for drinking purposes should be boiied-l before using. and allowed to cool
 CD We recommend that you ap- point a man as sanitary inspector who is acquainted with the require ments of this most important office. and that you render him all assist ance in the carrying out of the sani- tary laws.
 (S) Finally We recommend that copy of these suggestions be mailed to every householder in the City of bisbee, and that each one be re required to post said copy in a con- venient place
 Believing tha: the above set forth will be a material aid in the eradication of the typhoid germs. and preventatiyes against recurrence of the epidemic. we re- main your committee.
 DR. GEORGE A. BRIDGE.