New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-16
REPORT ON KATONAH.
FIVE TYPHOID CASES.
Cause Of Disease Not Learned, Prob
ably from JiHk or Water.

The one suspected case Of typhoid At Katonah
developed into full fedged case yesterday. There
was hope all along the line from the Water Depart
ment 70 the Health Department, that this case
would prove To he outside of the infectious area.
hut the further examination Of the patient yester-
day established the that the illness really
typhoid The precautions at the watershed have
been increased. and. with the report OF Dr. William
T. Klein before thorn the men in charge I'm
that far-awav district will he the alert and
ready and eager 10 corral anything that may he n
menace 10 the health of the citizens Of this city.
DR.. Klciu's report was received by Or Darlington
yesterday. 1t will he printed and made the basis
Of the further operations in the Katonah district
by the Health Department.
Or Klein made his report - Or. John : Billings.
ST.. the chief Of tho division or communicable dis
eases. The report not given out at the Health
Department hut II was learned that II received
Dr. Klein visited i've cases in all, Of which one is
doubtful the others being considered cllnically
true cases by the attending physicians list or
the cases wasl obtained ny reporter Tor The Trih-
uro They were George FIewwelln. Chester Gr.on'
Hattie Covey. Mrs May Herbert and Alice Green.
or tbas, cases only tho first two Of the list. both
living on the vest side of the terrace, are In Jan
gerous proximity TO Katouah Brook. which lows
through the section and is tributary TO the 'T"ion
water reservoirs The ccsspool Of the Fleww"llen
home f. about aue hundred feet from the brook.
and that OF Chester Green's home about nifty feet.
These are stone cossqools not c"nented and conse-
ouentlv no, watertIrht Bgt the soil consists OF
sand and gravel and consequently forms an en-
Gent natural filter.
Tho water supply % all these cases. Or. h'eIH
found was the regular KatonRh village supply.
derived from large cNcavated. covered reservoir.
4 considerable distance from any r"sideno" ar
stable chemical and meteorological eNa ninaiion
has bacn made 10y tho Department Of Water supply
Of this city of samples taken March II and daily
thereafter The water was found 10 b" su'tahl"
Tr.sa HEEIf
Klein that he would send the reports which will
he submitted 70 Or. Darlington. as soon as re-
cclved
All ~ tho four recognized cases ~ typhoid fever
drank milk preceding the month ~ their illness
This was supplied from IN" dairy farm or J"hn
" TrlesdeU. near katonah. The suspected case"
Me- Herbert. drank milk obtained from the Mount
rT,,ry Dair,.. conducted by George Medolo OF ka-
torah John W Trucsdeu supplies about one hun
7rcd and nfty families in Katonah with an average
daily total Of 90 to c75 quarts OF MIX. All tAiS
milk is produced on his own farm II" denied 20
DR. Klein the existence Of typhoid fever OF "''''
disease among the members Of his fami5 or en-
gloves al any time during the last year Mr. R"tts
was requested 10 make an examination ~ the We'll
water with which the milk cans and bottles are
washed Mr.. Trucsdclrs COW barn burned down
or, tho night Of February % last. and the animals
are al harborcd In another barn ON an ''J"i'''"s
place owned by him
George Medole who conducts tho Mount Holly
Dairy supplies about eighty families in katonah
with an average daily total Of about s" ," - quarts
Of milk. Al, this milk is produced on MS place
and he also denies the existence Of typhoid fever
in his famlly or among his employees. TIL" sprlns
watar with which his cans and bottles are washed
will also he examined
Only one Of tho persons. Alice Green at" oysters.
and these were always cooked. although the mother
% the patient thinks that one occasion they
were insunicicntIy boiled The oysters were "o-
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