The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31
Genoa Junction Factory is Ex-
amined by Many Health OFF,
GERS From Illinois
SEE SCARLET FEVER THERE
Illinois Officials Claim That There Has
Been Negligence Among the Peo-
pie at Work in the Diaries
Near Genoa Junction

The health authorities of Chicago,
Evanston, and the state of illinois
centered their eyes on Genoa Junction
and the Powers Lake region of Keno
sha county yesterday as one of the
sources of the present epidemic Of
scarlet fever Genoa Junction is one
Of the supply stations of the Borden
Condensed Milk company.
The Evanston health officials and
the physicians in general practice
there have persistently contended that
the disease, in that suburb at least,
was spread through contaminated
milk, but the Chicago department has
been slow to believe in this theory.
Last evening DR.. w. B. Craven, as
sistant health officer of Evanston, re-
turned from two day inquiry into
conditions in Genoa Junction. Dr.. ].
+. Biehn, of the Chicago la boratories,
and Chief Milk Inspector Grady went
there Friday to look into the matter.
Late at night Dr.. ]. A. Egan, secre-
tary Of the Illinois State Board of
Health, decided to make an investiga-
ton as to the cause of scarlet fever in
this county, and instructed DR.. E. S.
Baker, of Jacksonville, to visit Chi
cago and also Genoa Junction.
1t has been known that much of the
region in Evanston afflicted with the
epidemic was supplied through the
Borden company from its Genoa
Junction dairies. DR.. Craven S report
on the conditions he found in that
village is as follows:
IAN utter disregard in quarantining
and isolating scarlet fever cases is
evident from conditions in Genoa
Junction, where we were getting
some of our milk, whence the epidemic
broke out in Evanston. / found %
cases in and around Genoa Junction
in population of about 700 persons.
In the family of Mr.. Edwardson,
who lives on the Ely manor farm,
which was supplying milk to the Bor-
den company at its Genoa Junction
depot there were three cases. The
proprietor of this farm says he
stopped supplying milk to the depot
after the epidemic broke out.
sThere was another case in the
home of Fred Reiman, farmer who
ships milk to Genoa Junction. 1 also
found that the center of the scarlet
fever epidemic is in and around Genoa
Junction.
DIR. Craven added that from the evil
dent decrease in the daily number of
new Evanston cases since the milk
supply from Genoa Junction was cut
off and from the fact that nearly all
the cases of scarlet fever that reached
his notice in Evanston were in fani-
lies which used milk from that sup
ply there is good reason for the belief
that the epidemic was caused by the
Genoa Junction milk.
"There have been cases of scarlet
fever in and around Genoa Junction
since last September, according to
reports current in the vicinity.' DR..
Craven added.
The physician showed an affidavit
by Fl. w. Smith, superintendent Of
the Borden company, that commenc-
ing January 16, all cars of milk sent
to Evanston, have been shipped from
the Hebron depot. These cars must
be accom panied by bill of lading be-
fore delivery is allowed in Evanston.
DR.. w. Z. Parkes, Evanston's health
commissioner, started the Genoa
Junction inquiry. Three days ago he
received an unsigned letter from
Genoa Junction declaring that his
surmise of conditions in the milk town
were correct in every detail. It stated
that above twenty cases of scarlet
fever and diphtheria could be found in
the residences, and that two of the
afflicted persons had worked in the
condencing plant of the milk COM
pany after they had been attacked by
the disease. DR.. Craven's inquiry
followed. He found that such en-
ployes of the milk company as had de-
veloped pronounced symptoms of the
disease were taken from duty.
Following that action the Chicago
health department. started its inquiry,
which is not yet complete. The state
board of health inquiry is the second
it has undertaken, the first, which was
in charge of DR.. Westervelt being in
conclusive.