New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-14
KATONAH PATIENT LOW.
NAY DIE FROM TYPHOID.
Health Department Doctor InsPects
District.

When the rain was falling heaviest YESTERDAY
and the melted snow was making recoiu "iie "
the sewer openings at street corners
Engineer Matthew Belts. in charge OF the SANITARY
sectto, 30 tho street Department. accompanied by
DR. William Klein of the Health Department were
Fastening uptown TO take the train lot ha'o's
20 make sort Of house TO house canvass % tno
whole threatened district 10 checkmate any pre-
concerted plans that the typhoid germs may ''O
laid for a campaign against this city Iheso t"o
men as the representatives Of the city oePa 'iie'
IN control Of the watershed so far as l'S ' ,
may affect this city. went over the Whole siou'-,
At Katonah yesterday. beginning al mo nolnes -
the four patients and extending their s0'u''"' "
the Italian camps at Cross River dah'-
DR. Thomas Darlington, the Health Nonhiils
sioner. had given special INSTRUCTIONS 70 "a -
Roberts who is the sanitary superintendent u e
hoard and the latter selected DR.. Klein 10 accom-
- NJ pe,,s No endemic Is feared here. OF
course hut il was determined 20 know all ABOUT
the possibilities Of the Katonah SITUATION M
Belts and DIR. Klein examined the springs mean me
school with especial care. Samples VI tAe 49,
were taken. and then the two men sKiteo hdtonuh
and Beaver brooks. proceeding thence 10 '"e H''''i
settlement near the dam Dr. Klein was cohlhls-
stoned to take minute survey OF the "iioie si'ua
tion TO examine the water In the nrooAs' anu io'
10 neglect the stores. dairy farms elc III N"'oih
ana vicinity The Health Board IS determined to
90, IN The bottom Of the typhoid attack in the VIII
lage II IL is possible.
DR. Klein saw DR.. Chapman and obtained from
him official report regarding the cd'seS IN MS
charge There were 10 new cases. but one OF DR..
Chapman's patients. It said late last evening"
would not survive the night. This patient IS girl
sixteen years old. Her temperature was very high
last evening. and pathological conditions were %
the worst The other patients are in fairly good
condition.
This typhoid visitation At Katonnh ana me re-
ports OF conditions as published in The Tribune
were taken up the meeting OF the board OF
Health Yesterday afternoon. DR.. Darlingtons
ton IN sending Dr. Klein 10 the watershed was ap-
proved ard II was furthermore decided to continue
a careful supervision of the whole Croton district.
so that no infectious condition may escape imme-
date detection Should the Italian settlement be in
an unsanitary condition there will be an Immediate
cleaning IN and under any circumstances the de-
parrnent viii establish standard OF hygienic con-
ditoas TO which the contractors in the watershed
Will cave 10 conform. The health OF the individual
laborers has been the special care o. one doctor.
with the best results thus Tar
The thayy in the watershed yesterday was most
marked In the swollen condition Of the streams.
The water here Is likely 20 be little rolled, but
the increased color in Il viii not mean impurity.
The water gets in this rolled state every early
spring or late winter and Il is then that the
sunaers are most Inclined 70 find fault. But the
Water Department Is helpless. The samples anal
wed have so Gar been well up to standard. DIT
near the Italian nunkns places, where the sanitary