The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-02
TYPHOID FEVER
MONTHS AT HAND
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
REQUIRE MUCH VIGILANCE
FOR HEALTH.
Health Authorities Cali Attention to
Causes and Means of Spreading
Disease

September and October are the ty-
phoid fever months, according to city
and county health authorities Pre-
veption is better than cure, they main
tain, and eliminate many hardshIpS
August is also included in the months
when typhoid fever claims the most
victims, but constant vigilance this
year has done much toward keeping
the cases within an aggregate much
lower than in former years Conse-
quently the health departments feel
it behooveS the people to cooperate
faithfully with the authorities in
keeping their premises in proper con-
drri0p and making the city present a
clean, wholesome and sanitary APP
pearaDce.
Flies are carriers of typhoid fever
germs Flies breed in rubbish and
piles of filth Sanitary officers are,
according DIES -ous of having all
accommodations removed. Contaminat-
ed water supply and poor sewerage
favor the distribution OF ge ms and
offer further angume why the water
supply should receive attention and
anything contributing to its pollu-
tioD should be removed Secretaries
OF city and county health boards ad-
vocate connection with sewer in EVIL
cry instance where sewer is upon
the streets as a means OF preventing
the spread of disease.
Typhoid fewer is a diseas caused
by the typhoid bacillus or germ,
which usually gets into the system
through the stomach and bowels
causing ulcers in the small intestines
From ther, it gets into the blood and
is spread throughout the whole body,
affecting every organ and causing
FEVER that lasts from several weeks to
as many months. 1t is widely distri-
buted throughout the world and is
everywhere an index OF the sanitary
Intelligence of the community. Con-
-amin%;ed water supply and poor
sewerage, favor the Distribution OF
obese germs Bad ventilation, filth
and overcrowding lower the bodily
resistance to the germs Germs are
spread from those who are I'll by ,eI
.endanrs' fingers by food, and par
tnularly b flies.
Yearly Death Rate.
In the United States from 1900 tol
1904 the death rate was 33 per 1O0,-
OOO From $4,000 to 10000 people |
die of typhoid fever every year.
These figures tend 10 show that
about 100000 people are attacked an
nually. In the Spanish-American wal
oDe+f1fth OF the soldiers had typhoid |
Among 107,973 me :, 20,73s cases pre-
varied and 1850 victims died. The |
sources were camp pollution, flies as
CARRIERS and dust in the air getting
upon the food In the South African
war out OF 557 ,653 officers and men,
1854 had the disease and 1925 died,
while only 1852 m died OF wounds
received in battle.
Typhoid fever occu most fire.
quently in the fall the yer For
this reason it has also beef. Called
autumnal fever Males and females
are equally liable. but it is disease
of youth and early adult hfe, the
greater susceptible being between
the ages OF Is and %. Not all ex-
posed take the disease. As rule
The germs disappear from drinking
wafer within few days, but if con-
difions are favorable they may retain
their vitality for week. Some cities
deriving their ice supply from pollut-
ed streams have a low death rate
from typhoid The Ogdensburg, n
Y, epidemic in 19O2-O3 was apparent
ly due TO infection from ice.
In milk .phoid germs grow rapid
~ without changing the milk and
may persist ID sour mrlk for three
months, and can live for a few days.
The germs can live in garden earth
81 days; in filter sand, SO days; in
dust OF street, 80 days; on linen, 60
TO 20 days; ON wood, 30 days; on
thread kept under suitable conditions.
for a ye, Robertso am authority,
has shown that under entirely natur-
al conditions germs may live in the
upper layers of the soil for IL months
That is why the pure food laws sta e
certain foods must be protected from
dust.
Causes of Typhoid.
Typhoid fever is spread by dus-.
water, ice, milk, oysters. CLAIMS, ;elery
and uncooked vegetables, salads oi
various kinds. etc In regard to flies.