The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-07


SAYS COUNTY MEDICAL IN
SPECTOR-TWO WELLS AND
ONE TAP REPORTED OFF
COLOR.
"Honesdale people had better boil
their water, in order to be on the
safe side" said County Medical In
spector H. B. Ely to the newspaper
men today. "All well water, spring
water and city water should be boil
ed thoroughly"
DR.. Ely said he had today report
ed two more cases of typhoid on
River street. They are:
Mrs. Anna Wannacott, 3S years
old, daughter of Mrs. Henrietta
Walters.
Mabel, eight-year-old daughter of
Abraham Palmer.
And there is a case under OBJ
servation now on Main street." con-
tinued DR.. Ely, which l have no
doubt is typhoid. The patient has
headaches and high temperature"
There are now A typhoid cases in
Honesdale.
Three Water Samples Reported Bad.
Sixteen samples of Honesdale wa
ter, taken from the ponds as we'll as
from wells and springs used to sup
ply drinking water to the borough,
were sent to the state chemist to be
analyzed. Reports have been re-
ceived by DR.. Ely on five samples of
Ey-a - %,
water.
,"Out of the 10, two wells and
one tap go wrong" said DR.. Ely.
"The tap is the one located at the
d. & H. depot. We have not heard
yet from Cajaw, First and Bunnell's
pond or from the cemetery spring or
Kelsch's we'll. We may get some
thing within few days"
The Vicinious we'll, from which
the Evenings drank and from whose
water Elizabeth Everling, who died
a fortnight ago, is believed to have
received her infection, was con-
demned this afternoon by n. b.
Spencer, who has been assisting DR..
Ely and State Inspectors Irwin and
Shaughnessy in their examinations
of water and milk the past 10 or 12
days.
Sensible people will take the coun-
ty medical inspectors advice and
commence at once to boil their en-
tire supply of drinking water, there
by killing whatever typhoid germs
exist and reducing to a minimum the
chance of getting the fever.
Fourteen of the Is typhoid cases
thus far reported in Honesdale are
being treated here. Edith Hartung
was taken to a Scranton hospital a
little more than a week ago. She
is doing nicely.
DR.. Ely called on Supt. McMullen
of the Water company today and
told him the result of the water
analyses so far as he has received
them. He told the superintendent
that in his judgment an ounce of
prevention is whole lot better than
a pound of cure and that the boiling
of all drinking water was the safest
course TO pursue. Mr.. McMullen
agreed with him.
To Prosecute Health Boards.
DR.. Samuel G. Dixon, state health
commissioner, has issued a state
ment from Harrisburg to the effect
that all boards of health that are
not enforcing the laws of the state
in regard to their duties will be re-
ported to the attorney general. II
is believed the order of the state
health commissioner may be the
keynote of a crusade against the Lax
methods employed by many boards
of health. The order is believed tC
have been brought about by the re,
port of the state officials now on the
scene, who are said to be greatly dis.
satisfied with conditions in many
municipalities.
Laxity on the part of health Off
cials has been evident for years IN
smaller towns and in at least one
of the cities. The officials have
found that In several smaller towns
there are no health boards. DR.
Dixon's order declares that these
communities must Immediately or
ganize health boards to aid in the
fight to safeguard health. Th'
scope OF the investigation has beer
very broad and a marked shakeuI
is expected by many to follow. i
is said it has brought to light man!
cases of typhoid not reported BY
physicians.
Fifteen members of the Ska