La Junta tribune., 1910-04-02

Children should be kept fron tAe
barn and dairy as they are xncre
prone to contagious diseases th44
adults. Dogs and cats may be -
riers Of germs. dirt and parasites at4
should also be kept out Of tAaDb
places. The water used In coaA4c-
tion with dairies should be s1atk
ined for purity by a competent cAse
lst; water is carrier Of typhd
germs; typhoid may be carried ~
rain. flood or ice. Curschman, o. q
phoid fever. says: III
Among the carriers Of the v1etA
water II BY far the most impostatE
This was known In the early tin,es
Of our history. The Romane, IN
order to secure pure water suDD)H.
spent immense sums of money N
bringing water by conduits to thelf
city. The Chinese took their waAsf
from scum covered rivers and peU19
but accomplished the same pHfpGse
by putting a leaf Of tea In the wafsr
and boiling II. not understanding INT
this had anything to do with the Pre-
vention Of disease. but which. i've
hundred years later. scientists foun1
to be the case"
It Is known that the water Of
streams. brooks, springs. conduits.
wells. cisterns. reservoirs. ponds Aed
bilge water Of ships. may contain tne
typhoid bacillus In the living staAs.
and under favorable conditions m1y
permit its development.
Remember that typhoid fever y
not contagious disease as measles
and scarlet fever. The merely con-
Ing into the presence OF a case =
not sufficient for Infection. the germ
must be swallowed. In Burlingtoa,
Vermont. the outlet Of the main sev0
and the intake OF the water supply
were both In Lake Champlain. aa4
about half a mile apart. On I
careful examination 1t was found thst
at the intake Of the water supply
actual typhoid infection was found
They were then placed a mile apart
Al the mouth OF the sewer were eoun1
millions Of bacteria; one hunAre4
feet away ninety per cent had dtseo1
peared: = thousand feet away ~
few bacteria were found. a mile avay
not . trace Of bacteria. There sgp'
no currsnts u the ~: IL haetsejn
bess epvsred edsVVNA mad and NM
care Of BY natures methods.
In 1885 At Plymouth. Pa. q town of
5000 population. there were eleven
hundred and four cases Of typhoid
fever and one hundred fourteen
deaths. There were three reservoirs
In the course Of the water supply
for this city. In January, 1885. the
water became very low In these res.
ervoirs. During January there was
= case Of typhoid fever near Reser.
voir No. 3. The dejecta from this
patient were thrown upon the snow
within the few feet Of the high bank
which slopes into the reservoir. Res.
ervoirs Nos. I and : were nearly dry,
No.3 filled rapidly by = sudden thaw;
the pipes from to /? frozen, thawed
out and rapidly discharxing the
charged water passed into the rcser.
voirs supplying the city. Before the
epidemic was over. It had cost the
people Of Plymouth more than S7i5..
90.
What does Il cost to have typhoid
fcverf The Indiana State Board OF
Health publisAes the following:
"TypAeia fever costa the people OF
indiana over five millions OF dollars
annually: the Ioss 10 calculated upon
lives uaascessariily lost. time los, by
bsins sick With the disease. cost OF
drues. nurses and toclos."
TAs Chicago Draiaass Canal cos,
els.ess. 900. d. pvass. president Of
the hoard Of health 10 !Chicaso. says;
"TAs cost q tAs canal and It's
aaiatssaaes ~ avs years vas &c.,.
eee.eee. CAicaee ~ received all
Ibis hack h iivs ysafs by the saving
q Me. estimating Me at tho legal
rate"
Tia United States records show
SSs.eee cases and Ss.eee deaths . year
mon typhoid fever. Bstimating the
cast q each Dastsat Aavins typhoid
fever q $50. vAtsA 10 . fair estimate
Il oes0 ~ psosss q the United
States %. s.eee each year. aAd the
total deaths in the Uaitsd States are
estimated at $500. q 5000 each.
aoousts 70 ei7s. ~. ~. or . total