Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-08-16
.C|TY'S HEALTH
MEYER BETTE.
EVERY PROBATION TAKEN
LOCAL DEPARTMENT,
STARTED BY DR.. WRIG'
CiN i'hNslrinn Takes NJ Cue
mcnts ol All Kinds Will he RE-
hu,cd IA Nlnimunl.

NtiNlNlUE lN W ~ - h'hnNNl
'clU health officer, Tusn II "distr
mrly healthy" Dr Wadsworth, "a,
muknr canvas of thrte-fourth
the citv oauvlNing all of the phi
clans with large pracliccs makes A,
declaration The city health onl
saws that the reports of the differ
.ph,a.,laue show that there Is less ri,
ness iu Tulsa now than there was -
winter
This is an unusual state Of m
In 20 oiN whore the climate is
ns IL is In rulm, there is nearly 'U
ways an epidemic Of some sort IN y
months of August ANA July l,t
Inevitable. hut the health departn,i
.of Tulsa has crushed the incvt I,
land points ont the fact that therl,
less sickness ln the ciN than at 4,
time In any other years te
pr Wadsworth states that
hcalthful condition of the city is ,,s
not alone to the efforts of the prrir,
health department but To the he. ,,
officers employed under the old adj
istration The city health officer sta,
that It was his predecessor Dr w u
Wright. who started the rad
changes which have been made IN ~
health departments work Dr WaV
worth says that he Is only follow 4
up In the work started by the flrI ,
health officers,
There has been some disInfectiC
and more work Of this nature d,
this year than ever before The :,
ports or the different Tulsa php
clans show that the work has a
been without avail.
pr Wadswurlh claims that ther
are not more than six on seven cas-,
Of real typhoid fever In the city II
is not hosIng his claims on the nun
bcr Of cases reported at the healt
office. hut on statistics gained throug
a personal investigation.
There are several cases of fever
the city, according to the city healt
officer, but It Is not typhoid fever, {
amy malignant fever There are doi
ON or more cases OF "rcmittent NAL,
rialr fever and q like number of "ga'
Itro!intcric" fever. None Of these al
Of the contagious sort and are cause
by intestinal troubles.
These fevcrs do not need tO be r,
ported 10 the city health officer, 8
they are not dangerous, The fact thi
there are cases Of this kind In III
| lhity had caused the comment thi
lthe city was In a bad way and th'
there Is going 10 be another typhol
epidemic.
That there Is to be no epidemic
| the belief Gf DR. Wadsworth, as 1t
llrcndv late in the "typhoid season
land the present indications are th'
there viii be no great spread, rs III
utmost precautions are being taken
prevent one
In order that there may not be
spread Of the disease, the health d'
uartment is taking extreme measure
Commencing the latter part of tn
week or the first Of the next one ma
will devote all Of his time to the In
spectlon of food Or w. @. Conway
Inspector Of pure food, will quit hi
medical practice and will spend hi
,ntire time In the interests OF th
health department
A vigorous crusade will be mad
against the impure meats, and dair
products. which may be offered ia
ale in the city. Dr, Conway Is a
expert bacteriologist and viii test eV
cry piece Of meat which he believes t
No contaminated, in the municipal lat
oratory. There will be no chance ia
my impure meat to be sold.
Dairy and other food products wi
llso receive q rigid inspection. II
he plan of the health office to pros
cute every person, for even th
slightest offense thereby stopping In
,ractlce which endangers the healt
# Tulsa.
In fact, the meats and food product
ave been carefully watched In tn
,ast few weeks. but an even close
alb will he kept on everything. TN
igid crusade of the health depart
1ent will not be without results, 1t
hought as there has been good wor
lone already According to the care
ullv compiled statistics at the healt
,aice. the evil Of disease has been CT
lown rs per cent All of the malls
,ant diseases may not have been re
,orted, and a close watch will be keI
n every case about which there Is an
loubt.
Or Wadsworth declares that he wi
,ot be satisfied until every disease
minimum. The health situate
better in Tulsa than In any othf
ity in oklahoma There are epiden
os everywhere except here. In IN
lty. there Is no excess amount OF an
disease. In oklahoma city there an
,etween 400 and 500 cases of typhol
ever and the situation IS little bette
tnywhere else than In Tulsa.
Funeral Held Yesterday.
The funeral services over the re