The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-13
SWAT THAT FLY
AND TYPHOID GERM
Medical Authorities Agree that
the House Fly Carries
Germs,
AN EPIDEMIC IS POSSIBLE
THIS % DANGEROUS TIME ron IN.
NocgNT Mr.. FLY. GET HIM OR
N9 MAY GET YoU-PREcAU-|
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vooNo NeCeooARY.
Indianapolis. Sept. 13.-During the
month Of August. 1910. the laboratory
OF hygiene Of the Indiana state board
Of health. received $50 samples Of wa
ter from different parts OF the state
for analysis. A. many a. eighteen
samples were received in one day.
These requests for analyses" said
State Food and Drug Commissioners
Barnard, indicate one Of two things
either general prevalence Of typhoid
fever due to polluted water or general
alertness on the part of local physi.
clans and health officers to antici.
pate an epidemic by timely analysis
Of water supplies. Al . matter OF
fact" continued Mr.. Barnard, typhoid
fever does exist at the present time
at Q number OF points In Indiana. and
20 the disease 10 communicable by
various means. including water. milk.
flies, ETC.. We have the conditions of
o possible epidemic"
Files and Typhoid Fever.
That flies distribute typhoid fever
germs whenever they have access to
them all medical authorities agree.
DR.. J. N. Hurry. secretary OF the
Indiana state board Of health. says:
THAT typhoid fever may be transmit.
ted through impure milk and polluted
water supply 10 beyond question. but
much Of our data leads me to believe
that II 10 more frequently carried by
files than In other ways"
DR.. 8. ]. Crumbine. secretary OF the
Kansas health board: There seems
to be no other conclusion than that
the disease 10 spread through the in
lection OF food and the fly"
DR.. G. NJ. Smith. director OF labora.
tory Of hygiene At Atlata. Ca: 1--WE
have been convinced for some time
that the greater part Of our typhoid
fever comes more from activity OF the
common house fly than from any other
source"
J. A. Estopmal. secretary Of the
Louisiana state board Of health:
There can be no doubt. that under
certain conditions the house fly 10 a
greater element Of danger than either
the supply Of impure milk or polluted
water, or both"
Secretary Taylor. Of the Colorado
stats board Of health: II quite agree
With the opinion Of those authorities
who maintain that the fly 10 ono Of
the most common desseminators Of
typhoid infection"
H. M. Bracken. executive officer,
Minnesota state board of health:
/. Several years ago. during the collec-
ton Of troops for the Spanish-Ameri.
can war. an epidemic Of typhoid fever
broke out In one Of the camps In our
state. and In that instance the study
was carefully carried on until the final
conclusion was reached that the gener-
al infection was through flies"
Where Files Get the Germs.
Testimony on this line could be
greatly multiplied, but this 10 enough.
Two points must be borne in mind.
The first ID. that flies do not produce
typhoid fever. but simply disseminate
or scatter It. The second cause ID
that disease 10 often developed by
drinking polluted water or impure
milk impregnated with typhoid bacilli
by dies. But II dies do not themselves
cause the disease. but only dissemin-
ate Il. where do they obtain the dis
ease germs? Bad drainage, unused
sewers and open vaults are breeding
places and distributing points OF ty.
phoid fever which flies constantly
seek and persistently utilize. II there
10 q case Of typhoid fever In the
house . thousand yards from you
where there 10 an clubhouse. the next
fly that buxzes In at your open door OF
window may deposit fever germs on
the food Of your wife and children
that 10 carried to their mouths. II you
have no sewer connection in your
house. . single case Of typhoid fever
may make your pretty home . pest
hole. your back yard . cess pool OF
disease and your premises the start
ing point OF an epidemic that may
sweep over the entire community.