The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-23
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| TYPHOID fl|||||||
NOT NECESSARY ZOE A o1J
Case a Disease to N 2
IsT IN WORLD.
HEALTH BULLETIN OQ
HOUSE Fly Is ONE or GR1kA
MALEFACTORs AND CAIk1
LESS HABITS ARE LAnnie-
Tx BLAMABLEs.

The Virginia State Board Of Ill
eo-day Issued its annual bullet1A
typhoid fever. which contains 49,
valuable information 81 Ss$
\ My way of Introduction. tho
letin says; ssass55zs11
Typhoid fever is prevsnta14
disease. 1t can be made to d. @
pear completely from the earth n
one case OF 1t need originate ~
Commonwealth during the cOuH44g s3
a year or of a generation. It
become 80 rare that the appea1A s
of case would be as much . DIN M Ill
sensation as the discovery OF =
of Ieprosy or Axiatic cholera. 914@
erations Of physicians might pao W
would never see q case. SSS
Science vouches for this 1ooo4
picture, and bases Its claims un4M
facts which are absolutely indiguuee)
BILE. yet how contrary to this p4oqs
peot are actual conditions t0~A44@S
During the course OF twelve nn0041%
$4,000 cases occur In the Comunoqea
wealth, and about q thousand ok $500
citizens are offered up to death. 1h91es
necessary. All the misery and III e1SNH
suffering and all the sorrow th4ir nI-@
ness and death entail In the toll ~
ignorance and carelessnesa.
while typhoid fever ~ Il preva1GG
In the rural districts can DO preve1aHs
ed. II cannot be overcome by the o.
GRAFTON of any law or the action 4Hs
any health officer. No single moa4
ure will check tn ediseaAe. II d 44s
to BIO prevented, 1t must be throUG
the united efforts Of all the c1k1no9
of the State based on an ao0ux146s
knowledge of the disease, its cAAo
and means Of spread. The pufp09
OF this bulletin Ia to gice this kn0N4~s
edge to the people Of the 6ta4A, oM4
to enlist every patriotic citisen a ~
active campaign for the prsventt0a
Of this plague
Typhoid fever Is germ s6lnos
mother words, 1t 10 caused ~
small plant which gets into the b04y
and grows there and which, ~ 1In9
growth and action. giyes ria % -
disease. II We are truly to undeFUenm4
first know something Of germs In 9e1k.
eral."
House Fly = MalefAcArr.
The bulletin explains how tho GaeM1
Of the disease are spread. one of ~
principal Indicators being the oo1l-
mon house fly. The fy's habits aDs3
anything but wcnteel and the bullG134
states that after accumuiatin4 Un1e.s
lions Of the germs on his feeA -
IN the milk. wipes his feet on ne but
ter and walks over the bread. leav1m1
germs on everything he toudheo.
These germs taken into tho mos9In
cause typhoid.
Infected water and milk are auoon
the chief agencies for spreadfn4 -
disease. Tho bulletin states that 80
| much care cannot be taken In kee11
| theSe to necessary articles Of d1Ak 4FoMs
from pollution.
A warning Ia aisi issusd aenAGe
unciean hands and fingers and oa1u.
less habits are condemned.
Ho to Prevent Typhoid.
The bulletin gives the folI0wine
precautions that should be taken:
The means by which typhoid fev1R
| IL spread explain the means BY whlcA
II may be prevented.
I'm the cities much Of the peUves1s
on by the regular health of,on1H r.
they are diligent and competsnk -
first essential In, OF course. good U
ter II the community In usin9 WQ&uk
that 10 polluted by sewage or ouYlaGoS
washings from inhabited tArrftOry. -
individual II impotent to prevent N16ra
appearance of typhoid fever. No41ke
| ing. therefore, 10 moro Ymportnuf III
any city than good water. ana GS4S
| towards public improvement sh4m1Hx
be to provide a good water eupI1 ~
The saving In sickness and deafh M1H
| far more than pay for the inteFeGe 60
sinking funds on the bonds. H&s
the comfort. convenience and aec118 II
ty In free. IN %
with the water supply shouH3
come complete sewerage svUf e
Water without sewerage only y;
creases the danger, because "a -
the refuse on the open grouuA o&s
the bitches along the roads or ~
10 to spread the material ovur
entire town. With . comp1ete - Il
erage system. all the dan <eruna ~
terial In removed from the con-
| nifty and carried to a safe dise3
The great source Of typhoid 1Avo&e
| removed X M sSz3
ITO summarize the prevents Y
typhoid fever In our cities and toS
depends upon: s3ss5|zS3A
| First. Good water and puro -
Second. The supervision n e.
Of typhoid DO that all tho tn1oef
material may DO destroyed ~ ~ ~
| OF origin. the bedside OF thu -
Third. aEantary arrangeman<Y III M
| Nothing else Is required: ~
| else with suffice. Exporion1o
| shown that care for these eaao6
Will prevent the spread on fSQn
fever completely and WITH tremG
ly reduce the total number AZ
| Many German cities have NO tSi
fever from years end to yoaEGs
Surely our American cities oaa ~
well. The health of a peop3a
wealth: an expenditure largo -
| to secure their health, In tn plS
ton Of this disease. In hut .
outlay for q great return.
Occasionally. indeed. n eNlnos
OF Virginia. with alarming ~
epidemics Of typhoid fever o.
control OF which Is beyond
| sources or experience OF the
This commonwealth stands n
investigate these outbreaks 81
ply those remedies which CT
has shown to be efiicacious Al
mate. The State, through 49,
department only requests TT
| notice OF such outbreako
either by the physirtAnn
| officers. the civil authoritxoS
vate indfvuaIs. A trained n
ologist can generally be eea&@
scene OF tho epidemic
| hours"
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