Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-25
GENERAL HEALTH
Of COUNTY GOOD
COUNTRY CONDITIONS COME IN
FOR MUCH NOTICE.
Water and SANITATION
Smallpox Development In "littlc AZ
riCa"-W,st Third Roomcr Gets
Over Il Cold.

riCu We Il llllfd KoOnlcf bclS
Over II Cold.
"The general health OF Tulsa Coun-
ty is good, said Dr. W. T. Wright,
the county health officer, when ques-
toned recently Tulsa county Is as
healthy as ANY county in the state.
The health of the country residents
OF the state is being more seriously
considered by the Oklahoma state
board of health than is that of the
cities. The cities ali have health de
rartments whose "hawk" eyes keep
things I'm a healthy conditions as pos
sible,
by effective work on the part Of
Dr. Wright Tulsa County is probably
not under he llmelight of the state
board of health AS is the case with
other counties.
1t has been said that man, as a gem
eral proposition, oNerts more time
study and means to protect his prop
erty than he does to protect hts
health, even though health is the
greatest asset a man can have in the
accumulation of property.
/ In cities where there IS sanitation
and Il water supply which is free from
/ bacteria, the man doe not need to eN-
ercisc such great care, but In the
country things are different Water
ana sanitation are two important
items
First In importance to the resident
of the rural district is a pure water
supply. Too often do we find farmers
and residents of villages consuming
water derived from a well, or stream,
that is used in common by others,
and which is unprotected from the
numerous possibilities of contamina-
tiOn or pollution. The farmer who
has good living well does not al
ways recognize the necessity Of re-
moving bar7s, pens, closets and trash
heaps to positions where the natural
| drainage or seepage will not find
their way into this lifc-glving fount.
Let il be understood that the soils
of this state are of Such a charlotte
as to permit of scepagc to a distance
greater thaa that ordinarily expected,
thus a well located in ravine or a
hill side, is quite likely to receive the
seepage from the barn lot or closet
on the cres. of the hill. The dish wa
ter thrown -utslde of the door by the
good housewife disappears into the
ground, and little Is it thought that
this discarded and obnoxious accumu-
lation may eventually find its way into
the neighboring well or spring.
Because water Is clear and free
from often 'ive smell or taste is bN
no means a guarantee of Its purity
The contaminated spring or well OF
today may Je the pure and wholesome
water supply Of a month ago. BE.
cause a family has long used water
flom a well or spring, without disas-
ferrous results, is no license for the
belief that such conditions will always
prevail. 1t IS known that typhoid fe-
Yer is largely attributed to impure
water, yet many instances are re-
ported IN oklahoma where several
members of family suffering from
typhoid are permitted TO continue
through their illness in the use of the
very water from the contaminated
well that caused their bodily decline
BY paying attention to sanitation
the water supply as may be seen In
the foregoing, can be improved
1t is feared by the city health Of.
ficials that there will be an epidemic
of smallpox in that part of Tulsa
known as Little Africa" Three
cases of this dread disease have beer
reported in the family of Alice Jack.
son, colored, living at 307 North Ell
gin. However, the situation is wei
in hand and by quick and effectiv,
work on the part of DR.. Wadsworth
city health officer, the pestilence may
be nipped in the bud.
The Jackson family has been under
suspicion for a number. OF days. on,
OF the small children of the family
was seen On the streets by SANITARY
Officer Tral and an investigation wa,
made. Symptoms of smallpox wer,
found In the family and yesterday il
developed that II was the real article
Several days ago a young lady
rooming on West Thlr called at tn,
office OF DR.. Wadsworth and begar
treatment for a cold. The young lady
yesterday called at the office and re
ported that she was cured of the cold
She, however, stated that she desired
to take treatment for an itching skir
disease. The young lady had tn,
smallpox. With four cases In the cit,
the health officials have reason tC
fear an epidemic of smallpox
Besides the three cases OF smallpox
two cases of measles were reported
yesterday in the family OF Mrs. Al
Ice Campbell In West Tulsa.
May Brown living at 80 Nortf
Guthrie, Is reported to have contract