New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-25
TYPHOID IN ORPHANAGE
PUZZLE TO OFFICIALS
Thirty-five Cases Reported from
Roman Catholic Asylum in Four
Weeks, but None Proves Fatal.
ALL OF BRONX AFFECTED
Both Milk and Water Supplies
Under Careful Inspection, but
Source of Infection Is Not
Yet Determined.

have developed in The Bronx in the last
four weeks thirty-ive occurred in the
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum. at
Aqueduct avenue and 190th street. The
institution houses 100 children. At the
Health Department Offices il was said
yesterday that the asylum was one Of
the principal typhoid zones" in that
borough at present. When asked about
II az the orphanage an official there said:
Yes. we have had about thirty-five
cases since the outbreak. but not one has
terminated fatally. All the little patients
are doing splendidly now"
The first sign Of typhoid in the institu-
ton was noted on July q. Then others
were stricken. until by August Is thirty
FIVE children were down with it, The
cause of the outbreak is still undeter-
mined.
With no new cases. however. in the
last six DAYS. the Health Department
officials think the situation is well in
hand.
There was conference yesterday
morning in the department offices re-
Earding the typhoid outbreak in The
Bronx. DR.. Bolduan and DR.. Mcmillan,
representing the Health Department. and
Dr. Jackson. from the Water Depart
ment. taking part. DR.. Bolduan is in
charge Of the work Of tracing the typhoid
sources in The Bronx. and although he
has made two or three inspections Of the
affected parts Of the borough. he will
again go over the ground to-day.
Source of Infection Puzzles.
The sharp increase OF typhoid in Man
haitian in the last ten weeks has been
attributed 20 milk infection. and has
leen combated along those lines. In
The Bronx. however, the department hos
so far been unable 10 determine the
sources Of Infection.
In the lower Tdrt of that borough,
where Croton water is used. there are
Just as many cases as in the other parts.
where Kensico water is used. There is
such small evidence of milk infection
that this medium is not looked upon as
the key 10 the trouble.
The rise in The Bronx is shown ir the
statistics for the last four weeks. In
the last week in July there were ten
cases reported. followed q week later by'
nineteen. then thirty-seven. and on last
Saturday there were forty-seven re-
ported for the week ended on that day.
AS was told in The Tribune. the sharp
increase in Manhattan was attributed to
milk supplied by ten different companies.
One Of these companies supplied milk to
the families where eighty-six cases Of
fever developed Another showed fifty
cases where its milk was being used.
BY close Inspection the faulty supplies
nave II is believed. been stopped. The
milk coming into the city Is shipped from
seven thousand farms in seven states.
Not 0nlv is the milk under inspection at
the time Of its arrival here. but Com
missioner Lederle has had it closely
Ecrutnized in local distributing points.
Department officials said yesterday
that the ten weeks rise in typhoid was
not % be looked on as an epidemic on
Monday the total number Of cases in all
toroughs for that time was 66S II is
believed that il will be well over the
sever hundred mark by noon tomorrow.
The Iast typhoid epidemic in this city
was in 1907. when a large number Of
cases We're laid 10 the water supply. Ex
cept for occasional insignificant out
breaks since then. the city has made a
romlrkable showing it was said.
No Cause for Alarm.
There is nothing in the present out
break 10 cause any alarm an official
said yesterday. There is always an in
crease at this time of the year, persons
coming home from their vacations often
developing il IN this city after contract
ing u at camps and resort centres.
Many cases have in other years been
directly traceable 10 unsanitary camps"
Although unable 70 get all the milk in
apectors he had hoped for this year.
Commissioner Lederle has gone about
rerfec.ing the organization OF his
lvphOid staff in such a way as 70 handle
better than ever before the typhoid out
breaks in this city one Of the results
~ his Efforts in this direction is purer
MIX supply Tor the city. Drawing us
supply as il does from so many states.
D. has devoved upon the Heath Depart
ment 10 formulate rules that would gov
ern the whole supply
The affected area i'm Manhattan is be
tween 2Gth and 11Oth streets. The 22d
ana 18th wards show the largest number
Of cages. The Borough Of Richmond has
the least number Of cases. while Queens
and Brooklyn are indicating decreases.
In the latter borough there We're thirty
seven cases last week. one less than the
week previous. while Queens, with six,
Was two below. Richmond had two
cases. as against none in the previous
week
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