The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-24
TYPHOID TOTALS
STILL DECREASE
Gains of Previous Years in Viz
ginia Are Held, and More
Ground Is Secured
BLUES APPEAL TO GOVERNOR
Ask Him to Remit Court-NIar,
tial Fincs-State Awaits
Railroad Taxes.

Not only were the remarkable gains
OF the two preceding years in the num-
Der OF typhoid cases in Virginia re-
tanned during the fiscal year JUS,
closed but further decrease was re-
corded. According to figures just COM
piled by the State Health Department
Tor tue year CHUNG October 4, the to-
tai number oi cases Was 1880, against
1888 Tor the year Just preceding.
Inc year was resaraeu as exceed
!nGly unfavoraule, because OF the
period OF intensely not weather III May
Up to rhat tlne there mad been marx
eu decreases Tor every month, but in
June and july there were increases
over 1910, wniIe not reaching the total
OF 1908. For June. the total cases
were LIS. against 796. the preceding
year. while IN July they were 2,5i5, Us
compared with 1905 III the same montn
Oh 1910 However, III June, 1909, the
total was l,i0O. anu in July ut thul
year. IL was 3,lSo.
DIscnse Follows Heat.
Various reasons tor additional cases
Immediately following the extreme
neat are given. one is that ilies were
thus permitteu to breed carrier ana
more often, with an increase IN tny
eOtuA All klIc -AlOIutEI
and perhaps the main cause. is that the
system becomes deUIlItated ana has
less opportunity TO Withstand the at
tackS ui the germ
most remarkable chart mas been
prepared by -Asslsta Health Com
missioner ~. ". Freeman, showing
the analogy between high temperature
ana typhoid lever. 1t covers tho past
three hscai years being averaged roi
this period. The cases nave been
moved up one month. since about that
time always elapses between the catch
ing OF the infection and tine time tnt
/ case is reported to the department. i,
shows that with the greatest regular
ity. the hot weather is followed by
increase IN cases. Following tho uu.
seasonable weather OF the latter part
OF May OF TINS year. the total soureu
hlgh TOR June and July. While IN Au-
gust and september. when the weather
was more moderate, the cases We're re-
duced largely III number thus iudicat-
ing that the total OF people who's.
systems We're in position To absorb tn,
infection. was exhausted by having
The disease earlier.
For ten months OF the past yeaI
there were much fewer cases than IL
1910. 1T was the hot May weather
'ttSh DiON5hk UP tAS lOlal LUZ tIlt
year
Cities Cleaned Up.
vast preponderunce OF causes lies
in unsatisfactory disposal of scwerag,
in country districts. The cities show
wonderful reductions. notably Rich
mond. Norfolk and Lynchburg. II
. these places. a large percentage oil
cases ere traceable TO infection gath
cred elsewhere
y recent inspection in Lee county. OF
which 4 chart has been made, illus
trates the result of carclessness. a
girl brought the infection from Ten
nessee, and in her home there were SIN
cases as a result People from three
houses nearby helped to nurse. and In
all these homes typhoid appeared anc
was spread. In some way the spring
which sApplied the first house became
infected. ant from this spring water
was served in nearby church and In
a schoolhouse, which resulted in other
cases in all. thirty three - where
there should have been but one.