Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-16
DEATHS NUMBERED 1,1s4 {.
 IN fe0 TOWNS IN JUNE.
Nervous Diseases the Principal Cause
 State Board of Health Report Soldiers Vaccinated Against Typhoid

The report of the state board of health for the month of June has been issued. The total deaths in the state as reported from 160 towns were LISA. Of this number 121 were from consumption S5 from pneumonia, 161 from nervous diseases. 13S from heart disease and 107 deaths were from ac- cident or violence. Typhoid lever claimed six victims and grip resulted fatally in four cases. About 100 deaths were caused by infantile dis eases, and there were Al deaths from miscellaneous causes.
 The total number of deaths was 192 less than in May and "A more than in Jure of last year, and 10 less than the average number of deaths during June for the five years preceding The death rate was 12.9 for the large towns, for the small towns 12.6. and for the whole state 12.8. The deaths reported from infectious diseases were 174, being 145 per cent. of the total mortality.
 Among towns reporting no deaths in June were Ashford, Barkhamsted, Bol- ton. Bozrah, Canterbury. Chaplin. Co., lumbia, Coventry Eastford Franklin Lisbon, Old Lyme, Salem, Holland Union.
 The registrars of the following
  Madison, Norfolk, Plainfield. Bedding Scotland, Sufield. Westbrook, Wood bridge.
 Concerning Typhoid.
 Dr. Joseph H. Townsend. secretary of the state board of health and su- perintendent of the registration ol vital statistics, says:
 Our statistics show that the nor tallty from typhoid fever is about II per cent. of the reported cases. As the usual mortality from this disease 1 is about 10 per cent, it shows a laxity in reporting that Is not commendable The importance of a prompt report ol 1 typhoid cases cannot be overestimated 1 Twelve physicians each seeing a case | of typhoid would not have any suspi- | cions aroused of an outbreak, but g 1 dozen cases reported to the health of. 1 flcials at the same time would brins 1 about immediate action in avoiding | further spread of the disease
 Tn Investigating the cause O. l typhoid fever outbreaks, health off. 1 cers should always keep in mind tht part liable to be played by the chronic l bacillus carrier. Kutscher thinks tha 1 about per cent. of typhoid patient. become chronic carriers of the specific bacillus which they excrete in hotf urine and faeces. Apparently healthl 1 persons are found who never to theii knowledge have had typhoid fever, ye are carriers of the bacilli which thel ] give off from time to time to infec l susceptible persons. For the purpos, | of aiding health officers to detect thes, 1 carriers our laboratory is prepared t, make examinations of fecal specimens
 The greatest advance in typhoi' l prevention of recent years has beer i vaccination. This prophylactic is ap ] plicable to all individuals liable to ex posture from typhoid infection. Tn measure Is simple easy of execution and affords protection where all els fails. Ii was successfully employed il l the Torrington epidemic of 8 year age and as evidence of its popularity ther the local military company, in antici patton of the summer encampmenl asked the state military authorities | Vaccinate them against typhoid, am this has been done. The measure O prevention is particularly useful in tn military service or where large nun bers of people are gathered together il camps or summer colonies. Presiden Taft at the beginning of the presen year was asked by one of the Ney York papers to state what he consid cred the five most important achieve ments of the year just closed. and a the second of these he gave the dem Onstration of the value of typhoid pro phylaxis whereby 20,0O0 troops wer mobilized in Texas for three month without the development of a singl case of typhoid fever"