Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-28
NEWARK
FEVER NOT
Due TO FLIES
Town Authorities Say Disease
Spread is Due to Other
Causes
THREE DEATHS AMONG
SEVENTEEN OF THE VICTIMS

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NEWARK. Aug. 2s-Louis Curtis.
secretary of the Newark Board Of
Health gave out statement today
showing that during the present sea-
son there have been seventeen cases
OF typhoid fever in Newark. There
have been three deaths, two being of
colored and one of a white person.
The report also shows that of the
seventeen cases but three we're col
ored persons.
Local health authorities also dis
agree with DR.. Albert Robin, who is
reported to have said that all the
cases in Newark this year and in past
years. we're traceable to flies They
claim there are no more flies here,
than i'm any other town where there
is not a sewer system and advance
the argument that If this were true
other towns without sewer systems
would have Just as much typhoid
fever as Newark
The local authorities. as a matter
of fact. claim TO have found rhe
source from which the disease has
been spread They have remedied
the defects and do not give out for
publication at this time the names of
the parties who were responsible
without knowing it. because of the
fact that they are doing everything
that is required TO remedy II and be-
cause Of the fact that such pubhcs-
ton would likely mean a heavy
financial loss for these parties.
Mr. Curtis in his statement said.
"The total number of typhoid fever
cases in Newark this season, includ-
ing one brought in from the country,
has been seventeen Three of these
we're quite negative in the reaction
test and four others we're slightly
positive. Three patients have died,
two colored and one white. Among
the colored people there has been but
three cases and not as lately reported
Cby Dr. Robin, a majority of the
total. Last year and also this year
the local Board of Health has fol-
lowed the plan Of isolating each case
as far as possible. We have visited
every patient Immediately after the
case has been pronounced typhoid,
supplying disinfectants with strict
and plain orders for the use Of the
same with the patient. A second and
third visit has also been made with
insnection We have also disinfected
Tie UWNElut HAfAllHNo 0AAhH VI WI AH
in each case. All this has been done
in addition 10 the thorough disinfect-
ing Of every clubhouse in the town
earlier in the season.
las for the underlying cause of our
annual trouble from typhoid, IL is
, easy enough to say we ought to have
( a sewer system. which is a self-evi-
dent fact. but the best possible sewer
will not help those who persist in
using polluted we'll water, or those
who persistently neglect the simplest
sanitary precautions in the kitchen
and Of garbage disposal
"As for flies. Newark has never had
so few flies as this season. II is
very noticeable in our inspection and
even in and around stables. the usual
breeding places, there seem to be
fewer than in former years. We are
taking tests of milk, water and ice,
and have charts of the supply Of
each in the patients household and
IN the public eating houses. Some
wells on neighboring farms have been
tested and the water found to be UNI
satisfactory One is about to be dis
infected and another has been con-
demned We will be glad to receive
any information as TO dangerous or
unsanitary conditions in the town
which may escape our notice. There
has not been new case Of typhoid
fever during the last ten days"
Dr. Herbert Watson, State bacter-
iologist. who has assisted the local
authorities IN every way possible, is
Of the opinion that the source of sc
much typhoid has been discovered. He
declines 10 state this source at this
time because of the fact that the per-
sons who unknowingly we're RESPONSE
BILE have done everything possible Il
meet with the Board of Health re.
quirements. and to announce names
would no doubt cause the parties a
large financial loss DR.. Watson
thinks there will be no further trou
BILE from this source.
In an interview yesterday he said
THE source Of the typhoid condition
in Newark has undoubtedly been de
termined, as no new cases have de-
veloped during the past ten days
Every precaution known to science
has been used. The cess-pools. closets
and polluted drains have had con
slant attention and disinfection.
liberal amount of these disinfectant'
have been used on all premises an6
IT has prevented a more serious out
break Typhoid cases are unde
constant surveillance and new case
from that source have been pre-
vented"