The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-10-31
Bis DEATH TOLL
raid TO TYPHOID
@seresS state Board Of Health Urges
Actlen 20 Bring About lta
elimination.

You had "a stand in line with 100000
men once each year and draw pau
irom 4 bag in which ffty of the lVO..
600 were black balls. and everyone q
these hlank balls meant that the man
arawina II had to stand against q
Wail and Sc shot. Such require
msnt would make the average man
egstty uneasy, wouldn't II?
the suppositiOn 10 as absurd 90 the
proceeding IL unnecessary, you say.
And ret IL you will just call those
black balls fatalities from typhoid ~
yer. Georgia presents something very
IKE that situation today. Ignorance,
caFalessnesn, indifference, are respon-
aible 9or the typhoi4 death toll aver
aging about 30 in every 100000 OF
GaOrxia's population; approximately
1900 avery year out Of her nearly
a.OeO, 900 people Titanlc's death
loss avery twelve months!
Typhoid fever Is, perhaps. the most
eaaIly preventable OF the dangerous
infectious diseases. says current
bulletin o. the Georgia state Board Of
Health.
Proof Of possible elimination is
found in Whist foreign nations have az
ready accomplished In thirty-three
: lsaang European cities with aggre-
cate popuiatiyn OF S1.500,O0O, the
deaths. from typhoid In 1910 were
5soals SIS in 100000: in fifty American
..eEties .os 10000 or more, with aggre
este population Of 2o.2bO.OOO, the az
ssags death rate per 100000 was 20.
~ four times greater than the Euro
,Aean. record The difference lies in
The application Of preventive meas
uTea.
Typhoid fever comes solely from
taking the TYPHOID fern or bacillus
into the body through the mouth.
The germs grow and breed only In
ghe hUnaan body. They pass from the
body in the feces OF urlne, and IN va
fao9e Ways are carried to the bodies
az ether persons. Typhoid germs may
ha washed into wells or springs OF
streams from which drinking water u
taken: they may find their way into
milf through the use OF this impure
water In milking; they may De car
rAed by Ries or other insects from the
unaanitary closet to food in the kitcn-
en-; they may get on the hanos
through handling Injected articles
from the room Of the typhoid patient
and thus be carried to the mouth.
These facts known. prevention OF
the spread Of typhoid and its ultimate
.Sa.aS -.kN.- An0Cuaa 0v1lV q matter oil
AAlImentcare and attention in the dis
position OF the excretions from the
human, body. This is Important not
OniY WtsSre cases of sickness and
deGtk FROM typheid have actually ex-
aataffs hut n. every case; all such ex-
eraAIens must be treated as under
ausnacion, Tor persons have frequent
iVhaen known to carry typhoid germs
a. 4EIair syatesis without experiencing
m a6ects. likewise, typhoid patients
have been known to carry the germs
Tor weeks ana months and even years
after recovery.
THE first and most important step
in prevention 10 proper sewage d.s-
nosai and the protection Of sewage
IRON flies and other bacilli-carrylng
tpsecta. Cities and towns should IN
etall universal systems Of sewage dis
go
a once and In the country districts
where the use Of dry closets Is es-
aantial thsse closets should be con-
atrvcted and maintained upon known
ana approved sanitary lines. The
Roard Of Health win be glad to fur
nlah upon application, plans for such
aaHltsry closets and rules for the safe
and proper disposal of their contents.
Not only should the dry closet be
4horoughly screened against flies, but
4he home everywhere should be ef-
fectively screened against their en-.
trance. there is no. more important
nravontiye measure against typhoid
shan through screening. Every per-
eon 81 the place should be required
Is vae the sanitary dry closet: II pos
aihle. 1t should be made misdemean-
az ~ depcsit possible infection where
AIoe might have access to 1t or It
mfghk be washed into the drinking
pure public water supplies are es-
nentlal: ascertained purity of city and
Community water sources should be
SoIVowed by filtration which, in many
1notances. has been proven to have
waterialIy lowered the typhoid death
rete In the country the well or the
srTinV should be far removed from
ne priyy and all other sources OF
Sith. the well should be further pro
teeted by 3 surrounding layer OF con,
PIgid dairy inspection is Of utmost
tmnortance, not alone in the protec-
sio1 of the milk consumer from ty-
mold. but in the general protection OF
- lives Of infants. Water sources
= the dairy should be absolutely
@S,ova suspic!on; cleanliness Of per
IN and premises is imperative.
sThare should be prompt and com
,lats control by health authorities
H~or recognized cases Of typhoid. Ty
800 cases should be isolated; nc
ne should go into the patients room
,,oiaSa il 10 absolutely necessary. Dis
snS@ction OF every article that comes
s-am he patients room, and especial
- ~ excretlcns, is most essential
"a they should be disposed of far
S-o1, The source Of water supply. With
o"reiaga and indifferent attention, one
800 az typhoid may cause hundred
- 4 thousand: actual instances Of
SSts are not on record.
SnSea win not permit 4 description
- he disease; q physician should be
csiIeS UPON its first appearance and
- INSTRUCTIONS rigidly followed.
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