The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-23
DREAD TYPHOID
IS CONQUERED
Army Uses Serum Effectively in
Treatment of Cases

IN continental United States there
are approximately $4,000 regular
froops. During the calendar year 1911
there were only 80 cases OF typhoid
Fever among the troops.
FROM the typhoid bacilli q serum
mas been made which when "A person
is inoculated with IL will. 81 times
OUT VI 100. render the person immun.
!or ut least three years. All the
troops were incculated In 1911 with
the serum, or prophylax This ac-
counts for Nthe low percentage (.65)
OF typhoid in the army-all but one
case to 200C men.
The results obtained by the use of
the typhoid prophylax, or serum. are
indeed remarkable" said Can't. Albert
q. Love. Of the army medical corps.
ana assistant 10 Chief Surgeon Gen.
the results, the end has not vet been
the results. the end has naot yet been
reached Next year will see the serum
perfected so that the period os i'm
munity will be longer than three
years-say FIVE years."
What has been done in the army
can be done everywhere, according to
chief Surgeon Torney. and he is
backed up by Maj Frederick +. Rus
sell, the typhoid Fever serum expert
OF the medical CORPS, and Lieut.. Col.
J. r. Rean assistant to Gen Torney.
There Is absolutely no reason why
typhoid fever in the United States
should not he reduced at least 10 per
cent" said Major Russell.
IF municipal authorities would in
sist upon incubation against typhoid
as they do vaccination against small
pox, the reduction Ct typhoid cases
would be material" said Lieut.. Col
Hean
in the "maneuver division camp at
san Antonio last year there we're H.
SCI Cheers and men. They were in
camp from March 10 to July 10.
There was but cne case of typhoid
fever, ncnfatal, during the period.
In The volunteer camp at Jackson
vile, Fla, in 1898, for the same length
Of time. there were 1879 officers
and men, 1.729 cases CT typhoid with
s4S deaths.
And while the troops in camp at
san Antonio had but one case in four
months, the city of San Antonio had |
rs cases, With 10 deaths.
The conditions at the ''inaneryer
division site were not the best. The
men constantly lived amid either dust |
or mud. Ii rained continually for |
jaNs after the mon began 10 arrive |
After The rain ceased and the musl |
Tried there came dust. The natural |
were conducive to typhoid. |
It was incubation and improved !
methods of sanitation IN the camp
hat prevented an epidemic.
Perhaps one-fourth. of the men ar
rived at San Antonio inoculated. The
three-fourths we're given
he prophNlax after their arrival. and
is effect was almost instantaneous.
Major Russell was sent abroad i'm
SOS to study the tests being made in
england. ana on his return in 1909 he
'egan making tests here by order of
he war department At that time il
vas decided To vaccinate only volun-
eer troops and IN time If war.
Major Russell had such success in
800 and 1910, however, with volun- (
airy subjects that he recommended
hat incubation for typhoid be made ;
in the army. His recon- {
lendatioE was not acted upon, how
yer, until 1911, when the troops went
ITO camp at San Antonio.
The one~fourth of the troops which I
'enL,into the camp inoculated had
objected themselves to it voluntarily.
n order WAS ISSUED with tho move
lent CT The troops 10 compel all to be
loculated The result is best told in
lie figures furnished for the year d
'1l--S9 cases in continental United q
tates 4
Major Russell says it is within the
'ach OF everybody TO be inocula ted q
'ery three or four years, that the j
rum can be procured so as to make 4
lie cost of incubation not moro thar s
II done by private physician and
1T few cents if done by a health of a
.er.
The time is here when typhoid al
ost can be eradicated by preventive
easures, said Major Russell. "rhe W
st Of these preventive measures Is W
small that the plea Of cost has no 81
eight" NJ
incubation can be made on the legs al
well as on the arms p;
a,,hors %, Tho on.,o. :, a,