The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-09-05
TYPHOID FEVER IS i
SUBJECT MEETING
C0UNTY'S MED|CO'
PHYSICIANS GIVE SOUND Ann.
AS TO HOW 1T MAY BE '
PREVENTED.
BY MAKING war ON The fin

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Much Can Be Accomplished, Blu, ~.
er Precautions Are Necessary-r.
New Members Are chosen-Dr A,
deson's Interesting Paper.
The Maury County Medical Societ,
met in its regular monthly seos,o,
here Monday.
In the absence of the president n.
H. A. Cant was chosen president NJ.
tenn. 4
Drs. Farnsworth, of Spring Hin
and 3. W. Blankenship, Of Columns,
were elected to membership. n
DR.. II. O. Anderson, of Willisms
port, read the essay for the day on
the subject of typhoid fever.
1t was an excellent resume Of ths
present statue Of advanced medics,
knowledge and conception of this dis
ease. The paper and general dlscus
sion following brought out the fol.
lowing generally accepted opinions
and facts Of public interest and yalue
viz: That typhoid fever is a highly
communicable disease. That /, ia
borne from tho sick to the well nv
means, the relative importance o.
which is in the order named: First
flies, which by lighting on the excre
ia OF typho.l victim and then on the
food Of the well. Secondly by means
of milk supplied from a dairy or farm.
house whose help comes out of homes
where typhoid exists, or where the
water supply may have become Dol.
luted by excreta from a, typhoid case,
and lastly by the drinking of water
contaminated with typhoid excreta.
The inferences> from these estab-
lished facts are protect your food sup
plies from flies. Screen your homes.
Help create a public opinion that will
crystalize into a law dong away with
the wholesale breeding Of flies in Sta
bles, both private and livery, and also
requiring vendors Of food products to
provide their places Of business with
large, efficient fly traps.
Also when possible inspect the dai
ry from whence your milk supply
comes. Some diaries see to it that
their products are above suspicion,
Others relying on the ignorance and
indifference Of the public save the ex-
pense of the relentless care and 81.
pervision essential to the proper
handling OF milk products.
Pay more If necessary for a!ean
milk and butter.
So long as you are at or about your
home it is your own fault If you drink
typhoid infected water.
With the exercise Of care you can
usually be assured of the absence Of
typhoid germs in your drinking wa
ter when away from home. The SAT-
est thing for . person under so to DO
who has not, had typhoid fever is
when about to leave home for an ex.
tended stay, to be vaccinated against
typhoid. Authentic record shows
100000 vaccinations in American and
continental armies without fatality
or serious result from the vaccine.
ton. During the Spanish American
war we had 10000 troops camped in
Cuba. Vaccination had not then been
discovered. OF these 10000 men 2,OOo
contracted typhoid fever with over
200 deaths. Recently on the Mexican
border, near San Antonio, Texas
where typhoid fever constantly exists
among the citizens, we had encamp
ed $4,000 men. vaccination was eh
orced among the troops.
Though these vaccinated men took
no other precaution and freely min
gled with the people, eating any and
everywhere, but one case of typholo
occurred among the 10000 men.
DIR. H. A. Cant will resd the paper
for the October meeting.
OTEY J. PORTER, Secretary