The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-09-06
Typhoid Fever

AS typhoid fever has shown itself
in Crystal Falls perhaps few facts
this disease in particular,
and few other conditions of public
health in general will not come
amiss.
Some of Crystal Falls few cases of
typhoid seem tn have had their origin
from outside sources.
The period of incubation is not
uniform, but is slow and insidious in
development, varying from seven TO
fourtesn days. sometimes longer. II
has fatality of about one to twelve
or fifteen of its victims Statistics
give the death list from typhoid fever
in the State of Michigan an average
of six hundred per year. More sad
still is the tact that large proportion
Of typhoid sicknes IS and its mortality
is Unnecessary.
Though typhoid fever has not gener-
ally been understood as contagious. II
IL, nevertheless communicable
disease by infection and should be
treated as contagious.
II is caused by special contagium
transported into the human system
thru the alimentary canal attacking
primarily the bowels, Its first appear
ance is most frequently directly trace
able to impure water. But once having
made it's appearance from what ever
source, its spread may have many
other sources of fertility.
Whether therefore its appearance
may have its origin outside or not.
greatest care should be taken first to
protect our water supply and then
look well 10 other means OF direct or
indirect contamination If the person
stricken has not been away from home
where the disease might have been
contracted the water from the same
source as that used by the patient in
mediataly before having been taken III
should be promptly examined. " IL
is found impure and cannot be aban
doned IL should be boiled before using
for drinking or cooking, Filterng is
not mcffiient for protection.
Typhoid fever may be transmitted
thru the air. also directly from one
person to another and indirectly 10y
means of flies. For this reason those
VINO properly can do so. should keep
away from infected premises.
The restricted production of flies can
not be too sharply emphasized. They
are menace TO public health as we'll
from the spread of other diseases as
FROM the spread of the typhoid germ.
Flies deposit their eggs in manure.
most frequently horse manure in
which the larvae feed and from which
the never ending new crop of flies are
Matched.
The storing and accumulation Of I'M
htIttuou NY blottAhb HiAon hooA AVHi-
dences and stores should be prohibited
where possible Beyond q certain re
stricted vigilence and instruction TO
the public, the health department,
like every other department OF public
interest can do only very limited work
without working funds
We spend very little annually 70 pre-
vent the spread of disease. In 1911
fifty American cities with total
death list of 1i772i spent an average
Of thirty cents per capita to prevent
disease and one dollar sixty 6vo cents
per capitato prevent fires Fire pro-
lection Is money well spent. but health
protection Is infinitely more necessary.
In the proyerbially sanitary and neat
city OF Asheville, N. G. one dollar a
year per capita Is spent for sanitary
Improvement Ite results are shown
in the low death rate and In the ideal
conditions Tor the public health. hap
pinesa and prosperity Of its citizens.
which Il Asheville's adver lisement.
Al. A Metenlf NJ. ID.