The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-08
No Meningitis, Smallpox or any
Other Serious Contagious Dis
ease Sanitary Conditions
Pronounced Excellent
PURE CITY WATER
Is STRONG FACTOR
Civic Improvements Help to Reduce
Sickness---HeaIth Precautions
in SchOOIs---Death Rate
Remarkably Low

One Of the best meetings in the his
tory Of the Grady County Medical asso-
citation was held last night in the
mayors office al tie city hall. More
Interest was taken III the meeting and
the work Of the physicians in general
than has been manifested in months,
showing q marked contrast to times
gone BY IN Chickasha, when, as stated
by a prominent physician this morn
ing, the cases were not reported and
every physician was working indiyid-
ually and not for the general health
Of Chckasha'
schickasha, as a whole, was shown
to be in better health at the present
time than ever before in its history
This condition. said Or, Penquite,
Is due to the sanitary conditions Of
the city. and to the hearty co.opera-
tion Of the physicians with the county
and city health officers
DIR. j. q. Ambrister delivered a short
address on THE Sanitary Condition Of
chickasha,7 giving statistics to prove
that chickasha's health is better than
ever. and Stating some Of the reasons
foF the splendid Conditions
DR. Ambrister said. in part. eThe
general health Of Chickasha is better
at the present time than ever before.
There are no cases of scarlet fever,
small pox. meningitis or other Of the
serious and contagious diseases. In
the year Of 1906 more typhoid fever
patients died than were cases. reported
In 1912. This condition alone is re-
markabIe and is due to many improve
ments that have been made. Ii is due,
first, to the general sanitary condition
Of the city Il is due TO the paved
streets. sewer systems, TO abolishing
the use of water from shallow wells,
the use OF city water. the clean streets
and alleys, the screening of windows
etc We have never sent a simple OF
water from shallow wells to be ana
lyzed that it was not found to be in
fected with typhoid germs. while moi
a case of typhoid was reported in lel.
from a family using city water
children are far safer in the cits
schools from contagious diseases thar
they are at home or on the streets
4 The school rooms are disinfected everl
day. The teachers are required {,
undergo a physical examination fo1
| tuberculosis and are not accepted i
they are found to be infected / be
lieved it is only a question Of tim
until the schol children viii be exam
lned for tuberculosis. adenoids, en-
larged tonsils and detective sight am
hearing, before entering school
lt is really surprising to compar
the death rate Of 1912 with the dealt
rate Of 1906. only six short years age
IN 1906. the death rate was eSaetl
100 per cent higher than in 1912. wit
(, a smaller population During tina
time. also. there was no epidemic. hu
the deaths were from ordinary eausei
There is a small town not FAR froi
Chickasha, a town hoasting only
inhabitants, that developed more case
Of typhoid fever IN 1912 than Chick
sha. The cause vas their infected vi
ter supply
''Tlse birth rate for 1912 average
three times greater than the deaf
d rate. In other words, three brit
/ occurred in the city OF chickasna
/ every death"
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