Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-06
TYPHOID FEVER AND ITS
PREVENTION.
A Few Timely Remarks on the Breed
ing Places of This Terror.

with few brief facts regarding the
proper methods to prevent typhoid
fever. There exists at the present
time in the State of Nevada several
well defined epidemics of typhoid fever
The sources of these epidemics have
been traced to the water supply, milk
and diaries. unsanitary toilets and
cess-pools, stagnant water and human
typhoid carriers.
Drinking water occasionally be-
comes contaminated with the typhoid
germs in the wells, water tanks,
springs and streams from which the
water is derived A meteorological
examination of drinking water, from
whatever source it may be derived,
should be made occasionally. Tanks
and wells should be occasionally emp
tied and carefully cleaned during the
summer months and early fall.
Milk, which is favorable medium
for the growth of the typhoid germ,
usually becomes contaminated from
stagnant pools, shallow bitches in the
corral and careless mixers. These un
sanitary places become contaminated
with the germ, the cow either stands
or lies down in the water and accumu-
lates more or less of the mud on her
belly and bag, and the mixer, unless
he has carefully cleaned the COW be
fore milking, permits this contam-
mated dirt and scales to fall into the
milk. The result will be an epidemic
of typhoid among the patrons OF that
particular dairy.
Stagnant pools and shallow bitches
should not be permitted to exist in
corral. If they should occur means
should be taken to drain them. Pure
we'll water is by far the best for the
cow to drink both summer and winter.
You secure not only purer milk but
more milk as we'll There is no excuse
for the careless mixer. A person that
will permit the dirt from the bag and
belly of the cow to fall into the milk
should be compelled to find some
other occupation.
Ground privy vaults and cess-pools
are always menace to public health,
but as il is oftentimes Impossible to
do away with them, efforts should be
made to render them as safe as pos
sible All such vaults and cess-pools
should be so constructed that ffies
could not gain an entrance. Should
these vaults and cess-pools be con
terminated with the typhoid germ and
the flies have access to them there Will
surely follow an epidemic of typhoid
fever. From the toilet to your table
is a favorte journey OF the fly Uu-
less he can be taught to carefully dis
infect his feet the fly should not be
permitted to become so familiar as to
sit at your table unbidden.
Quick lime or chloride of lime is a
deadly enemy to not only the typhoid
germ but the fly as we'll This chem
ical should be generously sprinkled
into the toilet daily during the sum
mer months and weekly during the
winter. Disinfect your toilets and
cess-pools and you have not only de
stroyed disease germs but rendered
these places untenantable for the fly.
A plentiful supply of tanglefoot, fly
poison and fly traps should be in con
slant use during the fly season.
| Avoid having standing water around
| your houses, barns, corrals and pig
| pens. These soon become stagnant
and an excellent breeding place for
the typhoid germ. Keep them drained
and disinfected with quick lime. For
The same reason. shallow bitches in
corrals and pig pens are equally as
dangerous to the health of the public.
The following brief rules of health
deal directly with the prevention of
| typhoid fever, and faithful observ
ance of them will greatly reduce the
number of typhoid cases occurring
in this county:
Cd Bank up" securely all ground
privy vaults and properly protect them
against the invasion of flies. Have
| . he. &c a,,I
(2) During the summer months
and early fall sprinkle the vaults daily
with quick lime to destroy both germs
and flies
(3) Inspect your houses, barns.
pig pens and corrals, remove all accu-
INFLATED filth. drain and disnfect all
stagnant pools and shallow bitches
and destroy every possible breeding
place for the typhoid germ.
(4) Keep your wells and water
tanks clean by protecting against flies
and dirt. Occasionally clean them
out
60 Where it is necessary to use
cess pools be sure that they are pro
tected against the invasion OF flies and
occasionally throw can of quick
lime into them Above all see that
they do not overflow. Secure the
county tank and pump them out be
fore this occurs Do not bail them out
for that merely scatters the contents
over the ground and communicates it
with germs. Empty the tank at least
two miles distant from the nearest
dwelling and in such place that the
water quickly spreads over the ground
and the contents are thoroughly cx-
posed to the suns rays.
90 In all cases where a person is
afflicted with typhoid fever or any
fever resembling it. carefully disinfect
every bowel movement and bury it
Chloride of lime. formadehide, car
bolic acid are good disinfcctants to be
used for this purpose. Typhoid pa
tients should be compelled to use a
vessel in order that their bowel move
ments might be thus disinfected.
90 If there exists in your niegh-
] borhood any unsanitary conditions