The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-11-11
NO EPIDEMIC OF
TYPHOID FEVER
Board of Health Takes Pre-
ventativH Measures.

Dr.. Samuel Haven of the conta-
gious disease committee of the Nor
ristown board of health, reported to
the board Monday night that his COM
mittee had requested the householders
to boil milk and water before using
not because of. there being six cases
of typhoid feve. reported during the
month but because two of the cases
were of young children whose only
raw food was milk. There was no
epidemic, asserted DR.. Haven and
he was corroborated in this by Dr..
Francis II. Glazebfook, secretary OF
the board, the latter asserting that
it was the opinion of the COMMITTEES
that it was better to take preventa-
tive measures before an epidemic
rather than after.
Until the cause was located DR..
Haven advised that the boiling of the
milk be continued, the boiling of the
water being unnecessary according to
by a New York chemist There was
no cause for alarm he reiterated and
said that there were not as many
cases at present as there had been
in former years at one time, only the
conditions are different. Experts are
now searching for the cause of the
infection.
President John r. Burr said thai
steps should be taken TO see thai
further contamination of Loantaka
brook be stopped. This brook is il
Morris township but its influence is
felt in Morristown for along it grow
water cress. Because of the sewage
in the brook the cress grows very
luxuriantly and is picked and sold by
peddlers. The state board of health
has taken the matter UP by notify
ing the property owners along the
brook to cease rolluting it. Dr. Glaze
brook made the point that the state
beard of health should post signs
warning people against using cress Oh
other vegetable matter taken from
Loantaka and other brooks that may
be polluted. The secretary was in
structed to write to the board oi
health of the state and request that
the matter be pushed.
A report Was received from a chem
ist to the effect that the local arti
ficial ice is pure and is in no way
contaminated by typhoid or Other
germs.
That the local ashmen are disre-
garding the ordinance of the board
of health requiring that ashes be
covered when carted through the
streets to prevent blowing about in
the wind was reported. 1t was sug-
gested that the inspectors get after
the violators ana bring some of them
into court but the board finally de-
cided to give the men another chance
by serving each with notice setting
forth the requirements of the law.
Vital statistics for the month of DC
tober We're Marriages, 10; births
%; deaths, 10. Two of the deaths
were of non-residents; three others
were of infants less than one week
old and three were of infants ovel
two months and less than a yeal
old. Sixteen plans for plumbing were
filed with Plumbing Inspector John
Belbey, 100 inspections made. Eight
sewer connections were made during
the month making a total of 1,366
connections to date.
The sanitary inspector reported fiv
complaints received, 60 inspections,
rs re-inspections, 26 interviews, %
nuisances abated. letters sent, let
ters received, 6 houses fumigated, 10
rooms fumigated. Health Physician
reported cases typhoid fever, 3
tuberculosis, 4 measles.