The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-19
Health Commissioner Has
Traced Alleged Cause to
Dairy in Sherburne.
MONTHS TOTAL IS 1885.
department Is Keeping Close
Watch on Certain Known
Carriers" of Disease.

Ten more cases or typhoiu 1eNef were
reported to the Health Department to-
day in the infected zone lying east OF
Third avenue and extending from Third
street to Fortieth. This brings the ,o-
tai OF typhoid cases now under the OBJ
servation of the Health Board since
Sept. 1 up to 1856. The mortality has not
vet been tapulated. as Il was said that
the death lists reach the maximum IN
the third week OF the disease.
Health Commissioner Lederle said TO.
day that he was satisfied that the back.
bone Of the epidemic had been broken.
since he had traced the alleged cause OF
the fever outbreak to a dairy situated
at sherburne. y. Y, and the milk sup
plJ from this dairy. he said. had been
excluded from the city since Sept.
last, two days after the frst OF the
cases In East Twenty-first street was
reported TO the health oficials.
ARE WATCHING TYPHOID CAR.
aIERs" TO CHECK DISEASE.
The greatest vigilance 10 being exer-
cised In the typhoid belt. according TO
/ the Health Commissioner. The spread
I,af tho disease having been traced to
flw milk. and the supply having been
Ishut on. the real menace now IL from
typhoid carriers" This class OF germ
spreaders u found among the food
handlers. and especially in bakeries.
All the bakers on tho east side are kept
under close watch by tho inspectors
from the Board Of Health.
Tho fact that . number Of Typhoid
Marys," innocent Of harmful intent are
menaciag the health Of the residents Of
the East Side was admitted to-day at
the of5soes Of the Board Of Health. The
originsi Typhoid Mary" won Q lot OF
publicity several years ago when she
found herself under the eye Of the
HGaltA officials. She was cook At
Rsvsrsods on North Brother Island. and
Il Vas detsrminsd that although Inn
mvns from the disease herself she had
the unhappy faculty Of communicating
the disease to others.
she went 70 court to night against the
EMBARGO which tho health authorized
placed on her. and It was only aftei
she had consented to abandon her 3ot
as 4 cook that she was left free to "a
her way unobserved and unmolested.
Commissioner Lederle said that hid
work was not done by any means wher
he eliminated the cause Of the outoresS
on the east SIDE He declared this HI
invsstiga tors were under orders to ex
amino the handlers Of foodstuns. Fol
ysars he had been educating the pub
lie to the dangers OF the disease. and
WA also q part Of his task 20 educate
- TIM persons who are responsible TO
sSe appropriations Of public funds y
tkae the needed wherewithal might b.
Forthcoming to offset tho menaces OF th'
disease
II will say that this department 4
now IN better shape than ever In dt
history to combat with the disease an
ann epidemic" declared the Commits
s!ooer.
According TO department statistics
q sudden increase In the number
typhoid fever cases reported from Man
haitian and the Bronx toward the en-
Of August, 1909, led to an investigation
and the results showed that q certai
milk supply was responsible. Accord
ingly the suspected supply was exclud
ed from the city. The outbreak OF fou
years ago this month was similar
the epidemic on me east side.
WAS CASE OF WALKING ~
Phoio" SINCE 1868.
Most OF the cases four years az
were charged to milk infection. II
vestigators traced the milk IN ques
tlon to Camden. N. Y. The Healt
officials say that q former manage