The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-10
Special to The NetDs.

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Jackson, Miss, July lot begins to
look like a Mississippi county is 60
ing to tell the world how to give ty-
phoid fever knockout blow. At least
the people of Union county are cooper
ating in such enthusiastic way with the
seven United States public health men
recently sent there for demonstration
purposes that indications point that
way.
Dr. w. S. Leathers, director of the
public health in Mississippi, has been
to Union county, where he remained
week with the national health Officers,
and he believes that the result of the
work being conducted will be revela-
| ton.
Some weeks ago DR.. L. L. Lumsden,
of the United States public health
service, accompanied by a number of
assistants, including Drs. Hall, Sharp,
Collins, Marlborough and Loflin, went
to Union county. The Mississippi
health authorities assigned one of their
field men, DR.. C. C. Applewhite, to help
in the campaign. This is the result of
long and repeated efforts on the part
of DR.. feathers, who wanted Mississip-
pi represented in the list of four states
| 20 hz -, t,,rh zs1 DON,
| STATIONS. He was awarded for his
persistent efforts when he learned that
| Union county had been selected by the
United States health department as
one of the places into which public
health men, without cent of cost to
| Mississippi would be sent. Similar
demonstrations are being conducted
in one county in each of the following
states: West Virginia, Indiana, and
Maryland.
The intensive campaign is for the
purpose of Graduating typhoid fever.
A house-to-house campaign is being
conducted, inmates of every home Wis
tied being given information for the
prevention Of typhoid. This informa-
ton is carried to their doorsteps, and
the family visited is being impressed
with the importance of carrying out
the suggestions.
| DR.. Lumsden and DR.. feathers ad-
dressed an audience of more than 500
people at New Albany few days ago,
asking the people to cooperate in
what was being done. At the conclu-
sion of the meeting a Union county
Community Club was organized for the
purpose of enlsting women and moth
ers of the county who would promise
to put their homes in a sanitary con-
dition. Each member of the club
agreed to screen the home, especially
the dining room and kitchen, look
after the water supply, and do other
things to prevent typhoid fever de-
veloping. Special stress was placed
on the necessity for each home being
provided with the proper sanitary de-
vices for the disposal of body waste
Between 300 and 400 people already
have Joined the club and are hard at
| work to help the health men carry out
their duties. The fact that support OF
mothers has been so successfully En-
listed undoubtedly will be a great fac.
tor in improving sanitation in the
homes and communities of the county.
In 1913, $50 deaths from typhoid
fever were reported to the health
board, and the number was so great
as to make it clear that the disease de-
manded the attention of the health
authorities, and plainly indicated that
the people should be educated how to
prevent it.
The purpose Of the campaign in
Union county is to send an expert into
each home in the county to enlist the
interest of parents, talk over with
them conditions around the home
which may cause typhoid to develop,
ETC. For instance, among the ques-
lions discussed are those relating to
house flies, toilets, and sanitation in
general, handling milk, the water sup
ply, and other things. Suggestions by
experts are offered regarding how to
prevent each home from being liable
to typhoid infection. The result of this