Evening journal., 1914-07-11
TYPHOID AND IT'S CARRIERS.


frequent intervals we have called attention to the
imperative necessity for and the great difficulty Of
guarding our community against typhoid fever We
also have referred to the harmful though inno-
cent, work done by Typhoid Mary and other human
carriers OF the disease Bearing upon the spread of
the malady by such carriers hnd in the Journal
of the American Medical Association record Of what
one typhoid carrier did 70 shows that In the fall of
1910 Mr. A. moved from Minnesota to the town of G..
Wisconsin, bringing with him his wife and three boys
He bought farm four miles northeast Of the village
Six months before moving TO Wisconsin Mr. A had
typhoid fever About the time of moving TO Wisconsin
the eldest had typhoid fever after the two
other sons and their mother down with the dis
ease
Mr. 3. with his family consisting Of his wife two
boys and girl moved from Minnesota to Wisconsin
about the same time, having purchased farm in the
immediate neghborhood Of Mr. A. While the building
this place being put in order Mr. BIS family
stayed at the home of MI A. with the apparent result
that first the daughter and after Mr. b. and the
two down with typhoid fever
In the fan of 1911 Miss G., a niece Of Mr. A. came
from ST Paul to teach in the public schools she was
in the habit OF spending the weekend at the house OF
Mr. a. After six weeks residence in the town of G she
became IN with typhoid fever
A. the same time a sister Of Mr. A. visited him and
soon after returning TO her home suffered from typhoid
fever also.
About August 10, 1911, Mr. d. visited at the home Of
Mr.. A. and took supper with hlm September 20 MIR.
d. entered a hospital after having been sick for
days and diagnosis Of typhoid fever was made.
His ess began during the first week Of September.
In the spring Of 1912 two young men. H. and f. who
we're working az the home of Mr. A.. both contracted
typhoid fever
In the fan Of the year Mrs g. sister Of Mrs.
A. accompanied by her spent a few weeks at the
home Of Mr.. A. Soon after returning home both con
traoted typhoid fever
In the lattor part OF 1919 January 1913 Mr. H..
brother Of E, spent night at the home of Mr.. A..
and twelve days anerward came down with typhoid
fever
In June 1913 Miss l., niece Of Mr. A.. living near
him. euneIed from typhoid fever There had been fire.
oucnt visiting between the two families.
On or about October 10, 1913, Mr.. j. took the Rev
l. his wife and two children to the home of Mr. A. for
visit They did not take meal at the house but the
children became hungry and cookies handed Oc-
tober 2S the Rev X bought butter from Mr. A. table
uee and November Mr. A. and family dned al
the home of the Rev. r. On November n the two chill
dren of the Rev. X became i'll with typhoid fever and
on November 30 Mrs *. and her husband also Went
down with the disease, Mrs X. dying
II thus appears that twenty-one cases of typhoi,
fever occurred among persons in this community, o
those who had visited there and all of them had beer
in contact for longer shorter periods Of time witt
Mr.. A. Microscopic examination showed Mr. A. to b
a typhoid carrier
This report was made by Dr. Mazyck p. Ravenel di
rector Of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Every effort has been made TO exclude other sources
Of infection. rhe water supply of the town of G. wal
examined and found to be above suspicion. There wa
no typhoid fever in this community except among thos
persons who had in contact with Mr.. A. Admit
ting that few OF these doubtful it is never
theless reasonable to conclude that great majority
Of them we're infected directly indirectly from Mr..
That case is almost as interesting that of "ry
/ phoid Mary" Of New York city who carried the dis
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perfect innocence several deaths and much human su
ferine The trouble in such situations is that great
and in instances rreparable damage is done before the
carrier" Is discovered