Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1915-06-17
VACATION
TYPHOID
All People Should Be In
terested.
WARNING is GIVEN
The State Board of Health Issues
Statement to People for
Summer Time.

cation typhoid" was the warning
sounded by the State Board of Health
in statement issued today. Those
going on trips are advised to take pre-
cautions against the well known agen-
cies by which the diseases is transmit
ted and are told how to protect them
selves from infection. Strange to re-
late the Health Board says typhoid
turks in the rural districts as we'll as
in the cities. The statement in full
is as follows:
Owing to the publication of water
supplies, the scientific disposal of
sewage and the careful supervision of
milk the typhoid death rate in New
Jersey is one of the lowest among the
registration states. In order to main
tain this low rate it is encumbent up
on all citizens of the State to take
measures that will avoid getting ty-
phoid while away on vacation and
bringing it into New Jersey upon their
return home.
Only "a of the states in the United
Stated keep such record of vital sta
tistics as to be counted in the regis
tration area. These states are Cali
forpia, Coloradu, Connecticut, Indiana
Kentucky Names, Maryland, Massa-
ch1st4s, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Montana, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington
and Wisconsin. In some of these
registration states the typhoid death
rate is from three to five times as
great as it is in New Jersey. In states
outside Of the registration area no
definite and accurate information con-
cerning the prevalence of typhoid is
obtainable.
In view of this uncertainty as to
the safety or danger from typhoid in
fection persons undertaking extensive
travel during the summer may find it
advisable to have themselves i'm
munized by means of typhoid vaccine.
This method has proven so effective
in preventing typhoid in the army
that the State Board of Health feels
justified in recommending it's use to
citizens in private life In case it is
not practicable to obtain immunizing
doses of the vaccine before starting
on a journey it is suggested that great
care be exercised as to the usual
routes of infection for typhoid fever.
These routes are water, milk, flies
and contact with typhoid patient or
carrier Water can be made safe
by boiling, milk by pasteurization.
flies may be excluded and contact
with an active recognized case may
be avoided, but the danger of car
rier' cannot always be foreseen. The
use of typhoid vaccine is the one pro-
tectiye measure that will operate
against both the known and the un-
known sources of Infection
DO not imagine you are safe from
infection by going to the country.
While typhoid is more prevalent in
the cities than in the rural districts
in New Jersey, in some other states
it is more prevalent in rural districts
than in the cities. In 1912 the ty-
poid death rate for rural districts in
New Jersey was 81 per 100000 popu-
latlon, while the rate for cities in New
Jersey was 10.2. In the entire regis
tratlon area covering the "a states
mentioned above, the typhoid death
rate was 1876 for the rural districts
and l6.1 for the cities. Preventive
measures are therefore advisable for
the vacation period whether in the
city or country.
owing to the European war and the
Panama Fair, this bids fair to be
season of Seeing America First Citi-
zens of New Jersey are therefore
urged to take every precaution pos
sible to avoid acquiring typhoid dur
ing vacation and bring it back to their
homes upon their return