Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
LEVY CONDEMNS USE OF
"OLD OAKEN BUCKET"
Health Officer Issues Warning, to
Those Who Go Away in
Search OF Health.
MUST WATCH WATER SUPPLY
Incessant War on Flies and Mos.
quitoes Urged-Health Board Of
fers incubation Against Typhoid
Fever as Best Preventive.

Some simple suggestions to those
about to take a summer vacation were
issued yesterday by the Health Depart
ment OF Richmond. 1t il in the nature
or warning to those who will visit
various resorts and country places, and
gives directions, which, IL followed,
VIII aid greatly in maintaining the
health OF Richmond people during the
summer season. The warning is issued
Grief Health Officer Il. c. Levy ex-
piained, because I'm past years II has
been noticed that one or more Rich
mohd people who have gone from Il
wcll-protcctcd milk and water supply
to search for health in the country
only to contract typhoid fever or some
rthe. disease
The warning bulletin follows:
AT this season of the year. when so
many people are leaving the city in
search OF health and recreation, it is
hiIhly important that they should take
rev simple precautions which will
prevent their finding disease and death
rather than the rest and renewed
health which they arc seeking.
LARGER RESORTS ARE
CAREFULLY INSPECTED
IL III the distinct duty of every per-
son who contemplates going to the
country to look Into the healthfulncss
or the place which he has selected. In
virginia the regular resorts are under
sanitary inspection of the State Health
Department. but the small farm home
IS not. The things which 1t is most
| important to look into are the water
supply, the disposal Of human wastes
ana the prevalence OF flies and mos
quitoes.
"A we'll which is badly located, and
| especially a we'll with an open ton,
or broken top, admitting all manner
or NTH, Is enough to condemn any
place Such water supply cannot be
q m I'D
duce disease. The odd oakcn bucket"
has lost it's pleasant memories and is
recognized as danger. Every well
should have tight-itting top and a
pump, not well bucket. The we'll
bucket commonly stands on sill
which is dirty and tracked over by
human feet and chickens which have
been where there is Understandable filth
Even more important than this is the
disposal made of human wastes Where
there is no water supply there should
be sanitary clubhouse. screened
against flies. This is most important.
MUST MAINTAIN
WARFARE ON FLIES
Flies are, of course. found every
where in the country, and IT is there
fore a question OF their relative preva-
lence. II the stable manure is properly
handled. this Will do great deal
toward lessening the number of flies
In addition TO this. several large mod
ern o. traps. we'll looked after, will
hold flies down TO quite small num-
bers, but. as they cannot be entirely
done away with, the house should be
screened.
Regarding mosquitoes no one should
60 for the summer to any place where
these insects, the carriers of malarial
fever, abound. Mosquitoes breed only
| In standing water, and, by looking out
for this, they can be held in check.
Screening the house. s advised above.
is great safeguard.
Every summer we have number Of
our people contracting typhoid fever
out OF town. Every year several of
our people die from this cause. This
disease can be prevented by protective
incubation. This method has been fol-
lowed in the United States Army with
almost perfect success. Typhoid fever
in Richmond has been reduced to such
an extent that this measure IS scarcely
necessary for those who do not go out
OF town, but the risks which attend
travel and location In new places can
not be entirely guarded against Hence
every person leaving town should have
his physician give him protective treat
ment The cost is not great. The Rich
mond Health Department has arranged
TO supply the protective treatment for
sixty cents. This includes three injec-
tions. each in a special sterilized syr-
inge.