The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-17
GENERAL CLEAN|NG-UP
WILL REDUCE TYPHOID
Late Spring Gives People Opportunity
To Improve Their, Sanitary
Arrangements
y UTMOST IMPORTANCE
breaking up of Breeding Places of
Flies and sanitary Disposition OF
Sewerage Means Further Reduction In
Death Rate of state.

II they will avail themselves of the
unusually cool and late spring and will
organize general cleanup campaigns
without delay. the small towns OF
/ Virginia have an excellent chance of
reducing their typhoid rate during the
coming season, according TO n state
, rnent issued today by the State Board
of Health
bureau show that the mean tempera-
ture for March. 1915. was liz degrees
below that of March. 1914, which In
turn was 81 degrees below the normal
for the windy month. AS 1914 was the
record breaking year for typhoid in
Virginia. Witnessing scarcely more
than half as many cases Of the sum-
mer scourge as 1908. health officers
here point out that the same favorable
conditions prevail for the coming sea
son, provided the necessary precau-
tons are taken.
Late spring Helps FIy-kiIIing.
"A late spring, by reducing the
early breeding of flies, lie the best basis
we can have for a favorable typhoid
year" the board says in the bulletin
given the press today, but important
as is the part played by the weather
in raising or lowering typhoid, the
sanitary conditions of our country
homes and of our towns is also of the
utmost consequence, With neglect, the
initial advantage OF good season,
such as we are now enjoying, may be
lost; with proper care and sanitation.
the advantage may be SO increased
that even n very hot summer fol-
lows cool spring, tho amount Of
typhoid occurring IN any given com
munity can be kept down.
There are many Virginia towns
which have passed ordinances for the
sanitary disposal Of all human sewage
and there are other towns that have
such ordinances under consldera ton.
II the latter towns will pass these
ordinances ard see that they are
oheyed by ali the householders and
If these towns which have heretofore
been remiss I'm handling their sanitary
problems will become aroused. the
towns of Virginia can be rid Of ty-
phoid fever. which has been one OF
their most serious handlcaps-
Sanitation Good Asset.
AN unsanitary town has bad
name This reacts on It's trade and
health OF its people, ON the other
hand. the small towns which have n
good water supply and sewerage
system or weIl-enforced sanitary
privy ordinance are almost certain 80
attract settlers
The general spring eiean~up cam
pa'gns which are undertaken IN some
of our small towns have much to
commend them. But all OF them should
center about the sanitary disposal Of
sewage where this In provided for.
where pools are drained and where the
breeding places OF files are broken
NJ. there is not town in Virginia
that cannot DO made sanitary and
heaIthful The State Board OF Health
has prepared various bulletins on aft
Terent aspects Of sanitation In town
and country and will be glad TO sup
ply these IN needed quantities free OF
cost. As far as It's limited force will
permit. the board is also anxious to
send inspectors to help organize clean
up campaigns In the towns Of the
state. Several requests of this kind
have already been filed since April l."