Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09
BAD MATER Warning
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS URGE
CARE IN PROTECTING SUP.
PLY FROM IMPuRiTY.
TYPHOID DANGERS AFTER
HOT AND DRY SUMMER
Sewage Must Be Properly Disposed Of
Prevalence in Southern States
High mperature-Typhoid Vac
cine Generally Used Preventative.

| Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 9.-Public health
officials are warning communities to be
careful of their water supply for tear
of typhoid fever. This disease is most
likely to develop following hot. dry
summer when water gets low and is
therefore subject to contamination more
than when it is plentiful or running
freely, and when the physical conditions
of individuals may be run down because
| Of the heat. Quite little typhoid IS
being reported from over the state. I'M
proper disposition of sewage is one OF
the sources of the spread of typhoid
fever.
The government declares that in or
| der to properly safeguard community
| against infection from typhoid fever 1t
| is necessary to have the sewage OF all
persons-the sick and the well-prop-
erly disposed of.
From Investigations made by the gov
eminent health department the ten
states which have the highest typhoid
death rate, averaging about seventy
nine per one hundred thousand, are all
located south of the Potomac and east
of the Mississippi rivers. The ten
states which had the lowest rates, aver
aging about twenty per 100000, are all
northern states. Some of the northern
states formerly had high death rates
from this disease but improvements in
the water and milk supplies. the instal-
fation of better sewage disposal systems
and improvements in general sanitary
conditions, have lowered this death
rate
The federal authorities declare that
the high rate of prevalence of typhoid
fever in the south is not only due to
faulty sewage disposal but the long pc
RODS of hot weather, with numerous
flies and insects abroad. sanitation in
general plays highly important part
in the prevention of the disease, the
authorities say.
The government figures show that the
rate of prevalence of typhoid fever in
the United States in comparison with
the rates in other countries is high. In
the United States the annual death rate
per 100000 of population in the period
from 1900 to 1905 is estimated at forty
six In Scotland it was 60: in Ger
many rs; in England and Wales, 11.2;;
in Belgium, 1873; in Austria, 1901 to
1904, 1873; in Hungary, 2S.3; in Italy,
35.2.
One authority has defined typhoid
| fever as a disease Of civilization" This
| authority declares 1T ought to be clear
| ly understood that it Is only a disease
of defective civilization, for it has grad
ually become notorious that the wide
spread or frequent occurrence of ty-
phoid fever in any community must
be due somehow to defective sanitation,
and defective sanitation means defec-
tive civilization"
Iowa had 224 deaths from typhoid in
| 1914, indicating 2,224 cases. Typhoid
vaccine is now quite generally used to
prevent it. Vaccination was made COM
pulsory in the army in 1912 and in 1913
there were only three cases in 90,646
men and no deaths.
| Big Crop On State Farm.
| The state board of control has re-
ceived a report from Knoxville that on
the state hospital farm there the wheat
has threshed out thirty-two bushels to
the acre and oats xty-eight. DR.. M.
C. Mackin' is in charge of the farm.
The Knoxville institution is turning
out large quantities of building blocks
made at the brick kilns on the farm.
| ALI OF the hollow building DOCKS Delng
used for the new buildings at Rockwell
City are made at Knoxville. The brick
used at Woodward for the buildings at
the state epileptic colony were also
made at Knoxville. The board saves
considerable money in its construction
work because of this brick and tile
plant.
State House Notes.
Governor Clarke yesterday granted an
extradition for the taking Of Roy Rich
ards back to Montgomery county, Kan
sas, where he is charged with child de-
sertion. He was arrested at Keosauqua.
The state dairy and food officials are
continuing their campaign for pure
eggs. Within the past few weeks more
than 100 prosecutions have been start
ed in various parts Of the state for the
sale of bad eggs. The weather has
been especially conducive to develop
ment Of fertilization in eggs. The state
and government have been cooperating
in this campaign.
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