Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-18
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHALLTowN iowa: NOVEMBER 49,
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skin appears slased."
Cases In othsr States.

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skin appears glased."
Cases In othsr States.
Twenty nve cases have recently
broken out In California, having been
brought In there from Mexico. Yester-
Gay the Iowa state board Of health re-
given by the California state board
ordering all persons having body lice
TO be quarantined and all houses in
which lice are known to exist. It's
order follows:
Files, mosquitoes, heas ground
squirrels and rats have long been
recognized in California as carriers OF
disease and now the state board Of
health has declared the uncomfortable
body louise (pediculus vestimentD a
menace to public health. Becaues this
insect transmits typhus fever, twenty
five cases of which have recently been
brought into California from Mexico,
the board has instructed health officers
to quarantine any persons or premises
known to he infected with body lice
until complete delousing has been &C
complished.
''In addition the board has ordered
LEGAL health authorities to quarantine
premises for pediculosis, the classical
name for louise infestation, placarding
same with a sign which reads Pedicu
|losis.' These premises are declared to
Zoe in state Of quarantine. All per-
sons are forbidden to enter or leave
these premises or to remove any
articles therefrom without the per-
mission of the local health authority
Lodging house keepers, employees
teachers, school nurses and any others
who have knowledge that certain per-
sons and premises are infested with
body lice are told by the board to re-
port the fact to the local health au-
thority. So, If the pediculus vesti-
menti is wise. he will make himself
scarce in California.
Because Of the fact that epidemics
Of typhus rise suddenly, generally
affecting large numbers of persons
within a short time, extreme precau-
tons in the prevention of the disease
are essential Because Of the fact thai
most people in California live undea
favorable economic and hSgienic con-
ditions, the danger presented by
tyDnuS IS not great, Dul II - HcSeSSelis
that all insanitary lodging houses
camps. etc, as well as the persons oc-
cupying such places, be thorough!
cleaned. Then there should be nc
trouble in the control Of typhus fever
in California
tsS Nurse Victim.
The first victim Of typhus was
male nurse at hospital in Fort Mad
ison. At his funeral service number
of relatives from Keosauqua attended
These persons are now in limited quar-
antine on order of the state board o.
health.
Fort Madison officials have tried tt
keep quiet the fact that typhus fever
has appeared, fearing the publicity
would injure the town. The health Of
|fcials did not notify the state board Of
health until yesterday, altho the cases
had existed since Nov. l.
One male nurse and one woman
nurse took the disease. The male nurse
died. DR.. f. D. Price, assistant sur.
geon of the hospital. also contracted
the disease. One other Mexican also Is
in the hospital with typhus. The fac
that the disease is present in For
Madison has been kept from the peopl-
Of that city.