New Britain herald., 1916-12-20
PlainViHle News
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 The largest and most descriptive circular, published by the state board of health, entitled, '"The |house fly as a disease carrier and (how controlled" contained as an iopenfng sentence:-The common house fly has been associated with j the epidemic of typhoid fever so ire quently during the last few years that Dr. l.. o. Howard suggests it be called the Typhoid Fly
 A little further down he stated, S The germs are carried on the feet, tongue and hairs of the house fly. Also if an occasional case of walk ing typhoid enters community I where flies are abundant, an epidem- 7 ic may follow. ~. aat
 Unfortunately, very near one of our main streets and less than fifty feet from the back doors of some of our business houses, is a strip of low land which is partially covered with very sIoN moving water into which several private sewers lead, as well as outhouses sadly in need of repairs. Further, manure piles are conven iently handy, forming as stated in the circulars an ideal breeding and feed ing place for those pesky irritating l flies which the committee tried so hard to induce and encourage the people to exterminate by the simple means of everybody swatting, and further by asking our business houses to hang a fly trap outside of their doors. This matter was to catch the fly coming and also to meet them more than halfway Perhaps, all will remember the number of flies that were driven in to houses during the early part of October when q few chilly nights and very warm days warned the fly that winter was coming, and they tried to seek shelter against the cold. Also. unfortunately, it was much easier to leave the screen door open on cold mornings,
 It is easy, indeed to think that a fly hustiing to get inside under cover --;4 screen door carelessly left open .-possiblv milk bottles uncovered ] and convenient, and inviting-very ] warm in the middle of the day with % tho n,' vcry active that. had had ar l ideal breeding place and good feed : ing until driven indoors by the cold
 All the aDoYc is pictured by the circulars distributed in the spring. Everybody holp swat every fly this l winter and all make it their business j next spring to swat and trap the l house fly.
 If it is not deemed advisable tc # eliminate the existing sanitary con- 1 6itions in various places in our towr because of the expense, let us al l heln and do little for the eXternnin. l ation of the fly, at which all old ant ! young can help.
 The above is from the fly commit tee Of the P F. & l. A., and was is
 sued at this lime as a sort of eau
 tion ard adnonition that more may l heed the circulars and thereby xii I and trap the fly in years to come.
 Further, the ''committee on flies i wishes to propose tho subject fol l consideration in connection with the discussion now existing as to cause
 for the great trouble which has be fal1en our townspeoplo within the last two months. Other causes have been looked into outside your imme l 7iatc vicinity but here is one within lnincty feet of tho sidewalk whicI . might wcll bo studied.
 Water Company Satisfied. According to Superintendent Jo scph N. Mckernan officials of tho l water company have no objection tt the toWns applying to the public utilities commission for improved service. In fact they would like. tt