The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-11-17

for typhoid. The diarrheal and dysen-
teric diseases of children under two
years OF age gave death rate Of 34.9
for white and ALP for colored popula-
ton. Dysentery OF people age two years
and over gave rate OF 14.S for the
white and 224 for the colored popula-
ton.
These facts are OF vital Importance to
the people OF the State because OF the
intimate relation of the colored and
white population on account OF the SER
want problem. The record shows that
for this year which Is typical OF the
prevailing conditions, there were about
three times az many negroes afflicted
with tuberculosis as whites. assuming
the mortality rate TO be OF the same
severity. A tubercular cook In the kitch
en- is more dangerous to a family than
an unconfined lunatic. In the latter
case, upon the first act OF violence, he
would be confined by society. In the
former case. there is nothing to pre-
vent such an individual from injecting
each and every member OF the house
hold. and continuing the process as Of
ten as she is hired by other families.
Tuberculosis sputum, containing my
RAIDS OF germs OF consumption can be
readily spread by contact OF the fingers
with the mouth and nose or the hand
kerchief. and from the fingers II can,
be spread upon such foods as are not
thoroughly sterilized by cooking, Civ
ing rise TO an intestinal form OF tuber-
culosis. Careless splitting on the part
OF domestic Will result In many Of
these germs finding their way through
dust TO the lungs OF members Of the
family who necessarily visit the kitch-
en-. Maids affected with tuberculosis
have access TO the sleeping chambers
OF the family, and the same careless
ness due To ignorance or Indifference
leads to disastrous results,
II is well known that many epidem-
les OF typhoid fever have been traced
TO cooks who previously had suffered
an attact Of typhoid and who continu-
ed TO discharge from the bowels mil
lions OF these seed OF the disease for
weeks or often months. Negro cooks
in the matter OF personal habits have
rather unenviable regulations and are
especially dangerous when they are
carriers OF the disease They are care
less OF the finger nails or in the mat
ter II washing soiled hands and have
abundant opportunities for permitting |
this foul material laden with germs 10
come in contact with the. food OF the
family
This is especially true In handling |
milk which is almost always drunk |
being sterilized
II Is we'll known that the South has |
higher death rates from typhoid and
Some public health Of |
fcals, and people who take a pride In
the land OF their birth, cndeavor TO eN
plain this and excuse IL by saying II
is because OF the high percentage Of the
negroes IN the population OF the South
and their high death rate This does
not lessen the Importance OF the pub
lie health problem. but rather magni /
fees II for the reasons above given A |
white man, woman boy or girl dead
from typhoid fever or consumption,
which came from negro infective
agent, is just as dead as II the disease
had not been contracted from a white
person, and sany work OF health reform
which leaves out OF consideration ed
lcation and control OF the colored pop
llation is worse than useless and is
folly.
The death rate per 100000 OF white
from violence was as and OF colorcd,
1928. Cancer showed slight increase
N the death rate OF colored population
Diphtheria showed n rate Of 24.7 In the
white and 1873 in the colored popula
ion. Measles showed n slight decrease
n colored population. Pellagra menin-
yitis and scarlet fever had approx