The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-07
|A1H 10 tilDlaIE TYPHOID.
DIR. HOWELL TELLS SMALL AUD
IENCE TO REMOVE FLY
EVILS,
Says That Uns,,nitary Closets Have
Caused aH of Typhoid I'm City and
Urges that Sewer Connections be
Made as Soon as Possible and That
Closets be Screened in Meantime.
From the Daily Item, June 3.

From the Daily Item, June 3.
Screen your closets in a sanitary
manner and infant mortality will be
cut practically i'm half this summer
was one of DIR. Howells statements ia
his audience I'm the Chamber Of Com
merce rooms last night, when he
spoke on the evils of typhoid and how
they could be easily removed by con-
nections with the sewer or by hav-
ing only sanitary closets in the city.
Unfortunately there was only a
small number of citizens present, but
thexS were interested. as shown by
the attention they gave Dr. Howell
and by their resolution passed near
the close of the meeting, when Mr.. G.
a. Lennon made motion that
Council be asked to ratify the ordi-
nance adopted by the Board OF
Health in order that 1T might go into
4 effect at once. 1t was urged thai
Council take this action at once and
chat every citizen be made to COM
ply with the terms of the ordinance
by installing screened surface closets
or by connection with the sewer. DR.
Howell stated that of course the sew
Ter connection was by far the best
preventative of diseases carried by
hes, but that he thought it proper
in the meantime. as there were not
sufficient plumbers to make all con-
nections within a few weeks, to re-
quire the screening Of the closets in
the meantime. as this would prevent
typhoid and at the same time preven,
many I'm the intestinal diseases among
infants.
DIR. j. 7. Howell Of the United
States Public Health Service, during
lthe course Of his talk, pointed out the
high death rate among infants ant
stated that most of their disease.
could be prevented by installing san
itary closets and sewer connections
Nearly one-third of the deaths wer,
OF children, according to the figures
given by DR.. Howell. and half Of thes,
; deaths could have been prevented b,
Keeping the flies away from the hu
man waste, from which the disease
were taken.
He thought that ordinance reccntl,
adopted by Council would work CT
fectfiyely In stopping typhoid and pre-
venting much OF tho infant sickness
as these diseases. he pointed out
were contracted only by the takin,
into the mouth something of human
waste carried to the person by the
flies.
He urged citizens to back the board
of health and the doctors i'm their Of
forts to make the ordinance effective
The cans and lids for the sanitar,
closets had been ordered and wduI.
be here In few days and in tn,
meantime he urged that all of tn,
closets be made sanitary. A mode
of sanitary closet had been placed
back OF the city hall for people I,
see, so they would know how to max,
one on their premises. DIR. Howell
urged the keeping of n full tim,
health officer I'm the county, as tn.
county could get help from the fedora
government by so doing.
At the request of Mr.. Glenn, Dr.
Howell stated that he had come I:
work i'm the township around Sumter
but he found that sumter itself wa.
not sanitary and he had therefore de
cidod to make his health survey il
Bethel and Dalzell school districts in
stead.
Mr.. O'Quinn urged that tho.ie pres.
ent do all i'm their power to make tho
ordinance passed by Council effective
Several other citizens, ladies and
gentlemen, joined in the discussion
all seemingly being interested i'm hav.
ing some effective measures taken tc
make the city more sanitary.
just before the meeting came to 2
close rising vote was taken of nj
those present, who pledged them.
selves to do all i'm their power to aid
the board of health in It's work alonp
this line.