South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-17
MILK SUPPLY
SUSPECTED AS
FEVER CAUSE
Sanitary Engineers From In
dianapOIiS Discuss Typhoid
Situation With Local
Health Boards.

The milk supply of South
Bend was one Of the chief topics
of discussion ut a meeting Mon
day noon at the Oliver of the
board of health. members of the
waterworkS department and
John DiggS, sanitary engineer
and DR.. William Sinner, both
the last named from lndianap-
oils.
Although DR.. c. s. Bosen-
bury, secretary of the health
board, has steadfaStly claimed
that the milk supply was not to
blame for the epidemic, it is
very SuSpiCiouSly regarded by
the Out of town men, mainly be
cause of the inSiStence of John
w. Toyne, superintendent of the
local waterworkS, say those
who claim to know.
Get Two Telegrams.
Indications are that the milk may
be 20 blame The meeting of the
health officials and the visitors was
closed TO the public. but il is said
that the majority OF the typhoid
cases now raging in the city are
those of women and children and
older persons. This. according to
the men from indianapolis. may
point 10 the fact that the milk is
To blame, since these are the classes
of people who use milk the most.
During the course of the meeting
two kilograms from the surgeon
general of the war department
were received but the contents Of
these have not been made public
Further details regarding the local
situation. are asked, however ac-
coriine TO rumors.
Authorities at Loss.
The local health authorities adj
unit frankly that they are at "a loss
to know what is causing the large
number of typhoid cases. The
water situation gives no clue. ON
the milk theory. there is some evil
deuce To point TO "a successful ter
minaton of the epidemic.
Two local milk dealers. according
tp Dr. Bosenbury. had cases of ty-
phoid fever i'm their own families,
and did not report the fact. as they
should do under the Jaw. Because
of a. slip-up i'm the affairs of the
health department SO pr. Bosen-
Iur, told the out-of-toWu men, these
cases did not come 10 his attention
untU long after 10 was too late.
Tracing the cases now reported has
heca BEGUN. and whether the GUS
toners OF the particular dealers
mentioned are included in the list OF
tvpnoid victims has not yet been
found out
Only One Death.
Although 80 cases of typhoid fever
have been reported i'm the past %
DAYS. but one death is due TO the
disease. according TO the health de-
partment Reports that three have
died from the fever are incorrect.
Death certificates Med show that
Mary Washburn died from typhoid.
Edward Reason died from pneu-
monia. and GeOrge Gardiner died
from acute nephritis. although all
three were AT first reported dead
from typhoid
AT neon Monday Frank Printer. 4
wears old. was reported dead from
tN-ph..d. although whether this like
the others. Will be supported by the
death certificate. is not known. Three
new cases were reported up 10 Il
o'clock Monday bringing the total
10 So
The supply Of drinking water in
an the city schools has been shut of.
Boiled water is provided in the high
school lunch rooms, and every effort
will be made 90 furnish boiled
water I'm all the schools. according
10 Supt. J. r. NUner. The difficulty
i'm handling the water after IL is
boiIed. said Nr Nuner. lis in the
fact that the common drinking cup
must be avoided" liz is of course
impossible 20 use the "bubbling
fountains for the sterilized water.
VIII Use Private Wells.
As soon as a thorough inspection
- the high school water system is
completed the private wells there
will be- put in operation. furnishing
Dure water throughout the building
The constant rumorS that the
nodies Of cats. dogs rats. and otheI
animals have been found iu the res
eryoir are absolutely without f0un.
darfon. according TO authorities
The health department gets tired OF
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