The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-24
TYPHOID CASES IN CITY NOT ABOVE
 NORMAL FIGURES Preventive Work in Bet ter Shape Than Ever Be- fore in Birmingham CREAM AND MILK
 PRONOUNCED SAFE Every Particle of Ice Cream Now Sold Here Is Made From Pas
 teurized Cream and Rigidly
 Inspected

Investigation yesterday disclosed that while something like LAO cases of typhoid fever have been reported so far this than normal and is an immea surable improvement over conditions at this time last year.
 ''The number of cases in the county is comparatively large, but relatively very "small,' said Dr. F. E. Harring- ton, county health offictr.
 The presence of any typhoid fever at all is always alarming because it is a preventible disease. But the situation is greatly superior to previous years Fully one-third of the cases reported are those infected from outside sources About one-third are from sources which have now been eradicated. Further more, we are now keeping more com- plete record than ever before, so that every case is reported promptly, which has not been the case in the past"
 Something like 40 cases are at the Hill- man hospital and other hospitals in town also have considerable numbers. Dr. E. P. Hogan, explaining the situation at the Hillman, said:
 'We get cases from all over the coun- ty, both inside the city and out, and since our experience of last year the doctors get just as many cases as~ they can into the hospitals They realize that there they can get better treatment and the possible infection can be controlled absolutely"
 Regarding conditions in the city itself, Dr. J. M. Lowrey, city health officer, said: More cases of typhoid are sent into the city than develop in the city itself The health departments policy hospitals, and this probably accounts for the apparently large hospital figures. The situation in the city at present is in no way abnormal"
 Regarding possible sources of infection Dr. E, M, Duncan, the city baeteri- ologist, speaking of dairy and ice cream inspection, said:
 Every bit of ice cream sold in Bir- mingham at present is made from pas teurized cream. The law which was passed last year is being most rigidly enforced and we receive daily records on what is done by each ice cream manu- facturer.
 There are seven or eight pasteuriza- ton plants in town and each one is equipped with a recording thermometer which is kept under lock and key. This thermometer shows us the exact tenn pera ture reached by each vessel of cream pasteurzed and also records in red ink the exact time the cream was kept at that temperature,
 Tn addition to this record we each day inspect the plants to see that ey- erythng is sanitary and that there is no possible source of infection. The situation has never been so satisfac- tery and the manufacturers themselves are lending the finest kind of co-opera- tion
 "Furthermere all dairies now selling milk in Birmingham are in good shape. Our inspectors work on this daily so that our records are kept right up to the minute'
 Health officials still point out that the chief source of trouble is the dry closet, but this is being eliminated rap idly and they maintain that better re- suits are being obtained in typhoid prevention than ever before in the citys history.