Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-06
TYPHOID CARRIERS.

III you have had a case of typhoid
fever I'm your family recently or have
such a case now, read the following
histories and then think over he his
tory of the persons i'm the household of
the sick person. If you think there is
amy similarity TO any OF the following
~hlstorie in the history of any member
or the household, call the similarity to
the. attention of your health depart
ment:
Mrs. L.. III. ID. had typhoid while a
nurse i'm 1898. In 1909 her husband had
typhoid. In 1910 a nephew died of ty-
phoid. In 1913 two farm hands i'm her
household had typhoid.
Mrs. c. b. r. had typhoid in 1909.
Her nurse contracted it. Later in the
same year two. daughters and another
relative contracted typhoid. 1t was
found that this woman caused four
cases in 1911, four in 1912, one in 1913
and two in 1914.
Mrs. L. b. had typhoid in 1886. Since
That year h has sold milk to her
neighbours. Many cases of typhoid &C.
CURED among her customers, but the
number could not be as%certained. One
physician recollected is cases traceable
to this source in II years. In those
earlier years such matters did not re-
VISITED her and contracted typhoid. In
1913 three relatives got typhoid. In
1914 two relatives and a neighbor were
infected by her.
|. w. w. S. caught typhoid from a case
In 1906. In 1911 Mrs. w. W. S., a daugh-
ter, and a neighbor all had typhoid. In
lsi2 a daughterinlaw and a grand
cases-a son, two hired men, a maid
and The child Of an employee had ty-
Iphoid. In 1915 another employee devel-
oped the disease.
Mrs. T. L. had typhoid in 1901. She
kept one COW and supplied milk to three
families. In 1916. Ave members of one
family contracted, typhoid and one, died.
In another family one fatal case oc-
Cured.
Mrs. G. A. had typhoid in 1884. For
the last FEW years b has run a small
milk business, selling most of her sup
ply to one large boarding house. In
1915 IL cases Of typhoid u ID in
this boarding house. In 1915 there were
l3 cases in this boarding house and
six in another house using milk bought
from Mrs. G. A..
Mrs. K. K. gave a history Of a seven
weeks fever in 1894. She kept seven
cows and sold milk, butter and cheese
to the neighbors. Three neighbors who
ate at the K. X. house had typhoid
one in 1900. one in 1901 and one in 1902.
In 1904 a visitor developed the disease.
In 1908 an employee died OF it. In 1912
and 1918 employees had it. In 1914 three
neighbours. customers Of Mrs. K. X,
had typhoid. In the same year four
persons caught the disease through eat
ing cheese made by Mrs. K. K. In 1915
she infected q boy.
These are illustrative cases from a
collection Of 50 carriers discovered by
DR.. Chesley n his associates in three
The reason these Minnesota authori-
years.
ties have discovered more carriers than
have theirs is because they have inves-
tigated more closely.
When a person is discovered to be a
typhoid carrier he should not be al
lowed to have anything to do with the
preparation or sale Of any food that is
eaten raw. He should not be allowed
especially to act as a cook. waiter, milk
producer. dairyman. butter or. cheese
maker The members Of his family and
his employees should be vaccinated
against typhoid.