Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-11
FLANAGAN ADVISES
BOILING DRINKING WATER
City Health Officer Sounds Warming
Against Danger OF Typhoid
Fever.
ONLY ELEVEN CASES IN CITY
No Epidemic, but. Because of Condi-
tions OF Water Supply, Officials
Advocate Prccaution of General
Antityphoid Vaccination.

. While no epidemic condition exists,
DR.. Roy n Flanagan. Chief Health
Officer, yesterday sounded a warning
to Richmond against typhoid fever,
and urged that all persons VINO nave
not done so be vaccinated against this
dread summertime disease. In addi-
ton, he recommended that city water
used for drinking purposes be boiled.
Under an agreement with the United
States Public Health Service all per-
sons who wish to be vacCinated may
have il done without cost The Rich
mond Health Department has received
an unlimited quantity of antityphoid
vaccine for free distribution. and all
persons who call at the Offices Of the
department. third floor. City Hall. Will
be vaccinatcd without cost.
The vaccine has been placed at the
disposal of the local health authorities
by DR.. William Russell Jones, surgeon
in charge of the public health service
in Richmond. The vaccine Will he adj
minstered without any cost whatsoever
at the Health Department between the
hours OF $50 and $50 4. NJ and =
NJ, and / +. NJ. daily. DR.. jones will
be assisted by Or. l.ucicn l.often and
DR.. X. D. Graves. OF the Health De-
partment'S stan.
RIVER MuDDIED BY
CONTINUOUS RAINS
In discussing the situation last night.
Ut. SSlu lnit the almost
continuous rainfall during the past six
weeks has made the James River mud
der than il has been for many years
The James furnishes Richmond with its
water supply.
1t is necessary to use the maximum
amount Of chemicals in the water in or
der to clarity and purify il before it
is delivered TO the people" said Dr.
X. Flanagan. Notwithstanding this
there have been many days recently
that certain sections OF the city have
had to use turbid water. AT times
too, there has been decided chemical
taste TO the water. This taste is to be
expected 1t is harmless and furnishes
to the Richmond people the best insur-
ance for the sanitary quality of the
water the city can give at this time II
is better to overdose little with
chlorine than to fail TO purify Even
al this, II would be we'll for the citi-
is not filtered, and that when it is not
clear it may become dangerous,
BOIL WATER AND USE
ANTITYPHOID VACCINE
Those who wish to be absolutely on
the safe side will boil the water they
drink. or better still, use the anti
typhoid vaccine.
There are very few cases of typhoid
in the city at this time, but fore
warned is forearmcd"
Persons wishing TO he vaccinatcd
must call at the Health Department
during the hours specified. II is en-
pected that many will take advantage
OF the free vaccination, and therefore
In order 10 avoid any interruption to
the departments routine work DR.
FlannaEan thought il best TO specify
hours when people may be vaccinatcd
There are now only eleven cases of
typhoid in the city, only two of which
nave been reported since July The
authorities by no means consider this
NUMBER alarming. ii being, in fact he
low the usual number on hand at this
season.