South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-18
TYPHOID MAY DELAY
DRAFT QUOTAS GOING
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scheduled 10 leave this week will
be examined for temperature and
pulse Wednesday.
Three new cases of typhoid were
reported up until noon Tuesday and
one additional death occurred dur
ing the morning. The death was
that OF Irene Cesulka. 13-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius
Cesulka. 1902 y. Eddy ST.
Meantime two state experts We're
at work endeavoring 10 locate the
source of the epidemic
John Diggs. state sanitary en-
gineer, has been occupied with a
complete inspection Of the water
system OF the city. and Tuesday
morning was busy testing samples of
water. Or. William Sinner. Of the
state board OF health, was concerned
with other possible sources OF the
epidemic, and he. with Vernon
CriUe, city milk Inspector, who has
been pressed into service az a ty-
phoid investigator. was visiting the
home Of various typhoid victims
/ Tuesday.
Although the city's milk supply
is under suspicion, it does not mean
that the water supply is all right, %
said DR.. Bosenbury. of the board OF
health, Tuesday morning. People
should continue to boil their water,
as we'll as the milk"
w Case Against Milk.
So far. evidence obtained does not
seem 10 point 90 milk as the cause
/ for the wide spread of the disease.
+ OF the Il cases reported 10 Monday
night. the largest number of cases
where the families were customers
of the same milk man was six. For
| this reason the epidemic can hardly
I be attributed TO the milk furnished
/ by one dealer, or by a number of
dealers.
Two milk dealers. in whose fam
| lilies cases Of typhoid were reported
| several weeks ago. were under
suspicion by the health department,
/ but an investigation. disclosed facts
which tended 90 clear them. In all
/ the cases SO far reported. none OF
/ the victims have been customers of
/ either of the two men. In both
cases the milk handlers stayed en-
tirely away from the sick room DR..
/ BOsenbury said Tuesday that as
long as the men were careful he
I did not feel justified i'm forcing
/ them to stop milk sales. If any GUS
/ toner develops typhoid, however,
steps will be taken To stop the sale
/ o. milk through the dealers, he said.
/ All homes i'm which there are ty-
phoid patients Will he placarded 10y
/ the board of health following the
/ decision at the conference yesterday
/ This will not he in the nature OF a
( quarantine but merely as a warn
! ing stated Dr. Posenbury last
night IL will he q ne TO prevent
/ indiscriminate visiting and also 70
warn milkmeu not TO leave milk in
( bottles. but must get a receptacle
/ from the home
May InOculatc school Children.
Until the aut' rites determine
I definitely the source of the epidemic
no battle plans or lines can be
\ made. Precautionary measures 10y
the public are the only weapons at
present Besides the boiling of AL
/ water and milk the board of health
( also advises everyone TO be inOcu-
! lated, children as well as adults. II
I the situation grows more serious Or
/ Bosenbury stated that il is possible
that the incubation of all school
( children will be ordered. He, how
ever. doubted il the situation would
grow that grave. If the children
are not inoculated they may he or
, dered kept out of school. he said