Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-03
THE LAST WORD IN TYPHOID AND THE
ESSENTIAL PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID 1T

removes the source of fly breed
ing and proves a comfort to the
personnel as well as to the ami
NAL. Such methods arc used at
the large cantonmants with to-
tai elimination of the fly, and
augmented by not allowing the
accumulation Of waste food
products around exposed places.
In other words, Swat the fly"
Care of Typhoid Patients
Care in the removal of diar-
rhoeaI excreta is imperative,
and this action should come
under the physician and hospi-
tai authorities with a qualified
trained nurse in charge who is
under the explicit orders of the
former and who will see that all
eXcreta and secretiOns are
properly disinfected.
Open vaults should not be
allowed where sewage entrance
can be obtained, and where it is
impossible to obtain such, ac-
cumulatiOns should be immedi-
ately removed and deeply bur-
led with a spreading of lime
over it and in the vault.
The open vault is another
breeding place for flies which
carry infection to the person
through the food.
Carriers.-The chief cause of
the typhoid epidemic is usually
found in all epidemics wherever
situated that it can be traced
to some person who is the
source Of the infection whether
through infection of milk, wa
ter, feces or by contagion hav-
ing had only a slight febrile
attack and Iiberating the germs
for years unknowingly.
Vegetables. - All vegetables,
where exposed to the public for
sale, should be screened.
Bad Nentilation.-Fresh air is
conducive to good health. Sleep
with open windows.
Overcrowding. -The stress of
the times with the increased
housing problem produces less
air to the person in room space
where apartments are crowded
by occupants tends to injure
the health of such occupants
with a spread Of diseases and
increase Of the death rate.
Alleys. - Accommodations of
l. 10, hn ar
removed from alleys and back
yards, not only for reasons of
the unsightliness of its appear
ance, but to give the place a
bright and clean appearance
and make one place less for the
spread of disease.
Ice Cream and Soda Water
Vendors the pail is
used for Wa classes. such
should be stcG2 d and Onlvsan-
itary paper cups and dishes be
used. This applies also to all
vendors even where running
water is used. for satisfactory
cleaning of the glassware can
not be done where glasses are
used multitude of times with
out being steTilized.
incubation Of Typhoid Vac
cine The history of the elm
inaticn of the typhoid from the
United States army since the
method was adopted is an epoch
in the history of medicine and
has rendered our boys safe
from the ravag es Of the dread
ed disease which in the past
has depleted armies InOcula-
ton cannot be too strongly rec
commended
SummaTy.-All persons who
have the interest of our work
ers in this strenuous campaign
of warfare. where every mans
labor counts and the needs of
this country and allied cOun-
tries are to be supplied from
the result Of such labor, cannot
but see the need Of conserving
such labor from disease, and
help. by every means in their
power, to rectify conditions
which exist and eliminate so
far as lies in our part those
factors which produce disease.
So, let us put our shoulders TO
the wheel and begin by swat
ting the fly! Clean up, keep
clean, watch our supplies. de-
mand better methods of sani-
tatiOn.
Concentrated Fruit Syrups-