Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-26
TYPHOID CASES
STILL INCREASE
Six More Taken III in Past Twen-
ty-four Hours. Making Total OF
I35 Instances OF Disease.

six new cases of typhoid fever
have been reported at the office OF
the city health physician in the
last - hours. making a total Of l35
cases in Moline at the present
time Investigations OF the city
and state officials so far have re
veaIed that nearly two-thirds Of
the afflicted persons drank unbOIl-
ed water previous to their illness
Il is said that enough data has
been secured for complete report
probably 70 be made early next
week
The Rel Cross Of the state has
agreed TO cooperate with local doc
tors arI nurses in handling the
Moline situation and 10 Red Cross
nurses are expected to arrive this
evening from Chicago TO help out
during the epidemic Others VIII
come If they can be secured The
second floor Of the city hospital
will be turned over 10 the Red
Cross nurses. where there are at
least 40 typhoid patients. There
are also about y patients at the
Lutheran hospital An attempt IS
being made to find quarters where
typhoid patients that can not be re
ce!ved BY the hospitals may receive
care. This temporary typhoid hos
pital Will be manned by Red Cross
nurses.
Commissioner Stouffer stated
that with one exception restaurants
and soda fountains were observing
the order to serve only boiled or
7Flr0 a
restaurant. ne said. would be in
speCted today and if it was found
that the order was not observed
the water supply would be shut
OIL
This morning one reason why
the police are not making every
effort TO enforce health and SAM
lat.on ordinances and regulations
was discovered There are prac-
ticalIv no police. One night man
and one day man are on vacation.
One member OF the railway trait
tic force is i'll and his place is be
ing taken by a regular patrOlman-
The force on general duty today
consists Of Chief DeJaegeT, who is
stationed at city hall. receiving
reports ard calls. and doing sim
liar police work, the patrol driver
and Detective Lebbert.
Dr.. A NJ Beal and city authOri-
ties have made the following sug-
gestions TO physicians Of Moline:
Postpone all minor operations
that can be postponed until the
typhoid epidemic is over
Take only emergency cases TO
the hospital
Vaccinate Immediately all con
tact cases, that is, all people who
come in contact with typhoid pa
tents or live in the same 2ouse
with them.
Mr.. Pollock. who has been inves-
tigating here, left for the head Of
fees of the state department OF
health at Springfield this after
noon. He will join NJ. j. SjoblOm
there The state engineers declare
they have gathered enough data 10
enable them to arrive at a decision
as TO the probable cause. They
have gone TO Springfield. said Mr..
Pollock, because they can com
plete their studies in the laboratory
there more quickly than in Moline.
Mr.. Pollock declined to give out
more information until their de
auctions from the Investigations
have been completed.
RumOrs that the situation is not
serious continue to circulate a..d
to reach city officials. The latest
story, said 10 be widely circulaJ-
ed, is that the disease called ty-
phoid is not typhoid, but is
illness due TO war bread
and other war foods. Scientific
tests. ordinary observations and
general circumstances all disprove
such rumors.