The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-04-11
nSPOT TED FEVER BIG
MENACE TO TROOPS
British Army Has Had Difficulty
In Preventing Spread
OF Disease.
BY Reciprocal Press.

London (by maiD The British,
army medical service has had to meet
bold offensive on part OF spotted
fever" or cerebro-spinal fever, during
the war and cannot report decisive
victory yet. But the enemy has been
held" he has not been able to ravage
either the troops or the civil popula-
.lon, and there are reasonable hopes
That soon he will be beaten out of tho
Held considering the scientific organi-
sation concentrated against him.
The British army medical service Ii
trusting to preventive organization to
Keep the disease from getting hold
IN the country while carrying on an
exhaustive meteorological investigation
At chain of laboratories throughout
the kingdom. When the disease first
threatened, the army authorities sum-
moned to command the defenses
against it a medical officer who was
" the time doing regimental duty. but
who. was known in civil life t0s.fiavs
specially studied the disease. The
prompthess with which the attack was
met Is one of the best testimonials to
me efficiency OF the royal army med
cal corps. The campaign probably
smothered great outburst. There was
widespread incidence Of cases. The
cases We're not numerous, but they were
all over the country, and that was the
dangerous condition..
The effort against cerebo-spinal
ever began with the establishment in
London of central laboratory for the
special instruction of bacteriologists
and their assistants in scerebro-spinal
iever work and to carry. on identifica-
| ion, curative and investigation work.
and the organization Of district laborn~
| .orles were coordinated and In other
districts new laboratories established.
A motor archaeological laboratory was
| &C
my place desired Acknowledgements"
service was organized to watch, out
or suspected cases and for carriers"
The people who carry about the germs
| II this disease without apparent harm
20 themselves. but with danger Of In
| secting others.
To supplement the archaeological
| md intelligence service came the
! preparation of curative serum ana
treatment for disinfec.ion Of contacts
| N addition, throughout the whole counr.
Try there is the close and cordial CO
lrmy and the civil health authorities
| n all administrative measures under
AIKEN to maintain the public health OF
roops and of civilians at the highest
:tandard. Cleanliness Is the primary
actor in preserving the public health
Ivil aims at securing cleanliness OF
he air we breathe of the water We
rink and of the food we eat. In. tho
prevention of a disease such as cerebro-
spinal fever, in which the infection In
ica'lired by breathing specificallyApol-
uted air, the main object to secure Ia
rec and thorough ventilation ana
avoidance Of overcrowding In all huts
and barracks and buildings in which
| soldiers are quartered
| In the total result disease OF a
PARTICULARLY malignant character which
was identified first In 1906, which, has
afflicted theS United States, France.
italy, Denmark and A1giers at DIFF
;erent times with epidemics, has been
! held at bay here and there Is good, rea~
ION to hope will continue to besheld
| st bay. Military organization added
| 70 scientific skill has In this case done
. vluble service to the community.