New Britain herald., 1919-08-16
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC
 IS NOT SERIOUS No Local People Sick; Origin Of
 Disease Doubtful
MILK, WATER AND FOOD 0. K.
Mrs. Mcconnell in Hospital With Snock-Church Services Tomorrow Baseball With SBrsto1-other Items of News.

No epidemic of typhoid fever exists
 at the Plainville Camp Grounds nor is
 there any reason to close the grouAds
 for the remainder of the season ac-
 cording to a statement by Dr. T. Eben
 Reeks, deputy state health commits
 sioner, while talking with a Herald
 reporter this morning.
 The milk, food and water have
 been tested and found negative in
 the search for typhoid germs," con-
 tinued pr. Reeks, and there is the one suspicion that the entire trouble
 started with 8 person, who served as
 8 germ carrier
 The authorities have not proved
 that the germs were> contracted at the Methodist camp grounds as the people sick were all in constant con- tact with one another and may have caught the germ off the grounds. N All the cases reported to the state board of health are in kensington, the number being seven. The peo- pie afflicted attended the Methodist | camp meeting while in session here < and sstayed in the Kensington house 0s1snak ,bs< the kensington Epworth League. They also ate their meals Tn the house and according to pr, Reeks' theory the germ was prevalent in food served by some person who Is a typhoid carrier. Those afflicted are: Thomas and Ruth Hanford, Clayton. Lewis, Eddie and Inez Olm- stead and Charles Paddock of Ken sington and Edith Larson of New Britain. Dr. T. Eben Reeks, Dr. w. M. Stockwell, health officer of New Bri-
 tain and Fred J. McEnroe of the 1 state department of health, were in town this morning and remained for some, time at the grounds. The party visited the farms where milk was purchased, tested the water, and also searched into the "details of the food supply. After the investigation pr. Reeks reported not trace of germs
 in either the milk, water or food examined. He stated that the people who handled the milk at the nearby farms were all in good physical con- dition and were not carriers He
 stated that he would probe further
 into the matter and would take a
 blood test of every person from this town who work ed at%the grounds as cooks or in any capacity. wherein food was handled
 This means that a score of Plain vile people will be examined Most
 of the cooking is done by local woman and the bread, etc. is general
 ly furnished from this town
 The camp grounds is located in the woods in the northwestern section of the town. It is considered an excep- tionally healthy place and has been recommended for sick persons. The water supply comes from Bristol and is without contamination. The state board of health recently reported the place as being exceptionally well kept grounds.
 , Several people who were in attend ance at the camp meetings told the reporter. this morning that they left the grounds because they were un- able to secure ice enough to protect the foodstuffs which they kept in their cottages. One person also re- ported that the milk was often served
 warm and the mothers of youngsters
 were afraid lest some harm result from that source. The report that there is no danger will be received here with great joy.
 Dr. J. N. Bull, local health officer, stated that Plainville is not affected
 in any way by the trouble and said further that no person is sick with the | fever in the town. Dr. Bull was l surprised to read of the trouble as the state board of health had not in ' formed him of any suspicious. He iA 1 we'll acquainted with conditions exist | ing at the grounds and sees no reason