The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-08
ILLNESS IN JUMP
WhOOping Cough and Diph-
liberia Caused Increase.
Dr. Brown, City Physician, Is
sues Monthly Report.
ONLY TWO CASES OF FLU
Contrast Vivid With 1850 Cases
a Year Ago.
Measles, Scarlet Fever, Typhoid
Low, However.
ONLY TWO CASES OF FLU

During the month of October, con-
tasious and infectious diseases showed
an increase over the number in Sep
TENDER, according to the report of Dr..
Earle G. Brown, city health officer.
me increase was due whoopiHg
cough and diphtheria.
3 Two cases of influenza stand out in
vivid contrast to the 1850 reported in
October, 1918.
There is a greater opinion that
mere Will not be an epidemic of in
1iuenza this winter says Doctor
Brown, but there is not yet suffi-
elent proof this will not happen, that
al precautions against this disea Sc
should be dropped, but it is all the
more important that greater care
should be exercised
Twenty EIGHT cases of whooping
cough We're reported. The number of
FAMILIES was small, as there were
number of children in each family.
rms was the only disease that devel-
oped epidemic tendencies.
There were nine cases of diphtheria-
fhere were eight in September, or a
fetal of Z cases for the two months.
as compared with a total of five cases
for the three summer months. One
death occurred from the disease.
Other diseases reported were:
measles, 2; scarlet fever, / ;trachoma,
2; typhoid fever, 2. OF the two cases
of typhoid, one infection occurred out
side of Topeka.
Little Typhoid in Summer.
That typhoid fever. during the sum-
mer months, at no time assumed the
dimensions of an epidemic, is proba-
bly, due to the following reasons says
Doctor Brown:
First. the incubation of a great
in
second, the education of the public
on the cause of typhoid and the inocu-
iations; third, the continued cam
paign against the fly.
A total of eleven cases of typhoid
was reported, four male, and seven
female. Two men died of the disease.
Three persons who We're direct mem
ace to the persons with whom they
were living, and who refused to go to
the local tubercular sanitorium volun-
tarily, were removed thereto by the
police on order of the health officer
in accordance with the provisions of
the tuberculosis ordinance.
The report indicates that it was an
exceptionally big month for the stork.
There were 100 births. 1t a fifty
fifty affair. There were so male
babies and the same number of female
babies. The white race led with 80
babies. There were 10 negro babies,
eight Mexican, and three others
During October 25 persons visited
the venereal clinic. Ten persons were
sent to Lansing until cured. Two per-
sons went voluntarily to Lansing. Ten
persons were under treatment at the
clinic. The total number treated was
81 for various diseases. Out of a
total of blood tests made for sypl1i-
lis, the Rosedale laboratory reported
positive on one case.
Film Did Good Work
On October %. the film Fit to
Fight" was shown for women only.
The next day to men only. The at
tendance was estimated at 1900. A
greater interest was shown in this ex-
hibit than has been demonstrated at
two former showings of the same
film in this city. Following the ex-
hibit several persons who had seen the
picture came in for examination and
treatment at the clinic.
The city clinic eported total of
~ infections in venereal diseases to
the state board of health, fifty-on
male, and 81 female. Seventy-two
treatments were administered at the
city venereal clinic. OF this number
II were neo diarseno1 and "a mercury