The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-28
(Continued From Yesterday.)

During the Chateau-Thierry offensive rhoeal diseases prevalent In the troops engaged-approximatel 75 per cent. It demon bacterioogically in this that the vailing intestinal diseases simple diarrhoeal bacillary dysentery typhoid, paratyphoid A and B. The sick and wounded from this sector evacuated to base hospitals in various parts of France Very thereafter this office began to ceive reports typhoid paratyphoid bacfllary dysentery from base hospitals In pract- fom the br i cdence of intestinal diseases in this sector due to entire disregard of the rules of sanitation
 were demonstrated to have prevailed to extent in troops after the St. Mihiel offensive but the epidernics of influenza and penumonia prevailing the time overshadowed all other medical admissions
 Following the offensive in the Arsonne sec tor, typhoid and paratyphoid began to be reported from practically all divisions engaged in that of fensve .. A small but epidemic red Tn the Jonvtlle concentration in Decen- @ per ana % january, 1sa m group or Meoacat Depar' sanitary trains) there 75 cases red. with death-rate of approximately per per cent Many cases originally diagnosed influenza in the A. E. F. have subsequently proved to be typhoid . .. Typhoid fever is increasing The A E. F-so are para-typhoid levers ""'. Faulty conditions Of sanitation that may when the warm weather There to correct many of these conditions If this is not States 7 = When two or more cases occur in the same command within the same two weeks, vaccinate the entire command in addition to above precautions"
  passed successvey through camp field, evacuation and base hospitals without documentary evil dence that typhoid paratyphoid even suspect ed in their In few 1t remained for pathologists make diagnosis at the autopsy table.
 We guess the value of statistics from army thus controlled.
 proved demonstration that while army neglect vaccination show good health record 1t neglect sanitation at its deadly peril.
 Those of who constantly depressed disturbed by the conviction that the orthodox medi cal fraternity is largely engaged in disseminating Gas well obviating) disease and hindering (per- haps oftener than aiding) the of the sick, think good deal about how this of things might be remedied and the perverstes of the ested expert brought to heel by the common of the community. The community is needless, credulous preoccupied, and its needless credulity makes 1t possible for the expert to obscure himself in a midst of technical jargon, behind screen of facts and figures which largely under his tro1 to conceal, reveal manipulate. But though the with his elaborate technical methods traditions cannot easily be followed and checked the public in his procedure, yet his theories often be tested by first principles and, in last resort, he and must, be judged by his
 The trouble is to get the public give any serious examination to results To must alarm and disillusion it. It has fashioned It. self and for its comfort a fgment medical wisdom and dsinterestedness-a fgment we enlarge their powers and authority by exploit the public question that authority restrict