The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-19
WHOLE CITY
IN III. GRIP
OF TYPHOID
Outside Nurses and Doctors
Rush 10 Stem Epidemic
al Salem, Ohio
ny Russ sIMoNToN

SALEM, O. Nov. is.--Grippcd by
~ most viruieut typhoid epidemic
experts say has rasaged an Aneri'
can city this generation and with
enc person IN Is Of its 10000 inhabi.
eantn down with the fever. salem
has organised itself into one great
ana smoothly running machine TO
stamp out the disease
Evrry other activity has been
showed into the background
xNrIRE WATER SUPrIy
INJECTED WITH TYPHOID
salem faced this situation:
Its entire water supply was infect.
~ with typhoid.
In the homes Of rich and poor ~
nhofd made greater inroads each dsy.
ITS doctors were unable to attend
= ali cf the sick.
Its hospitals were overcruwded
Its milk became contaminated
The epidemic grew with appalling
0eed- From the first tao cascs.
within . few weeks there had sprung
uore than 600. and tho number was
decreasing.
A great mass meeting was called.
~ central committee which made
salem ieader In war drives was
olnced In power.
oxNDs OFT CALL
vUn OUTSIDE AID
Salem called for outside AID rwcn-
oY~f1ve doctors came first r. T.
Horhett. engineer OF tho United
oenxas public health service. and w.
q. pattoc. Ohio state engineer, ar
e1voa located the source Of the water
noIlu1icn where . water main and a
oswar crossed and leaked fmnedi.
asely the town tapped q new artesian
Uell
pr. y. q. Bcudrcau. state health
ocficer In charge Of contagious dis
$3.50 came 20 cooperate with City
Health OFFICER r. NJ swartx They
established health rules. and taught
Salem hcw. 70 guard against tho dis
onnA They inoculated every well
Dsrnon In the town with anu-typhold
serum.
Plncards explaining IN simple Ian
0uaGo the health measures required
Voro Issued to every ona Tons Of
ehlor1ds Of limo were distributed
Gsoa
WomK or NURSING
xUB SICK DIVIDED
Meantime. the Red Cross ana the
Duh1tc Health league divided the ac
on1 work Of nursing the sick.
U1dcr Mrs C. l. Smith. the Red
Gou called 200 trained nurses from
n uear-by citiea Some came from
Chtcngo and New York. Mrs. r. r.
o'3retIl became head nurse Of one Is
~ omsrgcncy hospital In . vacant
nAftment house. Miss Louise
zN1oox. Of the Cincinnati General hos
I1tn4 took charge OF 35-bcd hospi-
~ - , hotel The Red Cross took
ov0P enc ward IN tho City hospital
II Rad Cross enlisted women and
onG1n the manufacture Of hundreds
- e1seets and sick-roosn clothing. w.
~ Mullins. . wealthy man. gave 200
60 and mattresses
Tho Public Health hague. under
Xuf~s Grace Donsing. aided by state
oupnrvising Nurse Huida cron. took
Glhafus Of an nursing outside the hos
D1tn1a.
AUIo YLYrN0 CORPS
- Is NURSES
n butt overnight . volunteer auto
Uoo1s transportation sysecm to car
~ : corps Of Is nurses from house
- house.
The Chamber - comnercs bufrt a
41teAen and installed . dining room
- ~ headquarters TO feed tho
nurDes and doctorA Citizens took
them into their homes 1T night.
oayn Or. Boudreau: We aren't
SuA Of the woods yet--not with
ooue TOO patients TO care for. But
Ne have eliminated the source Of the
oF5gfnal epidemic. and we have the
epidemic under control. All our ef-
forts now are to keep tho well from
contracting the disease from the