Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-28
AND SCARLET
FEVER IN NORWICH

Four cases of diphtheria and one case
of scarlet fever were reported to the
state department of health last week |
from Norwich. according to the weekly
morbid!ty bulletin issued Tuesday by the
state department of health.
During the week the following conta-
gious diseases were reporte from towns
in eastern Connecticut:
Diphtheria-Jewett City New London
2, Norwich 4, Stonington 5, Putnam l,
Winimantic g.
Scarlet Fever-Bast Lyme 3. Groton 1.
New London 4. Norwich /, Stonington l,
Toliand 4.
London l, Columbia 5. Mansfield 10,
Brooklyn 2. Chaplin IT. Eastford Z.
Hampton Q, PlSinfie,d /. Windalam 5,
Wiliimantic Il.
Whooping Cough-Stonington l. Hamp-
ton 2. Windham /
The weekly report says:
With the cold weath Eere accompan-
| led by its raw winds and sleetv DAYS. II
| is with RELIEF that health officers have
| viewed the continued low seasonal crew
slence Of communicable diseases during
this fall. During November. the t-tals
1 Of all prominent diseases in Conne-tlcnt
were below the average. with the one
exception of df7hthoria. Tue number q
cases of typhoid fever. scarlet fever
measles. whoopdng cough and pulmonary
! tuberculosis are markedly below the av-
| erage number for November.
At the present time there Is measles
epidemic present cast OF the Connecticut
river in the sdJthern part of Holland and
| Windham counties and the eastern part
Of Hartford county. This endemic Ia
covered several Of the smaller towns. but
has not reached any 4 the larger cities
up 20 the crescent time. with the excea-
ton OF WIliimantic Aside from this
there IS no indication Of any disease be.
coming epidemic.
II will he noticed in the fatilitv rate,
that the average rate for 19ls-l92i
showed Il per cent. OF the typhoid fevei
cases were fatal. Similarly per cent. o.
diptheria cases and over per cent. OF
the whoorsing cough cases were fatal Tn,
fatality rates ere given IN show that
with the exception Of scarle; fever. Their,
are fewer persons dying OF those III witt
these common diseases An interesting
! point in this table Is that the percen-ag
Z Of fatal cases in who ping cough 81
nearly as great as the percentage Of fat
al cases IN whoopirE couglpt IS nearly a
great as the percentage OF fatal cases 1,
5 diphtheria.
, Il IS apparent that continued effort &
$ needed to emphasize the importance o
| early ana 1roIn1t medical care 70 lnSuT
{ the successful treatment of the so-calle
/ minor diseases Of children" The import
ant step is TO find the cause for thes
deaths and then do something % proven
| them.
n Recently two typhoid cases were re
ported on a farm in a Connecticut town
= Milk was produced or. this farm and ser
= by truck to a nearby city where II wa
? pasteurized.
: These two typhoid fever cases Ia
= handled the milk all through the incuba
? ton period Of the disease II seem
4 probable that II this milk had not bee
n pasteIrlzed. many typhoid fever case
would have occurred in the city where
= was distributed Il speaks well, there
r fore for the manner in which the .2wns
q II the Pasteurization plant carried On
the process Of pasteurization.
r Many health officers are now maxim
regular periodic. examinations a y
], plants pas;eurizing milk in order 70
hure that the plant IS properly operate
IL IS clean, and that the milk IS heated ar
held at the properly temperature 4
=, carrying on pasteurizatr7n IN accordan,
r with the regulations of the milk regul;
ton board