New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-25
FEVER IN
NEW MEXICO IN 1921

ease in New Mexico during the sum
mer and autumn months. From June
to November it is one OF the most
prevalent diseases i'll the State, but
during the remainder OF the year is
not frequently encountered.
in order to keep track OF typhoid
fever the State Bureau OF Public
Health maintains a map record OF
the State, OF which the number Of
cases in each month are graphically
displayed by pins OF different colors.
\ study OF this map shows some in
tcrc>ting facts.
The counties OF Lea, Torrance, Sic
IRA, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Guadalupe,
Harding and Luna have not reported
any cases OF typhoid fever since June,
1921, This does not necessarily mean
that there were no cases occurring,
but simply that none were reported.
In ColfaN County typhoid fever has
been rather prevalent in the coal camp
region, especially in October, when IS
cases were reported, Three cases were
reported in June and two in August.
The coal companies have a difficult
| problem to handle with a more OF
less changing labor force, largely ior-
cign-born, and this problem can only
be adequately handled when the coun'
ty ~installs a full-time county health
department.
In Sandoval County there has been
a sharp outbreak at Cuba, five cases
occurring in October and one so far
this month. No information is avail
able as to the cause.
Mora County mas had scattered
cases OF the disease throughout the
summer and fall. Cases occurred as
follows; June, !; July, 2; August,
3; September, /; October, 5. Con-
taminatcd ditch water is believed to
be partly responsible.
In San Miguel County the cases
have been scattered over the western
part of the county, with the greatest
prevalence in October, when Is cases
were reported. Flyborne infection
from in~sanitary priyies seems the
most probable cause, and the full
time county health department i'll that
county must put on a strong sanitary
privys campaign in 1922 to prevent
such infection.
sNtllld lC NOulllN = lNAOlh NiloNo a
vast improvement over previous years,
due to the well directed and strenuous
efforts of the county health depart
ment, in building sanitary privies,
cleaning up fly-breeding places, and
anti-typhoid vaccinati o II 5.
Formerly every autumn brought for
ty or more cases OF typhoid, but this
year the record is low, as follows;
June, ,; July, !; August, 3; Septem-
Der, |; October, 5.
In Quay County there were two
sharp outbreaks. at Tucumcari and
Nara Visa. That at Tucumcari was
due to a carrier at a dairy, who caus-
ed twelve cases in August and ten in
There were four cases
at Nara Visa in July and three i'll
September; whether due to fly-borne
infection or polluted wells was not
definitely determined.
In Bernalillo County there was an
epidemic OF ten cases at Chilli in
September, which the county health
officer believes was due to an infect
I'd water supply, The heavy rains /
also caused a contamination OF the
albuquerque water supply, but this I
Vas promptly remcdied by installing |
he emergency colonization apparatus
If the State Bureau OF Public Health. J
In Catron County there has been a i
lccidcd prevalence OF typhoid fever
II and about Reserve. there being five t
asses in September and seven in Oct J
der. This is probably due to fly
,ornc infection from insanitary pri- L
les. There were also three cases near
.Iogollon in October,
There has been a scattering OF cas-
5 in Socorro County in the valley t
from Socorro to San Antonio, il
5 follows: June, 5; July, 8; Aug ]
,; September, !: October, 3. Part e
( this NAV be due to insanitary pri- S
les being flooded and their contents t
-ashed into wells used as drinking
supplies.
A small outbreak occurred at Pinon
! Otero County one case occurring
I June and six in July. There were !.
catering cases in the county as fol- u
,ws: July, B: August. |; October, !. =
In Dona Ana County five cases oc- =
urred in Las Cruces in October, and !.
one of the city wells was q
Dund to be contaminated. Whether .
lerc was any connection between the a
40 has not been determined as yet d
here were other scattering cases in y
nc county as follows: July. /; Aug =,
ST. 3. y
Other counties in which typhoid was :
'ported are given as follows: =,
Grant-Septcmber. 2: October. ?. II
Eddy-June, !; July. |; August, |. Il
ovember, !. d
Roosevelt-August. /: September, J. h
Chavcs-June. |: September. |. q
Nalencia-July, 2: September. ?. L.
De Baca-July, /; September, ,: h
ctober, /. Ia
Curry-July, ?; August, 3: Septem- in
r. 4 a,
McKinley-July. |. 81
san Iuan-June, !. AT
Rio Arriba-July, /; August, /; Oct h,
yer, ? a,
Taos-July. 3: October. 3 n,
Union-June. ,; July. /; August, /; y,
ovcmber. /.
\ review OF al the conditions yields
% conclusion that in New Mexico n,
phoid fever is primarily caused by n
--horne infection from insanitarv he
with occasional sharp out a
eaks resulting when a typhoid fever te
rrier is employed in a dairy. Wa
r supplies are OF secondYrv import lie
as p source Of typhoid fever. and ha
csc water supplies are being stead sh
improved through the activities Of lei
e Division Of Sanitary Engineering ID,
4 Sanitation. hi
The great problem with respect TO Oh
Dhoid fever. therefore. is a prob an
n Of sanitation. and he control OF r,
II supplies. This is being done quite sh
IN those counties having he