The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-17
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TYPHOID FEVER PREVENTION
tby DIR. $. W. Wilson, President Car

W! III = W. wilson, PRESIDENT Car
ter county Medical Society
Typhoid Fever is very serious.
contagious. infectious disease lasting
from four 10 eight weeks. or longer.
1t is transmitted from one person 10
another. Dirt. uncleaniness. polluted
water, filth, and milk are the princi-
pal agents by which typhoid germs
are transmitted. Since Typhoid Fever
comes from the bowels and kidneys,
the menace created by the open privy
plus the thousand flies that Invariably
swarm around IL. is easily discernible
il the Typhoid excreta from the kid.
ney and bowels are deposited in an on.
en- privy, YOU may be sure that the
germs will be carried back on the feet
OF the flies and re.deposited on the
fainily's food and drink. therefore all
the excreta should he thoroughly dis.
infected with carbolc acid or some
other good dlslnfectant. If you have 4,
case Of typhoid fever in your home.
wash your hands thoroughly after
handling the patient. boil all utensils
used by the patient before used by the
family again, and make your home
as sanitary as possible. If your home
is not attached TO the city sewerage
system observe the above rule for the
tNcreta. Don't allow your garbage cans
to remain uncovered, this will caus.
the flies to accumulate. and TO say the
least this is unsanitary.
We have had very few cases O,
typhoid fever in Ardmore this year.
nut these If not properly handled will
cause many cases before the first of
1he year. These cases do not mean
that Ardmore is in perfect stage
OF sanitation. Your city and county
Health Officers must have your co.
operation. They can not nut Ard
moro in the sanitary state II should
be so every citizen should see that
his and his neighbors home is II,
near sanitary state as possible.
The last Oklahoma State Health
department reported 500 deaths from
typhoid fever, IL Is estimated that
one out Of ten died making 5000
cases that were reported This number
ot eases should be much less. and
can bc. by the co-op,ration OF the
citizens with the health officers.
or late years rabies lhydrophobiD
was practically unheard Of In Ger
many. Why? because d was comnul.
sory, that every canine be- muyylcd.
th.r"ioreit We as individuals shonld
cooperate with our local health
hoard, We will muzzle our unsanitary
conditions and have less typhoid and
other Infectious fevefS.
For your benefit will cite the re-.
suits OF Antl.typhoid vaccination In
the worlds armies.
In previous wars OF the last half
century the typhoid mortality had
varied from 1Lg to 81 per thousand
troops. whereas In the world war We
flnd such figures as Ol per hundred
thousand tFrench army 1870.
We are more or less familiar with
the convincing experience OF the
American army both In peace and In
war, but Il Is interesting to learn
the net results obtained In other
armies. Before the war there had
been numerous opportunities to com.
pare the typhoid In vacclnated and un.
vacclnated troops exposed 10 similar
opportunities for infection, and alway,
the results have supported the great
value OF preventive vaccination.
Summing up a large series OF sta.
tistics from the numerous armies. II Is /
found that the frequency OF typhoid In I
saccinated and unvaceinatei troops IL I