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Show Season of Increased Prevalence of Tyhphoid Fever at Hand. The people of Lehi are earnestly requested to co-operate with the local board of health in tho removing remov-ing of all possible sources of in faction, during the coming autumn and winter months. . Typhoid Fever, the mast merciless merci-less and dovasting scourge known to mankind is at tho threshold of every home awaiting an opportunity opportuni-ty to enter and begin its terrible work. It has been truthfully said .that typhoid is a true index of the sanitary intelligence of a community, commun-ity, and tho people of Lehi are urged to do all in thoir power to make their community an example of sanitary intelligence. If we but realize that hv ciiVofnl observance of a few simple precautions, pre-cautions, many lives may be saved, then will we work with might and main for the crrudication of this disease. Typhoid fever is caused by swallowing food and drink contaminated con-taminated by tho discharge of previous cases. Milk contaminated contami-nated with uutorie fever water may amy the infection, also raw oysters taken from contaminated water. Uncooked vegetables and vcy often tho common housefly is the vehicle of transmhsion. Do fective surface drainage and contaminated con-taminated manure me important features and tho vegetables taken from a garden fertilized with that manure, are likely to convoy the germ directly to the consumer, How tiro wo to obviate and prevent pre-vent this ovilf r Before answeiing this question let us review the situ 1 here arc a number of ccsspooR in close proximity to your nluin streets so filthy that they arc a constant menace to public health. Pig pens, manure piles, rotten apples are all dangerous to a community. com-munity. Thodo existing conditions are very serious mistakes and should be corrected at once, first by carefully cleansing uud then disinfecting. Protect yourselves fioin disease by doing all in your power to clean up. Do not find fault witlt your health officer if ho does his duty it is for your good not his that he insists on certain details. Lend him a hand and by so doing you will render to yourself and community com-munity an uncstimablo service. Let this be your motto for the next few weeks. Clean and disinfect. F. E. CLAltK, M. D. State Inspector of Public Health. |
