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Show AS TO FLIES. The State Hoard of Health's icport for the month of May shows nothing remarkable except that one third of those articled with pneumonia died, a warning that should not pass unloaded. un-loaded. The Hoard then offers somo advice that tlio public can Illy afford to pass lightly. The particular suggestions sug-gestions are In regard to (lies and tho dlscaso they spread. The Hoard says: "It Is extremely Important at this time of the year to remember that lllcsarc now known to bo one of tho most common carriers of typhoid and other disease germs. They come In contact with excretions and other infectious in-fectious matter given off by persons sutTcrlng from Infectious diseases. They should, therefore, be carefully prevented from gaining access to milk and other foods which they arc likely to contaminate. Also every means possible should be used to prevent their propagation. Klles principally breed in manure heaps and other tilth accumulations, where they may be observed as maggots. Extra precautions precau-tions should be Insisted upon during the summer season to prevent these and other unsanitary conditions. "Measles and whooping cough continue con-tinue to picvall extensively throughout through-out the state, and the utmost cflorts of health olllcers .should be directed toward their suppression. In all cases quarantine should be strictly enforced and disinfection performed In accordance with the rules of the Slate Hoard of Health. Physicians and members of families should be required re-quired to promptly report cases In compliance with the law." |