Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1881 — Tracing Epidemics. [ARTICLE]

Tracing Epidemics.

Some time ago the authorities of one of the largest hospitals in London took measures to ventilate all the drains and sewers in connection with their institution, and previous to which movement pyaemia und erysipelas had almost driven the medical staff to despair. When the whole of the ventilation was completed, and as soon as the pressure was removed from the traps of the closets and lavatories, no fresh cases were found to occur, and for months the hospital wards were free from both erysipelas and pyaemia. Suddenly, however, there was a fresh outbreak of these diseases, but it appeared that the epidemic was confined to one of the surgical wards, built apart .from the main building, on the pavilion plan, and having only one story. Close investigation proved that the ventilation pipe in this wing had been stormed by a careless workman; and, on this bong remedied, all traces of the epi- > emic disappeared. A fatal railroad accident occurred near Bandy Station, France, caused by a collision between a train and an empty wagon left carelessly on the hne- Twenty-two persons were killed and injured.