Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1899 — State Board of Health Bulletin. [ARTICLE]

State Board of Health Bulletin.

The State Board of Health Buletin inconcerning diseasee in Ind. ana for July says: The diseases yhich increased in area of prevalsnce daring July were dirrhoea iholera morbus, dysentery, oholera nfantum apd malarial fever. All >f these, except malarial fever, ire called filth diseases, and would xot appear in the hot months if we vould but so dispose of all excreta is to prevent access of flies End prevent the same from getting into the water supply. The diseases decreasing in area )f prevalence were typhoid 'ever, erysipelas, measles, bronohi;is, pleuritis. whooping cough, liphtheria, pneumonia and soarlet fever. All bnt the first three are sailed house diseases because they favored by foul air which can only exist in badly ventilated, damp houses, Dysentry has been epidemio in several towns, notably in Liberty Center and Covington. The total deaths so far at these two places is 26, with probably 100 cases. All sf this sorrow and loss could have been prevented by simply caring for excreta.