Annual Report Of The State Board Of Health Of The State Of Kansas V5 PDF Download

Excerpt from Sixth Annual Report of the State Board of Health, of the State of Kansas: From January 1, 1890, and Ending December 31, 1890 In 1889 this disease was introduced into this State from Missouri, Colo rado, California, Nebraska, Arizona, and New Mexico, until twenty - one counties were invaded by this loathsome disease, resulting in 387 cases, with only fifteen deaths. This result is chie y attributable to the prompt and efficient measures adopted, and thoroughly enforced by the energy and vig ilance of the county and State boards of health. So thorough and general were the preventive measures, such as vaccination and disinfection, so eu forced, that during this past year, 1890, the disease only made its appear ance in four counties in the State. In each instance the disease originated from importation from other States; it was confined to a single family in each county, except one, and that one was where the commissioners had abolished the county health office under the false and imsy pretext of economy; and in this instance the State Board of Health had to establish quarantine, and enforce efficient preventive and restrictive measures, so as to control and stamp out the disease. Before the matter was reported to the State Board of Health, the disease had gained a foothold, and twenty three cases resulted, with four deaths, due mainly to the fact that there was no county health officer. It will cost the county one hundred fold more than it would to have paid for the services of a county health officer for ten years, to say nothing of the distress, suffering, and loss of life, the terror of the community, and the depression of business. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."