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Henniker-GEO. H. SANBORN, M. D.

Typhoid Fever. None observed. Think every case of typhoid fever can be traced to unsanitary conditions.

Diphtheria.

None observed during the year. Think unsanitary conditions a source of the disease, which I do not believe to be contagious.

Henniker

Typhoid Fever.

LEONARD W. PEABODY, M. D.

Two cases of mild form; water was not polluted in either case. I have often expressed the opinion that sink-spouts, pig-pens and cesspools were potent sources of typhoid fever.

Diphtheria.

None observed during the year. Think unsanitary conditions bear to diphtheria the relation of cause to effect.

Henniker N. W. BEAN, M. D.

Typhoid Fever.
Diphtheria.

Typhoid Fever.

None observed during the year.
No cases of real diphtheria during the year.

Hill-W. F. BALDWIN, M. D.

Four cases, one fatal. I sent a sample o . the water used in a family where two cases occurred, to be exam ined, and it was found to be very impure and unfit for use. I am sure it was the only cause of the disease. In the other two cases could not trace the cause. The fatal case was in a house very near a slaughter-house, but the water came through an iron pipe a distance of nearly three quarters of a mile. The sink-drain discharged directly under the window of the room where the milk and food were kept. Think unsanitary conditions are responsible for all cases.

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Hillsborough. -JOHN GOODELL, M. D.

Typhoid Fever. Three cases, all severe and all in one house; all recovered. These three cases were preceded by a case of "slow fever" of four weeks' duration, in the same family. Could not trace the cause of the disease to any reasonable source until near the termination of the cases, when I learned that a short time before the case of "slow fever" came down, the family had

obtained a cow that had prematurely dropped a calf, and the after-birth had been retained and slowly suppurated. The milk of this cow had been used, and was no doubt the cause of the disease.

Diphtheria. Three cases, all mild.

Have no doubt but two of these cases were caused by the filthy condition of the pig-sty which adjoined the house.

Hillsborough Bridge - MARCELLUS H. FELT, M. D.

Typhoid Fever. Three cases, none fatal; two cases in one family. Think unsanitary conditions are the fruitful source of the disease, though am not always able to trace it directly to them.

Diphtheria.

Two cases, one fatal. One case doubtless caused in part by unsanitary conditions. Could not trace cause in other case. It has been my experience that unsanitary conditions and contact are the sole causes of the disease.

Hillsborough Bridge- A. C. BURNHAM, M. D.

Typhoid Fever. Ten cases, four very severe, with two fatal. The first of the four severe cases was caused, I think, by overwork and taking cold; the other three by typhoid contagion from the first, as they were all in to see him during his sickness and death, contrary to my directions. The other cases were

mild. Think the drinking-water was not polluted.

Diphtheria. No well-developed case has been observed in my practice, although have had several cases of pharyngitis and tonsilitis, with suppuration. None fatal.

Hollis L. R. QUA, M. D.

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Typhoid Fever. One case, imported from Nashua.
Diphtheria. None observed.

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Hooksett-T. M. TOGUS, M. D.

Typhoid Fever. Twenty-one cases, four fatal; all in HookThink the drinking-water was polluted in six of the above One of the fatal cases was a man who had been at work on the sawing machine at the Concord Railroad, and boarded himself. I attribute his illness to the filthiness of his apartment

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in the car in which he slept. All the other cases occurred on the east side of the river and with one exception worked in the mill. Think most cases of the disease are attributable to the unsanitary conditions surrounding them.

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Typhoid Fever.

Hudson-D. O. SMITH, M. D.

Three cases, none fatal; two in town, one in Windham. Drinking-water was polluted in all cases. Consider unsanitary conditions a prolific source of the disease.

Diphtheria. Two cases, neither fatal. Bad sanitary conditions in both cases, and believe they are a prolific cause of this disease. This town, as well as adjoining towns, has been comparatively free from all zymotic diseases the past year. It does seem that the masses of the people are giving more heed than formerly to the teachings of sanitary science. The children in our public schools are receiving faithful instruction from the teachers and board of education.

Jaffrey F. G. HUMISTON, M. D.

Typhoid Fever. — One case, very mild type, in the adjacent town of Rindge. Probably caused by low state of health. My experience with the disease is as yet too limited to base an opinion upon.

Diphtheria. None in my practice.

Jaffrey (East)-O. H. BRADLey, M. d.

Typhoid Fever. None observed during the year.
Diphtheria. None.

Keene - GEORGE W. FLAGG, M. D.

Typhoid Fever.

One case, fatal. From my past experience believe that unsanitary conditions bear a very close relation to this disease.

Diphtheria. Three cases.

A large proportion of all cases are

directly traceable to unsanitary conditions.

Keene- GEORGE B. TWITCHEll, M. D.

Typhoid Fever. One case, recovered. In my opinion the

principal cause, in fact the sole cause, of this disease is directly or indirectly traceable to unsanitary conditions.

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Diphtheria. Two cases, neither fatal. Have always observed unsanitary conditions and diphtheria to go hand in hand.

Keene-IRA J. PROUTY, M. D.

Typhoid Fever. Two cases, neither fatal. Both cases occurred where the sanitary conditions were good. From past experience am of the opinion that unsanitary surroundings debilitate the system, thus rendering it more liable to be affected by the germ of the disease.

Diphtheria. None observed during the year 1888. Believe unsanitary conditions to be the principal cause of the disease.

Keene-W. R. DUNHAM, M. D.

Typhoid Fever.- None in my practice. From my past experience believe that unsanitary conditions favor the development of the disease.

Diphtheria. — None. Believe that unsanitary conditions favor its development.

Laconia T. S. FOSTER, M. d.

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Typhoid Fever. - Only two well-marked cases, both recovered. Could not trace either case to any well-defined cause. my opinion, unsanitary conditions bear to typhoid fever the relation of cause to effect, although it is not always easy, or perhaps possible, to detect the true source of the disease. Though typhoid fever is more or less contagious, it undoubtedly has its origin in some unsanitary condition.

Diphtheria.

No well-marked cases; have had several cases of diphtheritic sore throat, but little or none of the constitutional symptoms characteristic of diphtheria. Believe unsanitary conditions bear a causative relation to diphtheria.

Lancaster- - EZRA MITCHELL, M. D.

Typhoid Fever. One case, at Groveton; none at Lancaster so far as I know. The drinking-water was polluted in the above case. Attribute the cause of this disease to unsanitary conditions. Diphtheria. None in my practice, and none in town to my

knowledge.

From my past experience, believe unsanitary con

ditions expedite the cause of the disease.

Lebanon-T. H. CURRIE, M. D.

Typhoid Fever. - None worth reporting. In a practice of forty-eight years believe four out of every five cases were caused by polluted drinking-water. Unsanitary conditions and typhoid fever are twin sisters.

Diphtheria.

No case of true diphtheria; sore throats were quite common during the spring and first of summer, some quite severe, but no deposit of membrane. As a result of past observation, am of the opinion that with cleanliness of person and surroundings there would be general immunity from the disease.

Lebanon (West) — CHARLES B. Drake, m. d.

Typhoid Fever. One case, recovered. The patient, a young lady, came from her work as sewing-machine agent in the city of Manchester to her home in West Lebanon, where she was taken sick with the disease. The fever developed within a week after her arrival at home. There were five brothers and sisters at home, and no symptoms of typhoid fever appeared among them, consequently I concluded that the patient contracted the disease at Manchester. From my past experience believe that unsanitary conditions bear a very close relation to typhoid fever. Diphtheria. Six cases, one severe, but recovered. Cesspools a factor in every case. Believe unsanitary conditions are favorable to the development of this disease.

Lisbon O. H. BOYNTON, M. D.

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Typhoid Fever. Three cases in my practice, two fatal; only one case in Lisbon; in fact, they all originated in other towns. Had no means of determining the character of the surroundings. From past experience am of the opinion that unsanitary conditions are at least a predisposing cause of the disease.

Diphtheria. None during the year. Years ago I had much experience with diphtheria; very little has occurred in this section of late. I believe it to be both contagious and infectious, and its germs are more readily and rapidly propagated where filth abounds. Improperly constructed sink-drains, cesspools, bad

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