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tistics should receive a small fee of say twenty-five

cents from local boards of health.

M. D, Lewiwn,
Mifflin county.

December 31, 1897, from A. T. Hamilton, M. D., Med A. T. Hamilton, ical Inspector for Mifflin county, that during the year 1897 reports had been made of the various inspections made by him at Lewistown, Minehart's Run and Milroy.

The county, during the past year, had enjoyed fairly good health with the exception of diseases accompanied by a slight rash, and slight throat affections.

March 25th, 1898, from A. M. Cooper, M. D., Medical Inspector for Bucks county, that during the past year, some cases of diphtheria and typhoid fever had occurred throughout the county.

A. M. Cooper, M.

D., Point Pleas-
Bucks.

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county.

D., Pike county.

January 1, 1898, from E. B. Wenner, M. D., that there E. B. Wenner, M. is but one regularly appointed local board of health in the county, and that that one is in Mifflin.

He reports that the streams and springs through the county are unusually pure, there being no factories which might pollute them.

Typhoid fever has been the only epidemic, one case appearing in Lackawaxen, one in Milford, and 13 in Matamoras, but they were all contracted outside the county.

July 20, 1898, from J. B. Tweedle, M. D., Inspector for Carbon county, that the general sanitary condition of the county had been good.

There had been a few cases of typhoid fever, measles, scarlet fever and diphtheria, but in the latter disease antitoxin had been more generally used and with encouraging results.

He reported that one inspection had been made at Nesquehoning, and that the town of Beaver Meadows had been incorporated into a borough, and a board of health established.

He concluded by saying that the citizens throughout the county were beginning to appreciate the good work done by their two health boards.

November 5, 1898, from J. W. Morrow, M. D., Inspector for Forrest county, that there had been a few seattered cases of typhoid fever during the year, but no complaints from other causes.

J. B. Tweedle, M.
Carbon county.

D., Weatherly,

J. W. Morrow, M. est county.

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A. P. Goedecke,

M. D., Jeddo dis

October 6, 1898, from Arthur P. Goedecke, M. D., Deputy Inspector for Jeddo district, that since Janu- trict. ary 1, 1898, there had been ten cases of diphtheria,

two proving fatal, two of scarlet fever, and one fatal case of typhoid fever. In the fatal cases of diphtheria the physician was called in too late to render assist

ance.

At the time the report was written there was an epidemic of diphtheria in Drifton, Hazle and Foster townships, so severe as to necessitate the closing of the schools there, but every precaution had been taken to prevent the contagion spreading to Jeddo.

Doctor Goedecke had had all cellars and outbuildings in his district inspected, and found that with one or two exceptions they were in good condition.

REPORT OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER.

By Henry Leffmann, M. D.

November 2, 1898.

Benjamin Lee, Secretary State Board of Health and Vital Statistics of

Pa.:

Dear Sir: I have the honor to report that during the year 1898 to the present date I have made the following analysis for the Board: Water from Birdsboro, Pa. Sample collected and forwarded by M. A. Hengst.

Yours,

HENRY LEFFMANN.

REPORT OF PROFESSOR F. C. PHILLIPS.

Chemist for Western District.

Allegheny, Pa., Nov. 5, 1898.

Dr. Benjamin Lee, Secretary State Board of Health:

Dear Sir: I beg to submit the following brief report of work for the State Board of Health during the year ending November 1, 1898:

Two cases have occurred calling for my services. An examination was made of four water samples sent by the health board of New Brighton, Pa. Of these, three were reported good and one doubtful, March 30, 1898.

On August 4, I visited Sharpsville by request of Dr. Lee, and inspected a proposed source of water supply for the town. The plan they had formed-natural filtration from the river into a filter well on the river bank-seemed to be of doubtful utility, owing to possible dangers to the water. At a meeting of the borough council the question was brought up-"Can we legally adopt a plan for water supply without first submitting it to the State Board of Health for approval?" This question had to be answered in the negative, whereupon the council promptly adopted the plan.

I think that this case emphasizes the necessity for a law in Pennsylvania requiring that plans for water supply of municipalities be approved by the State Board of Health before they are finally decided upon, for however good their intentions, the local authorities are not always competent to determine the suitability of a particular

source.

Precedents are increasing for the passage of such a law and its enactment would be an important step towards utilizing the knowledge of facts as to the influence of the character of water supply upon public health.

Respectfully,

FRANCIS C. PHILLIPS.

REPORT OF THOMAS TURNBULL, M. D.

Assitant Bacteriologist.

November 7, 1898.

Dr. Benjamin Lee, Secretary State Board of Health:

Dear Doctor: I send annual report of work dene for the year ending November 1, 1898, as Assistant Bacteriologist to the State Board of Health of Pennsylvania.

March 14, 1898, examined four samples of water from New Brighton, Pa. Results given in report forwarded the Secretary of

State Board.

September 19, 1898, examined three samples from water supply

at Vandergrift, Pa. Results given in report forwarded the Secretary of State Board.

October 22, 1898, examined three samples from wells at State Normal School, Indiana, Pa. Results given in report forwarded the Secretary of the State Board.

Respectfully submitted,

THOMAS TURNBULL, Jr., M. D.

APPENDIX C.

REPORTS OF INSPECTIONS.

1. Milroy, Mifflin county, A. T. Hamilton, M. D.
2. Pitchpine, Clarion county, H. N. Hess, M. D.
3. Woodvale, Berks county, Daniel Longaker, M. D.
4. La Porte, Sullivan county, U. M. Pratt, M. D.
5. Proctor, Lycoming county, A. Richer, M. D.

6. Smith's Station, York county, I. C. Gable, M. D.

7. Nesquehoning, Carbon county, J. B. Tweedle, M. D.

8. Essington, Delaware county, R. S. Maison, M. D.

9. Penllyn, Montgomery county, H. H. Whitcomb, M. D.

10. Hanover, York county, I. C. Gable, M. D.

11. Hanover, York county, Benjamin Lee, M. D.

12. Doylestown, Bucks county, W. B. Atkinson, M. D.

13. York, York county, I. C. Gable, M. D.

14. York, York county, R. L. Pitfield, M. D.

15. York, York county, George G. Groff, M. D.

16. Packerton, Carbon county, J. B. Tweedle, M. D.

17. New Brighton, Beaver county, Thomas Turnbull, M. D.

18. Leiperville, Delaware county, R. S. Maison, M. D.

19. Mohnsville, Berks county, Daniel Longaker, M. D.

20. Bacteriological Laboratories, Monroe county, Benjamin Lee, M. D.

21. Neighborhood of York, York county, I. C. Gable, M. D.

22. New Florence, Westmoreland county, R. B. Hammer, M. D.

23. Lehigh County Almshouse, Allentown, W. H. Boardman, C. E. 24. Allentown, R. L. Pitfield, M. D.

25. Sharpsville, Mercer county, F. C. Phillips, M. D.

26. Antrim township, Franklin county, P. B. Montgomery, M. D.

27. Waynesboro, Franklin county, P. B. Montgomery, M. D.

28. Stroud's Mills, E. Bradford township, J. G. Shoemaker, M. D.

29. Harvey's Lake, Luzerne county, C. P. Knapp, M. D.

30. Neighborhood of York, York county, I. C. Gable, M. D.

31. Ham.mersley Fork, Leidy township, R. B. Watson, M. D.

32. Schuylkill river and canal, C. B. Walker, M. D.

33. Schuylkill river and canal, R. L. Pitfield, M. D.

34. Schuylkill river and canal, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Boards of Health. 35. Schuylkill river and canal, Daniel Longaker, M. D.

36. Schuylkill river and canal, J. G. Shoemaker, M. D.

37. Schuylkill river and canal, H. H. Whitcomb, M. D. 38 Pennsylvania Railroad, E. C. Town, M. D.

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