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Contaminated Well Was the Cause of Typhoid

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Investigations in connection with Croydon's typhoid outbreak had shown contamination of water from Ad- dington well, said Dr. 0. M. Holden, medical officer of health, at a meeting of Croydon Borough Council recently.

In a full statement, Dr. Holden said that to date the number of known or suspected cases of typhoid was 27. The first was notified on October 19. As inquiries did not elicit any common milk or food supply the water question was followed.

In recent years water had very j this well. and that supply was cut seldom been the cause of typhoitt

off to the public on November 4. In all cases investigated since, the outbreaks. All the housen affected,

findings it was found, were on the Croyden opinion that Addington water was

supported the original At the recent Aviation Exhibition

In Milano the German high level area supply, and all the the cause of the trouble. Detailed

one-seated trainng-plane "GO 140" created cases since November 1, with one cally pursued in an endeavour to ful lines.

investigations were being energeti-favourable comment with its beauti- exception, arose in the same area, trace the actual source of contamina-

tion. The Croydon low level supply from the Waddon and Sur-

waler

A LENGTHY TASK

In view of the henvy chlorination Dr. Holden sald that the public of the water, bolling was not really rey Street wells had been continu would appreciate the dimculties of necessary, but it would help to drive ously chlorinated for some consider-ese investigations and the neces-off any excess chlorine, and so Im- able time, but this had not been the sary length of time before definite prove the taste. practice for the high level water CS

results could be obtained. The from wells at Addington and Stroud bacteriological examinations required He had consulted medical collep- Green

were intricate and took time to com- dues about preventive vaccination, plete.

and the weight of opinion was against its widespread application. In view of the long incubation "Soon after inoculation there is a period, typhold cases would un-negative phase during which a per- fortunately continue to occur for son is more susceptible," he added. at least 14 days longer, as they "The positive phase does not develop would have been infected before until later; consequently no imme- the chlorination was commenced,diate protection is given,"

However, chlorination there was begun on November 1. A sample of Addington water was sent to the Ministry of ifealth laboratory.

The result showed contamina- tion from the gathering grounds of

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