1898—2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Jacksonville, Florida. June-October, 1898

Manœuver Division, San Antonio, Texas. March 10-July 11, 1911.

Comparison of cases of and death from typhoid in 1898 and 1911. What have we learned about combating typhoid since 1898?

During this period there were 49 cases of typhoid and 19 deaths in the near-by city of San Antonio. But in camp, where vaccination for typhoid was required, all were practically immune. In the army at large, since typhoid vaccination has been practiced, 1908-1909, the death rate from typhoid has dropped from 2.9 per 1000 to .03 per 1000, a wonderful record when we remember that during the Spanish-American War 86 per cent of the deaths in the army were from typhoid fever.

How the Board of Health fights Tuberculosis.—Tuberculosis, which a few years ago killed fully one seventh of the people who died from disease in this country, now kills less than one tenth. This decrease has been largely brought about because of the treatment of the disease. Since it has been proved that tuberculosis if taken early enough is curable, by quiet living, good food, and plenty of fresh air and light, we find that numerous sanitaria have come into existence which are supported by private or public means. At these sanitaria the patients live out of doors, especially sleep in the air, while they have plenty of nourishing food and little exercise. The department of health of New York City maintains a sanitarium at Otisville in the Catskill Mountains. Here people who are unable to provide means for getting away from the city are cared for at the city's expense and a large percentage of them are cured. In this way and by tenement house laws which require proper air shafts and window ventilation in dwellings, by laws against spitting in public places, and in other ways, the boards of health in our towns and cities are waging war on tuberculosis.

The best cures for tuberculosis are rest, plenty of fresh out-of-door air, and wholesome food.