88 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



of the college year will approximate |975.00. Tlie total amount paid 

 nurses also approximates |075.00. In addition to this amount are the 

 sums spent for food, medicines, disinfectants, laundry and miscellane- 

 ous supplies Avhich amounts are given below: 



Groceries and supplies (medicine) |247 20 



Meat 52 25 



Milk, cream, butter and ice 101 78 



Egos and chickens 75 48 



Laundry 133 47 



Disinfectants 189 70 



Making a total of |799 88 



to June 15th. 1911. This amount does not include the extra permanent 

 supplies which had to bo purchased, nor the extra labor for keeping Ihe 

 l!osi»itals in running order, disinfecting rooms and clothing, obtaining 

 supplies from the different sources, running the hand ambulance, etc. 

 Prom these figure^! it will be noted that such an epidemic is a financial 

 loss both to the college and to the student. 



ZAE NORTHRUP. 



I have no details to add regarding the general hospital in charge of 

 Miss Ketchum, as nurse, but I can make this general statement: The 

 general hospital has become a rendezvous for students suffering from 

 tein})orary and light ailments Avho go there to convalesce. From time 

 to time, serious cases are cared for which are not regarded as contagious. 



Dr. Bruegel. the health oificor. Miss Northrup, Miss Goritz, Miss 

 Ketchum, and Mv. Penner, all who have been so diligent in looking^ after 

 the wants of the sick the past year deserve the greatest consideration 

 and most heartfelt thanks, for one not familiar with the situation at 

 such a time can scarcely appreciate the vast aniomit of work entailed. 



In addition to the handling of the diseases of patients, Miss North- 

 rup has analyzed many samples of water throughout the year, simply 

 as a safeguard to the student body. I now give the report of these water 

 analyses which she has submitted. 



WATER ANALYSES. 



Since July 1st, 1910, many samples of water have been analyzed, 

 from the college system, from the East Lansing city water supply, from 

 the Chase-Angell system, and from miscellaneous sources. 



In these sami)lcs. only the bacteriological and chemical analyses nec- 

 e.^sary for establishing sewage pollution were undertaken. 



The average bacterial count ])er cc. for the college water was 21, the 

 number ranging from 7 to 30; for the East Lansing city water, 175. 

 the number ranging from 19 to 30G ])er cc, and the Chase-Angell water 

 averaged about 125 per cc., ranging from, 6 to 292 in the samples ana- 

 lyzed. The bacterial count of well waters was very variable, ranging 

 from to lOS.OOO ]>er cc, the average being 12,409 per cc. 



Only four wells were found to be contaminated and these were private 

 water supplies. It was advised in each case that the use of this water 



