It is noted that in accordance with section 9 of the aforesaid regulation
of the Mayor, failure to comply with this request shall be considered an act of
sabotage and punished accordingly.
Piotrków, 10 November 1939 Council of Elders of the Jewish Community
in Piotrków
(1a) To the Jewish population!
Due to recent incidents of typhoid, we appeal to the public to undertake intensive
preventative measures against the disease.
Typhoid fever is an epidemic disease, caused by a germ that can be transmitted
by touch from infected objects (food, water, milk, clothes, underwear,
and excreta [faeces, urine] of an infected person) into the digestive tract of
a healthy person.
Typhoid fever is a disease of dirty hands and contaminated food products.
Typhoid can be transmitted by insects (flies).
In order to prevent typhoid, one should:
1. Maintain scrupulous personal cleanliness of one’s own clothing and
housing, and immediate environment (lavatories).
1. Wash hands frequently with warm water and soap, especially before
each meal.
2. Avoid touching dirty objects of uncertain hygiene.
3. Eliminate and prevent all kinds of parasites and insects.
4. Do not drink unboiled water of unknown origin and quality or raw
milk; fruit should be washed with warm water and peeled.
5. Food products should be stored in a closed space, and in shops in special
glass cases.
6. Protective vaccination should be taken as a precaution.
Vaccinations are carried out in the clinic of the Jewish Community in
Piotrków, at Piłsudskiego Street 27.
Piotrków, November 1939 Council of Elders of the Jewish Community
in Piotrków
