Show PHYSICIAN S OWN DOWN W EAR I N 81 Of MASKS R Representative Citizens Confer Confer Con Con- Con fer fel With State al and d' d City I j Heal Health Doctors Doctors- to to Wipe I Out Influenza Epidemic j jP C P O rI UI D quarantine c of houses nn and the isolation of influenza pati patients patients pa pa- ti widespread use of r vaccine and aud anda auda a deehl decided sentiment against the suggested suggested sug sug- program for un universal masking masking were the features of an Ull open SeSSiOn session of the city board of or health last night With t two O or three I e exceptions 11 I sicla pr present declared the they were cro strongly opposed to compulsory wearing wearing wearIng wear- wear Ing ing- of or f masks In addition to leading members of or the tho Salt Lake Lako County Countr l Ie Mcd- Mcd lea ical society members of or the tho committee commit commit- tee or of citizens citizen and ancl representatives cs of or theatrical and mo picture Inter Inter- esla were l i P attendance e. e Some c a action l a u 1 t i c a f 0 tr ih tile t Influenza menace 1117 for lor Patient nt I After Aller a a. discussion of or the proposed USe of ot confiscated whisky in the tho treatment treat treat- ment merit of or influenza Chief White announced announced an an- I flounced that he ho would provide tho hospitals of ot the city with Ith whisky and that the tho ph physicians in turn could procure procure procuro pro pro- cure curo it from the thc hospitals It was provided that no physician pl make malo any charge for or a n whisky hl ky prescription Karl commissioner of public safety BaCel was chairman of or the meeting Drs Samuel G G. G Paul F. F II IL Raley and ancl Clarence Snow all members bers of or tho the city board of ot health were cre present as were Dr T T. T 15 n. neatLy Beall Dr F F. P. P Stauffer Stauffer Stauf- Stauf fer and Dr F F. S. S Bascom of ot the state board of ot health Commissioner Commissioner- eLated the communication from tho medical so society so- so clot clety which had been presented to the city board of or health a MI slUng a-slUng that the wearing of ot masks be made universally culver er sally compulsory throughout tho the city had been referred to the tho city commissioners commissioners commis commis- and by hy thorn referred back loI to lo I tho city health board for action I Many Ian An Informal discussion was invited Dr who held proxies from five other physicians Clans of or the city cily said ho had called a number of oC physicians over o the telephone hono yesterday a and when he lie told them of or the object of or the tire meeting to be bc held last night twenty I Continued on Page 2 2 I II I PHYSICIANS CRY DOWN DONN I WEARING or OF MASKS Continued from Page PaSc 1 I. others other si b besides the five tl for whom he heI had proxies had hail declared the they thai are op opposed opposed opposed op- op I posed to masking Dr Critchlow said In lii part When hen tho lie medical society met mt and anti adopted t tho Ii a res resolution t I 0 ii favo favoring ta ri n g flu masking a 5 king I there thoro were only twenty eight members members mem mem- bers in attendance But few fast of oC UH UN were a aware that lint a n. matter of oC such general concern was to bo be acted on at that time Tho The expression of oC that meeting was unfair because only onh one or two t physicians who are aro known to oppose masking masking- h hail had attended There was o evidently b by those in favor or of oC It We e who oppose e masking feel equally equal equal- I I ly iy as conscientious about It as those who favor or it Having a a. mask on ones one's face taco is not only a a. nuisance but a n dIrect di direct dl- dl menace because it prevents the tho breathing of or fresh of foul toul air Is conceded a menace monC blie by b bythe the lie profession generally Advocate Sunshine anti Air lr Dr Critchlow was ras followed b by W. W H II Swanson of ot the American theatre who ilio told of ot the tho failure of oC Denver Don officers of of- leers In ut their attempt to compel masking Tie lie declared not over O 5 per Ier percent percent cent wore masks there Dr Stauffer called attention to the tIme disagreeable features of oC and said sunshine and fresh air are aro of oC far ar armore more value as masks malts are not efficient protection lie suggested that vaccine Is more effective In rendering persons I Immune I Dr p F. S S. Basconi Bascom said aiti the 10 brothers of or Itoch Rochester ster lInn Minn had In Investigated Investigated In- In an and fou foud found vaccine does furnish furnish fur fur- nish fish Immunity He lie added the state tato board of health had at one time fully considered th the advisability of oC general limit hilt li-i li l 1 tr ri 1 It If 1 I be a menace CO than a protection to wearers Dr lr on Dr William D. D Donoher said maskInS' maskInS masking mask mask- lag InS ml might ht lo Jo sonic some good but knowing the Injection of oC scrums serums does prevent pre Influenza there can bo be no further need for ma masks once a person Is vaccinated Dr A A. A C. C Beblo said al wearing scaring of ot masks Is Ig detrimental to the lie health Dr G. G I. I L. L Smart added adlIe that thal wearing masks masl s is contrary to every v ry rule rulo of hygiene hg Dr J. J C C. Landem favored maskIng maskIng mask- mask Ing hag lie also said ho favored fa tho the use of or vaccine Dr E E. F. F Root Indorsed Dr statement I Doctor Contracts Contract DIsen e Dr Edwards Edwar a of oC San Francisco representing representing representing rep rep- resenting tho ho United States public health service ser gave goa expert testimony I that wearing masks masl s did not I protect rot ct I from froni Influenza Tic lie paid said lie he had a n dozen of nr them and chan changed ed er c every hour yet ct he contracted the tIme disease and was sick flick three weeks He favors ors Isolation of oC i those who are ill III Dr Drs V. V F. F and W. W II n. Harrison of oC t te United St States public health service also agreed reed that effective thc tive quarantine and Isolation would do lIo more moro good than masking Dr Samuel G G. G Paul said tho the days day's re report report re- re port showed el six eighty hl new cases caseR of oC I from sixty houses There were eight deaths two of which were not In Salt Lake proper Dr Paul said he hc believed Influenza Is subsiding of ot JI Hoards James Jamel P. P Casey chairman of the lie bUsiness bushness business busi bush ness mens men's committee said In answer to a n question hm h by one ono of or the representatives tives U of oC picture sho shows that there conflict existing between the state and city boards of oC health in their efforts to combat the tho epidemic and that the lie officers officers orel- orel cers ors of oC both bodies are lr doin doing every ever everything thing possible to operate co-operate Jn stamp In-stamp stamp stamp- In ing out influenza The picture show managers ers asked Dr I Beatty why he lie had not nol clo closed ecI the big department stores lie replied it was not necessary In tho the boards board's opinion and anti that It Is possible to carr carry on business business business busi busi- ness as usual provided care Is exercised not to come Into too close personal contact con con- tact i Seized Whisky hisky Goes to Hospitals About pints of or good bonded whIsk whisky whisks which has been seized at various various various va va- va- va rious times from persons arrested b by city patrolmen and de detectives will bl distributed tree Creo to lo Holy Hoh Cross Cros St. St I Marks Mark's null and 1 r. 14 D. D S. S hospitals o of Salt Lake An equal division will bo be made among the larger hospitals for medIcInal medicinal medicinal medici medIcI- nal purposes only The Tile stipulation Is made that tho the whIsk whisky Is primarily for use o of influenza patients A limited quantity will bo bl turned over to tho the city emergency hospital for dispensing I only on prescriptions of oC reputable ph- ph I All An Any hospital of or good repute at outside outside out out- side points can share In the distribution distribution I tion of oC the liquor More than fifty physicians phy I protested against the destruction destruction destruction tion of oC the tho Mortality l Lower Lo In Unmasked Cities Tho following statement explaining wh why masking Is iii not considered an ef efficacious of- of method of or Influenza enza and further explain explaining InS InS' why It wn was not adopted as lS a wide state measure meas incas ure was Issued last night b by Dr T. T B. B Beatty Beatt secretary of the state board of health Tho The state board of oC health did l not adopt the compulsory US use uso of or tho the mask maskas I as all a wido wida measure because in inthe tho the opinion of oC the time board hoard such action was S not deemed advisable Mask Materiel Material Lacking Tho The question was considered early in tho the outbreak and it was wai learned that even If It tho the merits of oC tho the measure Justified Its adoption there lucre was wag aB not enough mask material In the state tato to meet the Immediate late r requirements q to toRay say Ray nothing of oC the lie constant need that would arise for their renewal Before BeCore this thin shortage could be remedied an nn opportunity was about to bo be afforded ed to test the efficacy of oC the method as asSan asSan asSan San Francisco Fr and l twO w or three other cities In iii California at H that particular pl time adopted It and tho thc results of oC their experience would soon be avail all able 4 In the tIme meantime Inquiry disclosed tho tim fact that lint In no state or city In Inthe inthe the country where th the disease IJo hall hail been bean was tho the compulsory I uso o of the mask a adopted opted or approved with the exception of ot the tIme cities mentioned men In California The 3 1 same une wa was also true of ot the United States army cantonments and the United States public health ice This of or opinion was b based sed on tho ho belief heller that hat the measure was Impractical that the proper uso us and necessary sterilization of ot the tho masks could not be enforced and amid that more harm than good might arise Even on It if used Intelligently the value alue of or tho time mask has been considered considered consid consid- ered only relative and antI not such Juch ns as to Justify the tho weakening of oC tho ho efforts of ot tho hu health authorities to lo emphasize size and enforce the time Teal real and vital measures for tho the control of or the time disease dis dis- dis ease Case which consists in tIme the immediate report and amid quarantine o of all nil cas cases s an anthe and amid the prohibition of oC public assemblies assem schools and other opportunities for Cor th time the mingling of or people C Centis of U r U. U S S. S CM CIU leu These rhese measures measures' together with the time use of QC the tho mask In iii tho the sickroom had been ordered by the tho state board of oC health and aro arc those which have o been ersaIl universally adopted In iii this country countr and arid have o resulted In tho ho control of oC the epidemic wherever conscientiously conscientious carried carried out out- Reports from California as aR to tho time r results In the tIme cities Cite s above above- abovementioned abovementioned mentioned compared with those which hl have not required cl masking arc are conflicting conflicting con con- but tho state board hoard of health o of California is authority for tor the statement In a n. telegram that there thero has been nothing to sustain the contention contention contention con con- that th time the results havo been more mora favorable In San Francisco and amid Oakland whore masks maRks were used than In other cities of ot the state stale The latest records s of oC the fe federal eral census bureau dated last week show sho that time the mortality In San Francisco has hns been 44 per 1000 population and In itt Oakland 36 On the same samo date lIate the time report shows that In Los Angeles which did not require masking the mortality had hind been 27 7 In many cities In the United States even e lower deaths were recorded Among mon them wera ivero St. St Louis 1 17 j per pcr 1000 Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- nati 2 C Seattle 1 15 5 Columbus I 1 19 Indianapolis 1 17 j and Cleveland Cle 28 S. S While In tho opinion of oC the state board of health tho the measures originally origin origin- all aIl ally adopted b by It If enforced b by the local authorities 9 are arc the tho mo most t effective lye tive for tor the control of oC the thc Influenza I epidemic local authorities have havo had hadlie tho lie authority to require compulsory us use of or masks If It the they so 50 desired |