LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I Use of Chlorine Indorsed by Doctors Editor Tele Telegram Telegram Telegram-At ram ram-At At present there are are about ninety cases of at ty typhoid typhoid ty- ty fever fevel In Salt Salt L Lake le City most of which have been reported repotted during dur- dur ing fa t the past a two months There she I II I have e been e numerous u objections tio on j I the part of af the citizens of or this city I II to the taste of chlorine charine in the water water water wa wa- I ter and some people are of the opinion that the chlorine is the cause of digestive disturbances Inasmuch as the disease is due to contamination of our water supply supply supply sup sup- ply and chlorination of of af the water Is the most effective e method of ol sterilizing the water ad stopping the spread of the disease the fallowing following following fol fal- fol- fol lowing resolutions are drawn up Whereas There are at present about ninety cases cases of typhoid fever In In Salt Lake City and Whereas Many people object to the taste of af chlorine in the water and believe that chlorine has lias deleterious dele effect on the human body therefore be it I Resolved That It is the time opinion of the Salt Lake County Medical 1 society that chlorine in the water in a much greater amount than that sufficient to make It sterile stelle I has no deleterious effect on the human body bady and further be it Resolved That the Salt Lake LakeI County Medical 1 society urges the citizens of Salt Lake City to to make I no objections to the taste of af chlorine chlorine chlor chlor- ine Inc In In- Inthe time the the wat water watte r and to avail themselves of af ns with typhoid vaccine to prevent the dis- dis I ease an and l further be It Resolved That the Salt alt Lake County Medical society unhesitatingly Indorses the efforts of ot the board baard of health in its policy of using sufficient quantity of at chlor- chlor Inc ipe to sterilize the city water By the Committee FOSTER J J. CURTIS M. M r. r M M. CRITCHLOW W. W