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Show BACTERIA TESTING' NOW FACILITATED Salt I,ako, Oct. 21 Several sub-Ma-tions oT the city board of health have-been have-been Installed in various parts of the city for the purpose of nidins physicians physi-cians In diagnosing diphtheria ca:?es. According to Dr. S. O. Paul, city health commissioner, theso substations substa-tions are something that salt l-a!" has long been in need of and which will prove a great help to the health board. At these sub-stations physicians can secure culture tubes, Tree of charge, to make texts of diphtheria. The tubes are -to be returned to the suh-statlon or main office of the board of health and the physician will be given a report re-port within 12 lmurs. While culture tests will be made only in cases of diphtheria at present after the first of the year the work will be expanded so as to Include tests In cases of t ulrculosis. tyhpold aud olhcr diseases. Already the health board Is conducting bacteriological tests of milk. The new stations are located at the following places: , illl3-Horno Drug company, South Temple and Mala streets; The Van Dyke drug store. Third South and Main streets; Whitworth's drug store. Eighth East and Second South streets, Boyle's drug store, Ninth South aud Ninth East streets. One other will be located on the west side, the place not yet being selected. |