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Show Filthy MOST FLIES MANURE BORN State Health Board Gives Timely Warning to all the Towns KILL THE FLIE8 BEFORE THEY BREED IN MANURE AND KILL YOU The State Board of Health is sending out to all towns in the state the following timely warning and instruction on the "fly question." In every town aud locality in the state many people have fail- ed to heed the numerous warn- ings that have been issued against flies. Attention has been called to the fact that they are one of the most dangerous menaces to the life and health with which mankind has to contend, being be-ing responsible for a large portion of all cases of typhoid fever and dia-rhoeal dia-rhoeal diseases of infants and many cases of tuberculosis and other contagious con-tagious diseases. This results from their habit of feedingon filth and discharges from the sick, thus collecting col-lecting and carrying disease germs to various articles of food and drink. t They have caused thousands of deaths in Utah, and will continue their work of destruction until the public awakens to the fact and inaugurates in-augurates a warfare that will result in their extermination. This can be accomplished definitely defin-itely and effectively. It requires only the removal of filth. Flies breed in filth and in filth alone. Without filth there can be no flies.. More than 90 per cent of them breed in stable manure and . the balance in garbage, outhouses and, other forms of refuse. Their development from the egg requires about ten days. Maggots Mag-gots are flies in the larvel stage. The fly season is approaching, and prompt action at this time may prevent pre-vent many deaths during the summer sum-mer and fall, and a grave responsibility responsi-bility rests upon all health officers and other citizens. An immediate and thorough cleaning clean-ing of premises should be effected and further accumulations of filth and decaying matter avoided. Stable manure should be kept in vaults or boxes screened or covered or frequently fre-quently sprinkled with lime or kerosene, kero-sene, and should be removed at least every week. Garbage receptacles should be carefully covered and the contents sprinkled with lime or oil. Privy vaults should be made fly proof, and their contents frequently sprinkled with lime and kerosene. Privy vaults on premises where typhoid ty-phoid fever has existed should be filled in and abandoned. ' (Plans for an extensive and sanitary sani-tary dry closet will be furnished on application.) Cuspidors should be cleaned every day and there should be kept constantly con-stantly in them a two per cent solution solu-tion of carbolic acid. In addition to the measures for the prevention of breeding of flies every effort should be made to prevent pre-vent them from entring th houBe or vent them from entering the house or having access to milk or other foods. When germs are deposited in milk they multiply rapidly. All doors and windows, especially those of the kitchen or dining room should be screened throughout the fly season. Food exposed for sale should be screened and ordinances to this effect ef-fect should be enacted and enforced. Flies should be especially kept away from the sick, and if one is discovered in the sick room it should be killed. Discharges from the pa-, tient should immediately be disinfected disin-fected and disposed of. A simple and effectual fly poison may be provided by mixing two tea spoonfuls of formalin with a pint of sweetened water. Every household should be provided provid-ed with one or more fly traps. Sim-(Contlnund Sim-(Contlnund on rage Six) KILL THE FLIES (Continued from page 1 ) pie and efficient traps may be constructed con-structed and purchased at a small cost and the State Board of Health will furnish plans on request. People who have cleaned their own premises should demand that their neighbors do likewise, and notify the board of health of any failures or refusals. re-fusals. The saving of life and suffering will amply repay for all the trouble and expense. Either man must kill the fly or the fly will kill the man. Utah State Board of Health. T. B. Beatty, M. D. Sec. a |