Show 10 social ial diseases theme for week I 1 it renewed activity in cam laign against syphilis and gonorrhea rl left was seen today in an an by dr welby IV bigelow derector Ur ector of the bureau of veneral disease control of the utah state board of health that social hygiene week would again be observed ser v ed in tills this state on oil february I 1 to io 7 principal object of the 1040 observance dr bigelow said Is to acquaint the public with the problems problems lems of medical quackery and self treatment in relation to bo these diseases and to extend public understanding der of at their menace to individual and public health dr bigelow state stated d that despite educational efforts of his organization and others many persons still do not appreciate appie clate that only a competent physician can call properly diagnose slid and treat syphilis and gonorrhea the result he pointed out is that ninny many uninformed men and women are victimized every day by medical quacks unscrupulous vendors of worthless remedies and home no strums and 8 some unethical druggists who pro prescribe for these serious diseases without being properly qualified hed to do so M by meetings motion pictures and other means fourth social hygiene week in this state will seek to clarify many of the half truths concerning syphilis and gonorrhea 0 arhea and once again focus public ile attention upon their perpetual threat to young men and women our families and our children he said national social hygiene day Js Is being observed in every state and more than five thousand comment ales ties on february 1 and is being sponsored iby by the american social hygiene association in cooperation with state and local health departments social hygiene societies and other organizations our record of cases dr bigelow stated shows we have bave less cases of veneral diseases than most other states with our present facilities we should soon lead 11 states we are therefore observing berving a full week as social hygiene week to allow time tor for all organizations to hold meetings to clarify the methods of preventing treating and obliterating these diseases from this state |