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Show ImmnjiM stressed I By TOM BUSSELBERG CLEARFIELD This generation's genera-tion's polio could be bacterial meningitis and haemorphilus influenza. in-fluenza. Not meaning to scare anyone. Mary Meridith of Davis County Health department stressed need for parents to get their youngsters to age 6 immunized. A DPT immunization is required she told the board of health, Tuesday, Tues-day, to counter chances of contracting con-tracting haemophilus influenza. She calls it "very serious, life , threatening" with the possibility of ' leading to meningitis. IN DAVIS County, nine cases were reported in 1982, four in 1983 and nine last year. Of that 12 in 1984 nine were 18 months of age or younger, one 18-23 months and two three years of age. "We have a a lot of parents who never miss" immunizations but some only keep up their innocula-tions innocula-tions the first four six months, she said. Thanks to publicity, though, immunization levels have "greatly increased" in the past six months. THE "OUTBREAK" of whooping whoop-ing cough several months ago brought increased visits to private physicians and health department clinics she said. Earlier though some parents shied away from the DPT immunization (pertusis whooping who-oping cough) after a vacine shortage shor-tage and a TV network report related re-lated negative aspects she continued. con-tinued. Levels increased thanks to local media coverage and a telephone campaign by health department personnel. THE WHOOPING cough was contained by "aggressive control measures" by physicians and the health department with only one case reported after the "outbreak", "out-break", bringing the total to 19. "Depite the fact we can say it (whooping cough) was contained, there is still significance potential risk' ' with the "clearest evidence a significant number are not adequately adequ-ately immunized." In other health board business Environmental Health Director Richard Harvey called 1985 the "year of the rat" vs. floods in '83 and the Great Salt Lake's rising last year. COMPLAINTS OF rats have averaged av-eraged 10-12 a day over the past eight weeks, he said. It's spread to virtually every city with concentrations concentra-tions also widespread. The only area with no known complaints is south of 1800 South in Bwt V he added. Interest by residents Wa, monstrated in Bountiful 1 de- flii public hearing drew moiS? W pants than any burn plant meeting, Mr. Harvey? NEIGHBORHOOD group! l t been organized to comffi havt C lem with advice and 2 ance available from the health f r partment. Insufficient S dt' vents "door to door" cavf?re- however he emphasized I ln' "Quite a safe" baiting Drnto, is available though with reS help after the initial "imSS $ IN ADDITION, he Ur.ed lo homeowners to control the amf 'e they feed their pets, the IS "' f being grabbed by rodents In Jh tion, garbage shouldn't be left?" at overed. nc' reCe . is if |
