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Show i MFUIEKI IS II I! OW THE DECREASE ;i : SALT LAKE. Nov. 26. "Tho influ- enza situation in Utah is on the downward down-ward curve," said Dr. T. B. Beatty,. of 'the state board of health, last night. '."Reports fronmearly every part of the . state are encouraging, and it may be said Hint the disease has subsided per. 'manently. a comparative test of three ten-day periods shows a decrease of 50 to 75 per cent, and the subsidence noied Is due to the fact that public i sentiment has sufficiently awakened .'to the importance of following the ; measures set forth to combat the disease." dis-ease." I City health officials also arc of the I opinion that the disease is on- the 'wane, although at the same time they (gave warning that efforts to stamp out jthe disease should not for a moment be relaxed. The use of masks is strongly strong-ly recommended by some doctors, (while others are as strongly opposed, (according to reports reaching the local j health office. Most of the members of the profession profes-sion in Salt Lake are agreed on the value of the vaccine as a preventive, and are urging the public to take advantage ad-vantage of it. Two kinds arc available in Salt Lake, the Leary serum! which is being dispensed at the emergency j hospital by the city board or health, nnd the Rosenau culture, which is to I be had from the state health authori I ties. The influenza death list in Salt Lake yesterday was brief, only two fatalities fatali-ties being attributed to the malady. These were E. F. Parry, 36 years old. jand Mabel Sargent, 21 years old, of 113 Seventh avenue. New cases reported report-ed numbered 105, but most of these are said to be of mild form. The seventy-seven houses in which these cases were found were immediately quarantined, although in one instance the attending physician objected, insisting in-sisting that the ailment from which his patient was suffering was not influenza, in-fluenza, but tonsilitis. One death occurred in the countv outside the city, being that of Roxcie Palfryman. Payson yestoVday reported that three deaths had occurred there in the last four riavs. lnrliirfin M.r rnr.o r(i. man, aged 27 years; Henry Fairbanks, 18, and Edson Peery, 32. From Provo two deaths were reported report-ed yesterday, Peter J. Peterson, nged 6S years, and David W. Peay. 38, succumbing suc-cumbing to influenza, each after a brief illness. No new cases were reported, re-ported, and the situation is declared to be greatly improved. Murray listed one death, that of Miss Rita Powell, 36 years old, while-another while-another was listed from Provo Befich. where Mrs. Louise Park died Jroni influenza in-fluenza at the age of 30 years. The quarantine recently voted by the board of county commissioners of Wasatch county -was.puf into effect yesterday. Under thc"rules established, persons may pass through Wasatch county without stopping, but anyone from the-outsldc attempting to tarrv within the limits of the county is sub-ject'to sub-ject'to arrest and fine, it is said. $ Standardvillc and Storrs, two towns m which influenza had boon under control prior to the victory celebration" of November 11, now report to JJr. Beatty that the disease has been renewed. re-newed. Notwithstanding this, Dr. Beatty says the situation in the state is becoming be-coming better. At Winterquarters, Saturday, the keeper of a coffee house was fined ?50 for allowing crowds to congregate in his plaqe, contrary to the regulations, it is reported to Dr. Beatty by Dr. C. S. Pomeroy of that place. A compilation of government statistics statis-tics on influenza was received by the governor's office yesterday. These statistics sta-tistics revealed that the death rates per thousand of population from influenza influ-enza in a series of cities were as follows: fol-lows: San Francisco, 4.7; Oakland, 3.1; vcr, 2.6; Seattle, 1.5, and Portland, 2. The Salt Lake rate, up to the including includ-ing November 16, and 1.5 per cent. An additional compilation of statistics statis-tics from the office" of Dr. Beatty showed that . for-.the first ten days of 1 November there had been scventy- two deaths in Salt Lake, while from November 11 to 19, inclusive, which included the daj's of the peace celebration, celebra-tion, there had been thirty-one deaths attributed to Influenza, In Ogden the fleures for the same relative jperiods. were twenty-eight and twenty-two, respectively. re-spectively. Dr. E. G. Gowans, state superintendent superintend-ent of public instruction, is at home as a result of an influenza attack. Lust night ho was reported to be maklnn favorable progress toward recover?. tho attack having developed several Ot days ago. illsdS At the Oregon Short Line offices an fJE order has been issued requesting cm- JB ployes to wear masks. fl |