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Show TWENTY-SIX DEATHS W OCCURRED II SALT LIKE ' Ogden reported three deaths, and sixty new cases of Spanish Influenza Wednesday. j Within the past six days twenty-six persons have died from the malady in j Salt Lake city. The epidemic has j reached every part of tho state and I such arc exigencies of the situation that national recognition came yesterday yes-terday to Dr. Beatty. who has been in charge of the influenza preventive measures In Utah. In the form of a telegram from Surgeon General Blue. Representing the public health service of the government, General Blue asked ' Dr, Beatty if he would accept appoint - ' mont as acting assistant surgeon of the department and assume control of the. situation in this State as the direct representative of the government. The tender of the position Indicates the intention of the federal government govern-ment to assume charge of the epidemic in each affected state under tho powers pow-ers of senate bill No. 63. which passed earlier this week and In which are appropriated ap-propriated sums for the prevention and control of disease, and makes neces- 1 sary appropriations for carrying on tho work. Assistants to Be Named. In his new capacity Dr. Beatty Is empowered to appoint physicians" available av-ailable as acting assistants for ihi state and to take such preventive steps as in his judgment may be necessary for the control of influenza in Utah. The preventive measures which have already been adopted in Utah are In strict accord with the indicated wishes of the government, which in turn has taken cognizance of the seriousness ser-iousness of the situation In the nation. Dr. Beatty will today confer with Governor Gov-ernor Bamberger relative to the or- ganization of the crops in this slate In accordance with the request of Gen-1 oral Blue. , The criticism of Dr. Woods Hutch - I inson's opinion which the Standard I quoted from an Ogden physician Wednesday Wed-nesday is supported today by the. re -J marks of Captain J. N. Dolph, at present pres-ent visiting in Salt Lake. Captain Dolph made a statement to newspaper men yesterday afternoon apropos of Dr. Hutchinson's opinion. In relation to the influenza situation Captain Dolph said: "For any one at this time to life any seemingly authoritative voice against the precautions now advocated in combating the so-called Spanish influenza influ-enza would be virtually Inviting your , citizenry to commit murder, by the spreading of germs, among their neighbors. I cannot indorse too strong-I strong-I ly tho work of the state board of health In its closing regulations and j its endeavors to stop the spread of this malady. These measures are literally liter-ally saving thousands of lives and will in a large measure limit the number of j cases. I "Of all the plagues that have Jnfest- cd mankind, none have reached a mor-Itallty mor-Itallty rate of 30 per cent, while in cases of tho tertiary or pneumonia period ot this Spanish influenza the mortality is running In some localities as high as 50 per cent and tho number of funerals in Salt Lake will absolutely absolute-ly depend on the precautions taken to. prevont Its spread. Every cough, every sneeze, every running nose should be regarded with suspicion as being primary pri-mary Spanish influenza, and those who care to live should shun anyone displaying dis-playing these symptoms. "Grotesque as would seem the uni- versal wearing of gauze masks during tho conducting ot all business in this city, it would reduce immediately tho spread of the diseaso 50 per cent and actually stamp it out In ten days. This, by the way, is the only even partially successful method of prevention that has, as yet, been evolved by the com-. com-. bined medical thought of the country, science having on this occasion found (absolutely nothing in the category of I medicine which will either prevent or I cure this terrific plague." |