Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-12-27 | Page 2 | Measles Epidemic Alarms Officials

MEASLES EPIDEMIC ALARMS OFFICIALS Great Increase in Number of Cases in City The epidemic of measles is if rapidly assuming large proportions in Salt Lake and members of ot the city board of ot health have urged the public t to co cooperate co co- operate in stopping Its Us spread There were cases reported during the past week an Increase of ot cases In seven days das Children are being allowed to go to school in many cases where casual observation observation ob ob- ob- ob on the part of ot the mother I would convince her that they displayed symptoms of measles and should be kept at home according to the health authorities In many cases children who are kept from school are allowed by the parents to entertain other children children chil chil- dren in their homes and the disease is spread in this way Physicians say that measles should not be regarded lightly as there are often otten complications and sometimes se serious serious serious se- se rious after arter There is a strict quarantine ordinance ordinance nance and arrests may be made where parents disobey ey the regulations ns There were also twenty five case cases of ot smallpox reported twenty four of chickenpox nine of whooping cough nine of ot scarlet fever six of ot mumps one of influenza and one of ot diphtheria There were four eighty-four births re reported reported reported re- re ported during the week and one forty-one deaths