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Show PREPARING HEBE FOB SPANiSHiTJFLUENZA State and City Health Departments De-partments Will Co-operate to Avoid Disease. CONFERENCE CALLED Statement Requiring Reports Re-ports of All Cases Issued by Dr. T. B. Beatty.- That hpiiniiih Influenza, har, found its t ay to Sh It I akfl, a nd that slate and t'ly hralth ;i uf.horl t irs will co-operate in a ti emJcii.vor tu stamp out the malady ne-rorr ne-rorr It bconifs pfJi'lcniiV, wms larmsd la hi. ntlit, with thft di.-ioovxry tliat the city lif-alLli hoaid wll! nioet. In extra session ses-sion at 1::J0 o'florU this af lorno'in to dla- u.ss the t;Ht way of meeting the situation. situa-tion. Anion? other :ntf mplatrd stepy, the filiation of whether or not Salt Lake City rhfill he riiiarantined wilt he considered it is :r.U. The ex;ift number nf canes which have been difc':o ered a nd the na mes of those afflicted could not he learned, as the health office, while admitting the danger, positively refused to divulge this information. infor-mation. If was stated .however, that the cii sea brought to Hyht have been Isolated nod that every possible preeaulm is Debit De-bit taken to prevent the spread of the infection. in-fection. The local Ion of t ho place in which the local victims of the disease have been isolated was also refused by Hie health officers, who likewise declined to give out the addresses of the sufferers. .Source Is Located. "The board of hralth will meet at 3:30 o'clock this a fLeninon," said Dr. Samuel O. fan I. city health commissioner, last nliit. "for the purpose of considering' the .situation and determine what steps to take. It Is true Unit Spanish influenza has found Its way to this city, and we believe wo have located the source of It. We a re convinced 1 hat the ma lady was brought to Salt Lake by a family from Kvunston. Wyo., who came to attend the state fair." "l.'p to noon today we had discovered el glit or ten cases, and it is possible, if not probable, that others have been found since. 1 have been very busy since noun and have not examined the late reports as yet, so that I can not state positively. I The first case brought to light was the mother of an Uvanston family, who Is Buffering from an aggravated case. This case originated Wed nesday. This morning morn-ing we found that her daughter also had fallen victim to the ailment, and shortly thereafter wo found that the daughter's little girl was developing the same symptoms. symp-toms. Investigation developed the fact ; that the rest nf the family, who remained: nt. Kvanston, are all sick with the same disease. Roomers Are Sick. "Next, we found a rooming house on West South Temple street, where, fiye or six of tne guests were sick m ncd. a rigid investigation determined the fact t ha t all wore suffering: from the same disorder, which was identified as Spanish j Influenza. It is not advisable to give out ; names and addresses at this time, as it ; could not serve any useful purpose, any-w any-w a y . V e ha ve taken s pe c i m e n s of sputum from the victims and have been engaged this afternoon in making cultures In the city hospital laboratory. "All victims of the disease have been isolated, and every possible precaution is being taken to guard the public health. I wish, however, to repeat that whether the disease becomes epidemic or not, depends de-pends largely upon the people of the city themselves. They should follow as closely as possible the instructions recently issued is-sued by this office and by the state health commissioner. f this is done, the disense can be more easily controlled. All cases should be reported at once, and those affected af-fected should go to bed immediately after they learn they have contracted the ailment, ail-ment, and remain there.' Taking early precautions against the spread of Spanish influenza in Utah. Dr. T. B. Beatty, state health commissioner, yesterday issued orders that Immediately upon appearance of the disease physicians report the case or cases to his department, depart-ment, causing prompt isolation of the patient or patients. statement by Beatty. Dr. Beatty says that while no case of Spanish influenza has as yet appeared in Vtah to his knowdedge. It is natural to assume that a visitation of the disease will eventually come to the state. The health department is determined to minimize mini-mize as much as possible spread of the disease when it shall make its appearance, appear-ance, and is thus early in the field with Us instructions and reuirements. For the information of the public. Dr. Beatty gives the following brief statement state-ment Willi reference to Spanish influenza, which is rampant in many parts of the United States: "On appearance of the first svmptoms, which consists of chilliness and general discomfort, quickly followed by fever and severe aching, the person affected should Immediately go to bed. By so doing he ill very much lessen the dangerous complication com-plication of pneumonia, which is other- wise liable to follow, and also will avoid communicating the disease to others. "in- treatment a physician should be consulted, or if. the advice of a phvsician not available, a large dose of phvsic and hot drinks may bo taken with benefit. bene-fit. To alleviate the pain and fever, a ten-grain dose of Dovers powder or several sev-eral five-grain doses of aspirin two hours apart are useful. "All discharges from the nose and mouth should be-destroyed and the mouth covered w hen sneezing or coughing. "To prevent taking" the disease, public gatherings should be avoided on account of the added liability of coming in contact -with a person having the disease. To increase in-crease the resistance of the body to the invasion of the germs of the disease with Trhieh it may come In contact, living rooms should be well ventilated, overrating over-rating should be avoided and the general health promoted in every way possible." |