Show HEALTH CHIEFS SAY INFLUENZA ON WANE HERE Rigid Regulations Help Conditions UI in ill State and City t tc S ELEVATOR LEV ATOR RULES RELIEVE CO CONGESTION Dr i U. U S S. S oJ Health Service Succeeds 4 4 Dr Harrison at Ogden Further Indication that the Influenza 70 za epidemic Is on the decline In Salt Lake Jake came last night when the tho city board Ioard of ot health announced that but five fifty cases had been reported during dur ing jg tho the day dar There were six dx deaths and of oC this number Dr Samuel G. G Paul city health commissioner sal said at nt least four tour were the tho result of oC cases reported a f week or orten orten orten ten lays days previous There were vere also three deaths of oC cases caos brought to Salt SaIL Lake hospitals from outside points ld enforcement of oC all regulations RI Relative to the closing of or stores and offices passenger er travel el on street streetcars streetcars c cars r etc will be bo carried to greater extent nt than ever e this week Dr Paul said triet Ob nonce CH Cited d We do not Intend to relax our vigilance vig vig- ilance nce for tor a moment ho he d declared and added that strict adherence to tho the rul rules laid down b by br the state ami city hoard board of health will produce earl early re TC- TC suits Emits Discussing Discussing- the tho death rate of the past several Beveral days dl which has haa been heavier ler perhaps than at t an any other period during during dur dur- Jn ing the epidemic Dr Paul declared that this a matter to bo be taken seri seri- crl- crl o 0 us Some of oC these deaths we have o as ascertained ascertained as- as wore wele the result of or long Ions longstanding longstanding standing cases and In omo some Instances the person had almost recovered from the thc disease and then theil without observIng observing ing proper precautions ons had been with a relapse and died One Ono other at least was the result of tuberculosis tuberculosis tuber tuber- with Influenza as asa a tary r cause e MeetS Meet Reports from outside points In the state tended to bear out the earlier I reports J of f C Friday Frida and Saturday re- re by b by Dr r T. B. B Beatty Beatt of ot the state bo board rd or health and showed general or C d 1 which has been a a. hotbed of tho the malady malad- showed a striking Im Im- Im provement ement Two deaths were reported J th there re In twenty-four-hour twenty period Theatre managers of the city held a meeting yesterday to discuss tho the closing closing clos cbs ing re regulations and talked of AJr even en more rigid regulations that would tend to bring about an early removal of ot the thc closing ban While the theatre men men termed the closing regulations class le legislation an any definite steps were postponed until the present reg- reg illations aTe are given a 1 thorough test r Dr I Is fA Optimistic Dr V. V T. T or of the United United Unit Unit- ed d States health service ice sel who has been stopping at tho the Hotel Utah the past few tew days das has been appointed to suc sue succeed succeed Dr W XV H II Harrison formerly In Inthe Inthe Inthe the United States health service ser at Ogden Dr Harrison tendered his resignation to Dr T T. T B. B Beatty of or the state board of or health yesterday esterday This appointment Is to take effect imme Imme- d Ia tely Dr Beatty regarded the low bow number of ot new cases the past twenty four hours as a good omen and promises the lie mortality rate will see a deci decided ed change change- for the better In the next few tew days Giving Giving- as his reason that tho the small number of or cases which have been reported during the tile week will be a deciding factor In the tho fight to exterminate the thc Influenza germ New Acting un under er instructions from Chief Chic of Police Parle Parley White Sergt c. c W. W Pitts yesterday notified all aU police of of- of tl on downtown beats that eleva eleva- tom tors In th the tho various office buildings would id be bc permitted to 10 earn carry only t Half their usual capacity of jassen- jassen gers ers Through h some misunderstanding for several teral te ral days das starters of elevators eJe ha have limited the number of passengers to five fI for each car But nut this caused a t congestion in several of tho the larger hu buildings II di n gs Under the new arrangement ement elevator pilots have e been advised ad that they they- m my carr carry passengers as aa follows Ju Judge ge building twelve twel persons Kearns hoe hoe- ton Ion an and buildings ten ten Walker alker Bros Bank building ci eight hL Small elevators are limited to the car car- of five people This plan it Is believed belle will re relieve re- re lieve Je the con congregating of large num nUm- bull hers bers In tho the hallways of the tue big of office rice buildings and In a measure lessen tho the liability of contagion from bacilli Influenza r |