Show HEALTH OFF OffiCIAL IS EXONERATED Formal Action Vindicating Dr Beatty Taken by Utah County Society ALL CHARGES FRANK STATEMENT IS ISSUED COVERING ENTIRE MATTER i The Tho Th i charges of Incompetency incompetency filed against Dr T B Beatty tary of the state board of health by the Utah County Medical association tion have been withdrawn and aid Gov Governor GO crimE Cutler was wag wa so notified yesterday The action was vas was taken Friday at a meeting of the association at Provo Dr Beatty and his as ant Dr F E P Clark Clarl both being present It was developed that the trouble arose from misunderstandings result resulting resultIng resulting ing In hard feelings and hasty action on the part of the society It Is said that after explanations had been made harmony was restored and all ex expressed expressed expressed pressed regret for the occurrence and anda a desire for a closer coser cooperation In the I future I Formally Exonerated The letter to the governor from Dr Frederic Fred Clift secretary of the asso association association elation follows Door Dear Governor Referring to my two previous letters of the lith and in relation to the executive officer offiC r of the Utah state board of health I Iam IanI Iam am anI pleased to report that at the spa special special cial eta meeting of fhe the Utah County Med Medical Seal ical society held this day which was wasi i attended by Drs Beatty and Clark of 7 the state board of health and a large of the practicing physicians of Utah county members of the so society society society representing Lehi Lehl American Fork Pleasant Grove Provo Spring Springville ville vile and Spanish Fork the resolution reflecting on Dr Beatty passed at the meeting of the was on mo motion motion tion of Dr Slater one of those voting in favor of the resolution at such meet meeting m et lag ing reconsidered The questions at issue were very fully discussed and Drs Beatty and Clark having explained their respective respective tive positions and the steps taken by them In regard to the several matters It was tho the sense of the meeting that the term tenn incompetency had been adopted In the draft resolution and passed J assed And It was Resolved That the Utah County Medical society upon reconsideration of action of Jan 15 1908 1903 and after atter hearing all parties interested Inter sted hereby hery her by rescind the resolution of that date and andA A absolve and exonerate Dr Beatty from A all nil charges of incompetency In the management of his office of secretary of oC the state board of health It was also Resolved That the secretary send senda a copy of this resolution to the gov governor governor governor if Utah and to each member of the state board of health I may add that the chief 1 standing was founded on an ambiguity in one of the quarantine q rules In rela relation relation relation tion to after measles I have the honor to be respectfully FREDERIC CLIFT Secretary Dr Beattys Statement Dr Beatty when seen last night ex expressed expressed expressed pressed the feeling fC that in Justice to himself and his hl official usefulness the facts upon wl which ich were based the ac actions actions actions of the Utah County Medical so society society society should be stated His statement follows It appears that at a recent meeting of the society attended by six mem members members bers bars the subject of quarantine was wag wa incidentally Incidental discussed In connection with which several members of the society made complaints against him and without realizing the serious im import import import port of the action and on the tho spur the moment as they express it a reso resolution resolution I lution was adopted charging him with incompetency and requesting his re removal removal moval inoval This action was based upon three complaints First That the state board of health health had failed to take action In the case of a n slaughter house nuisance near Provo Second That four years ago Dr Beatty had given an opinion to the ef effect effect fact that the method of ot sewage dis disposal disposal disposal adopted by the th Telluride Power company at Provo canyon was tho the one i best suited to their situation which had been and still Is an opinion con contrary contra contrary tra td t that of ot the physician making the complaint Third By the health officer at Lehi Lahi that he had railed failed to support the said officer In tn enforcing n after measles At the special meeting held to re reconsider reconsider reconsider consider the former action of the so society society society at which Dr Beatty was pres present present present ent these complaints were repeated and were ware admitted to be the allegations upon which the charge of incompetency was based In addition there bad been criticism of the state chemist In con connection connection with certain bacteriological tests which criticism was shown to tobe tob be bd b unjust and withdrawn Charges Are Arc Dissipated It was proved prove that the slaughter slaughterhouse slaughterhouse house had been investigated and pro pronounced pronounced pronounced a nuisance by Dr Clark state medical inspector who upon the re request request request quest of ot the city authorities turned the matter over to them for settlement In the Telluride matter it was ad admitted admitted admitted that Dr Beatty had h d given the Provo authorities an opinion on the subject of sewage disposal al at the Tel Telluride Telluride Telluride luride plant which opinion he still em emphatically emphatically maintains and In which he heis heIS heis is sustained oy ny D engineering experts The third complaint was proved to have resulted from a mi understand understandIng Ing The city council of or Lehi Lehl hai passed an ordinance abolishing the compulsory clause relating to tion after measles Dr Holbrook the th health officer had understood from the mayor that Dr Beatty had indorsed In this action It was proved that he had known nothing of the matter un until until until til three days das after it occurred The rhe mayor Instead of consulting him about it having telephoned the Salt Lake City board of health by whom he was informed that after meas measles measles measles les was not performed in Salt Lake City In this connection Dr Beatty desires to acquit Dr Holbrook of hay hav having haying haying ing been actuated by mercenary or un unworthy unworthy worthy motives in enforcing tion after measles in Lehi and be believes behaves haves Heves after careful consideration of the facts that his action was as entirely i conscientious and that he was simply carrying out the provisions of the or ordinance ordinance ordinance I and the wording of the official rules The foregoing statement o Dr Beatty was indorsed by b Dr Clift see sec secretary of the Utah County Count Medical so society society society |