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Show LEPROSY STAMPED OUT AMONG UTAH HAWAIIANS Leprosy has been entirely stamped out of Utah, is tho verdict of Dr. Thoodoro B. Ecatty, who. with City Health Commissioner Com-missioner AVllcox, was called upon yesterday yes-terday to investigate. a supposed case of tho loathsome disease In North Salt Lake. Tho alleged victim, who Is a member of the Kauka family, brought here from Hawaii Ha-waii by Mormon missionaries, wns found to bo suffering from a very simple skin disease which' is not infectious. Soveral cases of leprocy existed a few years ago in tho Hawaiian colony which the Mormon Mor-mon church located lp Skull valley, but tho afflicted ones wore Isolated and all have slnco died, tho health officials claiming claim-ing that no further cases have been contracted con-tracted or imported. |