Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-09-06 | Page 19 | diphtheria in mild form is Prevalent

DIPHTHERIA IN MILD FORM IS PREVALENT Diptherla In suph mi d form that It is not recognized until It has progressed to a dangerous s ate pre ai a In the city to some extent and the health depart ment is meeting d ff culty In coping with It, owing to the failure of peop e to re port it Two deaths from diphtheria were re ported last week and in each case there had been no medical attendance until it was too late to save the pat ent The d eease was so mi d at first In these two cases t at it was mistaken for ordinary sore t roat at f rst But with out treatment the d sease progresses to a stage where it cannot be checked and so proves fatal. Dr Samuel G Paul hea th comm s s oner urges that all cases of sore throat be given immed ate attent on an! tha a phj s c an be ca ed in to determ ne t e nature of the a ment