Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-14 | Page 13 | 49 New Cases of Disease Reported

49 NEW GASES OF DISEASEREPORTED One Death in Salt Lake From Influenza, Health Board Says. Forty-nine new cases of influenza, and one death summed up the situation in Salt Lake last night. Most of the now cafes, according to the board of health, were confined to houses where one or more persons were already suffering from the malady. Sherman S. Horns. 21 years old. died yesterday of Influenza-pneumonia, while the deaths of William D. Cowburn, 21, and Constance A. Maze, 21, were also reported, re-ported, although they died the preceding dav. Commissioner of Public Safety Karl A. Sclifid yesterday arranged to utilize the services of the Salt Lake boy scouts in the distribution of 20,000 pamphlets dealing deal-ing with the influenza situation. The boys will distribute the literature today and lo- , morrow. y Adopting a report of the special com-W com-W mitlec appointed to evolve a plan for cooperation co-operation of the city school teachers with the health officers in combating influenza, influ-enza, the principals of the city schools went on record yesterday as advocating . extension of the opportunities for vaccina- lion. lr. A. J. Hosmer addressed the principals, princi-pals, recommending the use of Rosenau vaccine as a preventive of complications from influenza. The commiUce report as adopted calls for organization of the teaching forces under un-der the principals and the undertaking of a campaign of education in methods of preventing contapion and treating those suffering from influenza. The teachers will be expected also to check carefully ail sources of contagion and report all new cases. The Home and School league and Parent-Teacher organizations of the elty are issuing an urgent call to all their members mem-bers to attend the mass meeting to be held in all the public school buildings of the city today at 2:30 p. m..- at which meeting an educational campaign will be inaugurated as to the best means of com- j bating tho influenza. j