Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-01 | Page 13 | Rules Drafter to Prevent Epidemic

RULES DRAFTED TO PREVENT EPIDEMIC Regulations to guard against a l possible pos pos- sIble outbreak of sleeping sickness such as has hit St St. Louis Louts recently were adopted by th the Salt Lal Lake e board of f health at a special m meeting Fri Friday ay morning The rules similar to those adopted adoptee in St. St Louis provide for isolation o of suspected cases for three weeks and make encephalitis a disease doctors are required to report to the board of at health Dr L L. E. E Viko city health commissioner commis- commis pointed out that adoption o othe of the rules is purely purel a precautionary measure and that there is no reason to think there will be an epidemic of sleeping sickness in Salt Lake In addit addition on to Dr Viko members o of the he board ot ci health at the meeting Friday were Dr Henry Raile police surgeon John M. M Knight public safety commissioner and Dr F AL M. McHugh Dr L. L L L. Dames Daines the other member of the board is in a Denver hospital recovering from automobile crash injuries sustained there re re- re