Show NO BUBONIC PLAGUE HERE HERF False Statement Is Made by the Maine Sanitary Sanitary Sani Sanitary tary Inspector The May 1 Issue of the Sanitary Inspector Inspector Inspector In In- the official bulletin of the State Board of Health of Maine co contains an article on the plague e situation in California California Cali Call fornia in ire which it itis Is stated that a case of plague recently occurred in Salt Lake City said Horace H. H Smith clerk of the Board oard of Health today In n explanation of this erroneous report report report re re- re- re port I would say that the public public- health reports of the the United States marine hOSpital hospital hospital hos hOS- pital service giving the report of the plague at San Francisco co contained d the report of one de death th from bubonic plague at this place The report was made pub pub- lic lie In Health Report No 47 November 22 1901 and contrad contradicted ct d in No 51 December December De De- cember and the explanation given that it should have been San Francisco instead of Salt Lake City Inasmuch as the reiteration of this report indorsed by the State Board of Health of Maine will carry considerable ble weight and be given wide circulation by means of this bulletin it might be advisable advisable ad ad- d- d for the papers to make some denial de denial denial de- de nial thereby relieving this city of the evil results that must follow such a re re- re- re port I have written to the secretary of the State Board of Health Heath Augusta Me and believe that my letter will elicit a correction in ire the next issue Of f Charles B. B Peery treasurer |