Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-13 | Page 15 | Urges Passage of Measures

Urges Passage of Measures o 1 L I f V 3 v 4 4 46 6 64 ir 4 N V-k V 4 I j SEES ADV ADVANCEMENT ANCE 0 O. O HEALTH PROGRAM Mrs Warren H. H Keate left Dr William M. M McKay OFFICIAL LAUDS 2 HEALTH BILLS Stressing benefits to be received by the state through the passage of two bills bIBs by the legislature Dr William M. M McKay acting slate state health commissioner Thursday addressed addressed addressed ad ad- dressed the monthly meeting mealing of ot Salt SaIt Lake district Utah Federation of Women's Clubs directors in the Newhouse hotel The bills which deal with examinations ex ex- ex- ex to be given all persons before marriage and examinations to be provided for pregnant women women wom wom- women en were lauded by Dr McKay as forward steps in the states state's health program program He said it was unlikely that couples couples' contemplating marriage would go to Nevada to escape th the Utah law Examinations of expectant expectant ex ex- mothers he said would be instrumental in reducing the states state's maternity death rate He asked the group to support two bills soon to be introduced in the legislature leg One One- he said provides for the state stale board of ot health to t supervise supervises all culinary water supplies and sewage disposal systems The other would enable establishment establishment establishment of ot time full local health departments on county and district bases Dr McKay in commenting on the attempt by Sanpete county to obtain a state hospital at view Fairview said he didn't think it was n necessary Silicosis is not a disease h he said it is just a mechanical filling fill flU ing Int of the lungs with dust par par- tides Ther There is nothing a hospital 1 can do for for- fora a that a good home and plenty of sunshine wont won't do he said