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Show 'SPPJH CAKPAIGN AGMMFILTKBCI; YARDS INAUGURATED BY SEALTH BUREAU v , Inspectors at Work, ad Persons Who Fail to Clean Up Will Be Vigorously Vig-orously Prosecuted. The Board of Health has begun its regular spring campaign against filthy - backyards, alleyways, Etables and other forcing beds of disease germs and is preparing -to prosecute tihose offenders who disobey the mandate of City Phy-. Phy-. slcian J. C. E. King, to clean up such places as may beound to be in an unsanitary un-sanitary condition. There are now, in addition to the two regular sanitary .Inspectors and ' the . Quarantine inspector, two extra Inspec- ; tors who are making a careful search for unsanitary back yards, aeglan stables sta-bles and foul alleyways. These inspectors- are making a tour of 1 the city and are vlsftlng every resl-ft resl-ft dence and business property within th 1 city, limits. . j Must Obey the Order. When unsanitary conditions of any character are found ' the. occupant of the property is served with a notice to have the condition removed. If. the order is not heeded, arrest and prosecution in the Police court on a charge of maintaining a nuisance will follow. ..... Dr. J. .'C E. King. City Physician, says that Salt Lake is in a more cleanly clean-ly condition this spring than It has ever been before. He says that far fewer complaints have come to the attention of the department than in any pre-i pre-i ceding spring In his memory. He says j also that the persons on whom notices have been served are more prompt In obeying them than ever before. Will Stamp Out Disease. "With all the filth removed from back yards and with stables kept in sanitary condition, and alleyways kept free from , filth," said Dr. King today, "there will be much less chance for the spread of contagious diseases. I "Filth harbors disease and In keeping the city clean the board is greatly reducing re-ducing the possibility of such diseases spreading." .Dr. King says that there is always more or less accumulation of debris duping dup-ing the winter, the removal of which, ia Imperative In the spring. "There are always a few people," he added, "who are dilatory in the matter of cleaning up their premises, but the' inspectors will get after them and will ' force them to obey the orders of the department. . -Trouble for Department. "A half-dozen persons of thfis class S. w ill make more trouble for the depart-ir.ent depart-ir.ent than 500 should do, but the de-, de-, partment will force obedience to Its orders, or-ders, nevertheless." i The crematory is now in good working work-ing order and can be economically used. The city dumping ground, which is northwest of the city, is on rough ground. The refuse IS dumped into these hollows and a team and scraper are used to cover It. In that way the refuse rapidly decays de-cays and the offensive odor does not tlnt the atmosphere. . ; j |