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Show ...... '' t: . -: - ' ' - t:' I ;u 11 ? j c: . :lt r 1 Uuli l:cn t:!1. t: :t t!.o :. ;'? ; . :c. 3 cf i-l. Mi-;: to vac'ciza-ti::i vac'ciza-ti::i will j u-t t .. "A Willi ri0'id railk inspection, in-spection, with Icilri water, with cocked or scalded vc.tatlea cr.J v.Ith Tr.cc:-:.t:. J:, tr.-; cf the wrrct ti:.ra?cs would quickly dl-appcar typhoid and smallpox. Cc-san'ticn li net eo easy to prevent, but very 'much; has Icon learned about this disease within recent years. .Taken in -tine it Js curable. Great work has been done at White Ilaven. Greater still will be done by the hospital started in Philadelphia Phila-delphia by private 'enterprise. But consumption i3 a disease which will require a long and'efacfent fight to eradicate. But meanwhile smallpox and typhoid can be practically wiped out. And the education of the public in very simple health matters can accomplish, ac-complish, more than anything else, for if a disease can be "prevented: there is no disease to wrestle with. " ' , " ) . . ; Ctcrts a dn:pin of Education. Health Commissioner Stewart has a tedious task before him if he wishes to rid Salt Lake of contagions conta-gions diseases and make it the healthy city it should be;' Dr. Stewart started Into office with some mighi-L mighi-L ty good ideas. Having announced his policy, the new health commissioner will be put to an immediate immedi-ate trial of his official'efflciency. Dr. Stewart is enthusiastic, en-thusiastic, but it will require a sterner quality than " enthusiasm in the Salt Lake health commissioner if contagious diseases are to be stamped out in this city. Vaccination is the only method by which this . end may be attained, but why discuss the question of vaccine? A year or two froin now public senti-, senti-, ment will have reached such a stage that vaccination vaccina-tion may be successfully employed. When that time comes the people of the State will realize how much they owe to Dr. Beatty, secretary of the State Board of Health, who has been a most effective and courageous champion of vaccination. During4 stormy times he stood for vaccination almost alone, and now that sentiment is beginning to turn, the real . value of his work will be appreciated by a health-loving health-loving public. But after till, the health of the city depends very much upon the citizens as individuals. ' And at this stage of affairs in Utah the best weapon with which to fight. certain, contagious diseases is a campaign of education. The Street department . - can keep the streets clean through the"" contractors. . Old and worn-out sewers can .be replaced by the ; ; money provided by the Council. The- Board of Health can remove obstructions and open up drains and clean out wells can cleanse outwardly. Foul spots can be disinfected. All this helps wonderfully. wonderful-ly. ' ?iucH disease originates in dirt. Having done thii, if contagion appears there is a hospital for pa-' pa-' tients ruid the neighborhood of the infection can be ?guarjci. There are facilities for handling disease ...wLp "it arrives, but If the death rate is to be re- deccJ tLal work must come in the prevention of dis-czzo. dis-czzo. A-it is the most important point of all pre-veef pre-veef tuil it 'is right here that the individual nu' -1 : hr;;:ly depended on. Typhoid comes from fjcr: i-' to 113 ctcmch; VzZzzllzlly tia |