Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-02-08 | Page 6 | Tuberculosis is Licked in Utah

Tuberculosis Is Licked in Utah OUT of mora than half a million Utahna, fewer than a hundred died from tuberculosis tubercu-losis last year. That small death toll emphasizes this state's ease which once was the world's greatest scourge. Today, In Utah at least, tuberculosis has been reduced to a minor status as a cause of death. There were about 4300 deaths In Utah last year, but fewer of them were due to tuberculosis, tu-berculosis, once the greatest cause of death, than were due to traffic accidents. Although final figures are not yet available. avail-able. Dr. William M. McKay, state health commissioner, com-missioner, believes Utah's record of 15.9 tuberculosis tuber-culosis deaths per 100,000 population last year will be the lowest In the nation. Certainly In comparison, with a national average tuberculosis tubercu-losis death rate of 47.3 It Is a remarkable showing. In Utah at least tuberculosis seems definitely def-initely on the way out as an Important cause of death. A healthful climate, a sturdy outdoors-loving people and expert medical care and treatment have It licked.