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Show ; ETEMS : W$M Ti QAUE MIDI MK disease spread . at funerals, is beauts belief Only-One-PersoimtTrTime-Permitted tr Enter Home or Chapel to See Remains of Flu Victims. ONLY one person at a time will be permitted to enter a mortuary chapel or view the remains of Spanish influenza victims as Ion; as the epidemic is prevalent, according to an order issued today by Dr. T. B. Beatty, state health commissioner. Restrictions prohibiting the holding of public funerals were issued three weeks ago. This order, however. Dr. Beatty says, has been violated and persons are known to have congregated at homes and in undertaking parlors to attend funerals. It is the opinion of state health authorities that this practice has had much to do with the continued spread of the disease. I FUNERALS DANGEROUS. In nearly every cane where deaths have ore ii r red the person attending the funeral have at one time or another an-other been In contact with the victim. Il is explained that Influenza germs are spread only through contact and through ttelng expoued to the breath of one who has it. For this reason the order permitting only one person In a funeral parlor or home at one time Is expected to check the continued spread of the malady. Ir. Keatty says he ha sent the order broadcast over the state and that it will be rigidly enforced. SEEMS ON WANE. That the epidemic has at last rear hod Its peak and is slowly on the h decline throughout the state Is the Impression Im-pression conveyed In reports received pday by the state health commis jTu.er. Although new cases continue M develop, Hcveral towns have reported rue situation under control or the total eradication of the plague. Most of the deaths occurring are from pneumonia, superinduced by Influenza. Many doctors have reported that new cases are less severe than during the first weeks of the epidemic. This they attribute to the personal precautions lelng taken by the public and the fact that the disease Is no longer looked I upon lightly. NARCOTIC LAW MODIFIED. The federal law prohibiting the refilling re-filling f narootio prescription has been modified by authorities at Washington Wash-ington as a result of the Influenza epidemic, epi-demic, according to a telegram received today at the local office of the United Htates Internal revenue collector from Taniel C Roper, commissioner of internal in-ternal revenue at Washington. Or den. which was hit perhaps hard- epidemic, la rapidly recovering, accord- i Ing to reports made to the statehealth board. Only fifty-one new cases and one death were reported today. , Frovo reported fifteen new cases In eight families and two-deaths. Hrigham City has nine new cases and no deaths. Kama which has had 11 cases and four deaths, todsy reported the sttua-tion sttua-tion tinder control and improving. All influenza vicllma at Wattia have recovered re-covered and Oak City rep-rts a marked Improvement. FEW ARE WELL. The most serious report received today to-day cams from Iragon, where the operating force of the American Asphalt As-phalt company Is said to be stricken with the disease. "There are not enough well people to care for the sick." said a telegram today. Jr. Beatty Beat-ty stated he will endeavor to send doctors doc-tors and nurses to the assistance of the stricken district. Other new towns reporting the development de-velopment of new cases were Henrle-vllle. Henrle-vllle. Garfield county, and Bluebell, Duchesne county. Only seventy-two new cases developed de-veloped la Salt Lake yesterday aa against eighty for the preceding day. The death rate, however. Increased by two victims, ten persons having died yesterday. Regarding a communication sent to Governor Bamberger b the Utah Woolgrnwers' association. - the Utah Manufacturers' association and the state land board, urging the Issuance of an order making wearing of masks compulsory throughout the state. Dr. Beatty stated he will issue a formal statement on the matter tomorrow. The matter, he swys. has been brought to his attention and he is now considering 1 the qiienf Inn. |