Deseret Evening News | 1901-10-24 | Page 2 | Contagious Diseases

CO S DISEASES D S There Is he much scarlet fever In town ot nt present the health board having up imp upon upon on Its Is chart today casts cases to the tho number of ot 41 U There are al also SS iS cases of ot ty typhoid t fever marked marke up as na well as an 22 wol of oC diphtheria The Time most inGot distressing feature with whim wih the tho tle last named disease Is that 35 3 3 per por c cent nt of tho hue eases cubes Clel prove fatal Parents K sometimes Im allow alow their children to carry crr Along for tor sonic some IOle days d S what liat they Imagine to ta be nn an ordinary ordinal y tore sore throat but which proves later Ilter to tobe tl tobe be le diphtheria If It I more prompt were taken t ken by b the parents assert sert the health officers many eases and anti conse conae consequent consequent quent deaths would be b averted Time The last quarantine ling hag for tor smallpox was taken down today and there ther Is but ono one case cane OB In time isolation hospital so 80 time the city Is practically clear of ot the time disease