Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-02-07 | Page 2 | Typhoid Epidemic Predicated Unless Laws Are Enforced

t Epidemic Predicted d d Unless I taws Laws Are Enforced i I I Warning that a serious cerious epidemic of typhoid fever in the southeastern part I I of the city may develop with tim the ad advent advent ad- ad I ad-I vent ent of warm weather unless the city 1 ordinance requiring connections with I I the sewer be made Is enforced was received by the tho city commission today I in a a. communication from Dr T. T 15 n. Beatty eatty secretary of the state board of health Dr Beatty questioned the statement of Dr C. C J. J Albaugh former fonner city health commissioner that typhoid in I that part of Jf the city is due to an open I irrigation canal maintained there He lIe took the position that the prevalence of the disease is directly due to non- non enforcement of the ordinance requiring requIring requiring ing property owners t to 5 connect their premises with the city sewer A sewer recently has been laid there but Dr Beatty declared that only a small percentage of the homes are connected with It He urged that the connections be made before the advent advent advent ad ad- vent of warm weather with attendant fl flies With sanitary conditions unchanged he lie warned the commission that the presence of Jf flies will mean an outbreak of typhoid fever such as may defy the efforts of the health department to check and cause serious loss of life