Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-02-12 | Page 7 | measles Almost Fradicated Here

I I I I I MEASLES ALMOST ERADICATED TED HERE I Three Persons Have Diphtheria Diphtheria Diphtheria theria Germs but Suffer No Pain as Result Measles are almost eradicated In Salt Lake count county according to the count county he health inspectors inspector's office The Thelast Thelast Thelast last of or tho the few remaining cases are booked to como come out of oC quarantine within with with- in the next few tew days das and the epidemic will then be a thing of or the past Tho The recent measles epidemic started at Pleasant Green In October and I spread in both both directions through the county There are arc still a few cases In ward south of ot Taylorsville and a few In Oakwood ward near Bran Brin- ton The peculiarity o of the pres present nt c has been its mildness There has be been n an unusually low death oath rate according to inspectors This Is due to th the growing growing- realization that medical care caro must bo be given in these thelie oases cases and I to the promptness of oC parents in having ha doctors examine children suspected suspected-of of oC having ing contagious diseases There arc are a few cases of measles In Inthe inthe Ithe the county hospital but the diphtheria and scarlet fever wards of or the tho contagious contagious contagious con con- department are crowded Inspectors have discovered ered a peculiar series of or diphtheria cases In ht the hospital hos hos- pital at present Three members of one family have he been en discovered with ex excessive excessive ex- ex e numbers of oC diphtheria germs erms In ht their throats but none of oC the time three has had a days day's Illness has not been afflicted af afflicted afflicted af- af with pains of oC any kind and they are arc as well as normal They ure are isolated and will be given Si ordinary diphtheria treatment Such people while they do not suffer suCre-r from lh the disease disease dis dis- ease are arc carriers of uC It and could infect a whole town with It it it is exp explained