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Show URGES CHIMIN OFJIIY WATER Dr. McGregor States St. George is Subject to Disease Epidemic. Health problems confronting the community of St. George was the subject of an address given by Dr. D. A. McGregor last Sunday before the meeting of the Parent-Teacher association. associa-tion. He referred to the wonderful progress that has been made in the prevention of diseases during the past decade, but notwithstanding, not-withstanding, showed that through thro-ugh the carelessness of some of the great cities of the world there are sustained attacks of typhoid fever with enormous death rates. Dr. McGregor stated that the city of St. George is laying itself it-self liable to such an epidemic and s-aid that unless steps were taken to chlorinate our water we might in the near future expect ex-pect such a calamity. He pointed out the fact that this could be done at a reasonable reason-able cost and that after the (Continued on page 2) , CHLORINATION (Continued from page 1) machinery was installed, it would only cost on an average of about 50c to chlorinate eacli million gallons to make it safe for culinary purposes. It was his opinion that no matter what we do in the way of extending cement pipe lines, unless they are direct from the spring and guarded carefully they are not safe, metal pipes are very much superior. There is a question as to whether or not some of these epidemics of intestinal flu are not caused by the paratyphoid bacillus. The doctor pointed out the new work that had been done in scarlet fever, showing that the serum promised to be of wonderful assistance in both the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. Referring to all contagious con-tagious and infectious diseases, he urged the people to isolate any child or member of the family that should he afflicted with any -unknown complaint until it could be properly diagnosed di-agnosed and thereby protect other members of the family and the community at large. He advised that it was a bad thing for anyone with a cold to mingle in the shows theaters, and dances because they were certain to distribute the germs to others. He said that the serum ser-um treatment for the prevention preven-tion of colds was gaining ground, and perhaps would mean much in the near future. He urged cleanliness of yards and premises in order that the town might be as near flyless as possible and declared that preventative medicine was the greatest aim of the proffession. |
