Show IM lla IN I 1 UTAH EAK t THAN LAST the salt lake tribune quotes dr beatty state health commissioner as follows there are more cases of influenza in salt lake and in utah now than there were at any time during the epidemic of the winter of 0 1918 1919 in the opinion of dr T B beatty state health commissioner the mortality from this disease however according to records in the office ot of the state board of health Is by no means so high as it was a year ago A serious feature of the present situation and probably a cause tor for many deaths la Is the lack of nurses in some cases though by no means all trained nurses are required it Is recommended by the state board of health that trained nurses working on cases that do not demand their full time report to the health authorities that a plan may be worked out whereby their time may be divided among several cases at an increase in compensation that would be available under such circumstances it is a tact fact that there are at present numerous cases of persons so seriously sick as to require attention the volunteer nurse cannot give at a time when the supply of trained nurses la Is exhausted and none are registered tor for work and when no additional dit ional trained nurses can be secured it Is not right for people who may have a trained nurse for some illness to demand her entire time unless it la Is absolutely demanded by the nature of the case accordingly arrangements have been made by the red cross tor for conveying trained nurses from one place to another in order that they may give attention to a number of cases endeavors are being beins made to work out a similar plan in ogden I 1 there Is a great need now tor for volunteer nurses many more than have come forward at present it should be understood that tha such nurses will receive ample compensation tor for their services it Is not inability to pay that keeps families without nurses but the absolute inability to obtain nurses or assistance of any kind at the rate it Is spreading the number of susceptible individuals in the community bill III soon be practically at the zero mark and the epidemic bill ill die out for lack of material on which to teed feed la Is the usual thing in the history of all epidemics of influenza according to a report issued by the city board of health yesterday cases of influenza were recorded from 11 0 clock wednesday until 11 0 clock thursday from five 0 clock wednesday to 5 0 clock thursday eleven deaths were reported no those electrical disturbances were not from mars blare or venus merely old HI cost signaling to earth to inquire it it is safe to climb higher |