Show concerning pleasant grove in your last issue you make prominent note of diphtheria at P pleasant grove mentioning the recent outbreak of the disease in the baxter family the baxters reside on provo bench in provo township ani the quarantine established by the health officers of this place was u under t the he direction and at the request of the county officials of utah county As with the west family the disease was brought from abroad to the baxter family the first case being contracted in salt lake city I 1 write this in j justice notice to the reputation of pleasant Plea gant grove inasmuch as an opinion seems to be gaining ground that it is an unhealthy place lace which is contrary to the fact we the authorities here are entitled to great credit for the efficient means they ad adopted opted to stamp out a and nd co control n arol the disease and now that it has broken out in the adjoining township and four miles away from the center of pleasant grove they are asked to take charge of the infected district and prevent the spread of the disease in that vicinity as they have here there are but few if any tow towns no in utah more pleasantly located with purer wister water and better drainage and where the essential conditions conducive to thre the good health of the people are more faithfully observed and in no case where an infectious disease has broken out has it been traceable to local causes L M D in reply to the above we will state that the information was given us by a gentleman who resides reside at pleasant grove and was published as a matter of news only ED |