| Show utah physicians are in favor of vaccination news recently published concern ing the death in Po pocatello batello from smallpox of a bride who had come from denver only three weeks ago coupled with the fact that the ma lignana type of the disease has spread to denver from kansas city where about one third of the cases report ed tor for a considerable period were fatal has caused utah health authorities to feel even more anxious over the prospects in this case warning has already been issued that owing to the comparatively large number of persons in this s state not vaccinated the malignant type of the disease might find a ter fer tile t I 1 a field I 1 I 1 eld here should it once gain foothold the state health officers have tor for some time been urging vaccination against smallpox it is stated that vaccination has thus far been found to be the only safeguard against this disease new york city with its mil rall ions lions of people has had very few deaths from the disease bebau because e about 80 or 90 per cent of the peo pie are vaccinated other large cities where preventative measures are not taken have suffered grea greatly kiy and the death rate has been un usually high reports from denver where the disease made its appear ance recently indicate Indi cace that 65 people have been vaccinated plans have been made for the vaccination of school children at salt lake city dr t L B laker city physician stages stales that while there is little dan ger of the smallpox epidemic reach ing this locality local people should submit to vaccination with small pox in many parts of the country it seems but little short of criminal for utah people to neglect taking precautions which have been found to be an absolute guarantee against the disease local physicians are prepared to vaccinate all who apply and with every doctor tn ill the state recommending such preventative measures it appears that the people should take these steps to prevent the disease getting started tn in utah |
