Show i INCREASE IN DISEASE HERE ERE Member of City Health Commission Comm Predicts Ty- Ty pho d Fever Ep Epidemic demic Unless prompt and efficient measures are arc taken for the protection of P public white health Salt Lake will be visited with an epidemic of contagious and infectious diseases such as never before experienced here the number Humber of cases last week The alarming g increase in which was Nas almost double that of the previous week reck is is causing cans caus in ing much criticism of the city health commission According to a number of physicians who were interviewed last night byThe byThe by byThe there are several veral conditions conditions conditions con con- The Republican responsible bl for the increased spread pred of disease Dr S. S G G. Paul of health commission sat says aS e that the City Insufficient number of there la an to cover a city as all health h al Inspectors h t large a. a Salt sail Lake and that the he hemen three tree employed should hould be increased fees men now assign alto asal as as- Other physicians to LO 15 or 20 O men alarming condition condi concH sign Isn as cause for the regula regula- regulations laxity In quarantine tion the commission commis the part art of the theand tion both on Sanitary Sani and aloe sion and th the lie public generally the time some portions portion of in conditions condition tary tavy the West Side are 10 city 1 especially on responsible said Id to be In a measure health commission com corn of the city Dr S. S G. G Paul that the city ordinances stated mission with re regard ard to theare the stringent are Ter very quarantine r regulations of violation having that any person They provide cont contagious disease of or a knowledge of health board the health It to shall ahall report port constitutes constitute a misdemeanor misdemeanor mis mis- do The Time failure and so to a fine Rne of or 1100 and 60 0 demeanor days day in Jail ma may be be- Imposed Indifferent People knit nit Ln I t Illness Inne In a having rule people o All Aa a Indifferent to In Salt BaIt Lake are family The city cHy regulations th the quarantine quarantine Thein inIs in In- In Is I. lax and needs more where The time lots lias arrived of 1 IS 15 or r employment it seems eem that the is demanded demandeL Inspectors 20 30 quarantine out ont these epidemics epi epidemics epi- epi 1 could stamp The elt city quarantine with the proper regulations because rape the climatic conditions conditions con oon- and nd the n gt general ral sanitary conditions eon con warrant warrant war war- of the city are ILIf not such lIuch u as rant nt the present preot epidemic Is la not now nor has haa h. h it been The city the right methods method of fumi fumi- gation While lIe It is la admitted to a certain of ot r- r method 1 that the the- beat m Lain tain est extent nt is I. Ineffective the lb e elt city's ineffective method of fumigation I Ie most moat certainly not effective particularly at this season sea ua- son aon The of the contagion Ion year ear is I. also caused au by moving Into houses where no families dl diseases and i th there re 1 hae has be been n contagious not employed pro proper r the th city has ha ha of fumigation There Ther Theredo a. a are t a method the city could things that great marn many of In view done lone do 40 that tha t it has haa not this people generally should b be send self self- quarantine Inspectors Inspector and appointed contagious t dl disease Is la din din- whenever any b be covered Immediate report should hould made mad to the city health he hose board Tin Time 11 of or tang 1 1 or 1 HIM fan 1 not nol lull help to Co stamp out throe hirer i With Uh fh time the CHI coming ml UK of nf K Kr germ rm l r I dar In f t. t It II mn nn gel It II I. I U taIM Ill the is I UK I regulation Lint lUnt l niU Ill Ml 1 title thin city cUT sonic time lime during the ibe sum mim- IUm 1 miter In most cases case it la Is difficult to se secure secure secure se- se cure a conviction said Dr Paul on account of the Insufficiency of or evi dence We Vo just had a case can of a man who ran around the streets for tor two weeks with a A. well-developed well attack of ot smallpox Now It is evident that this man knew that be he had smallpox but It would be hard to make him admit It It Is certain that a number of persona persons were exposed by this man Greet Danger to tn Children The great danger to children Is I. In Inthe Inthe Inthe the mild attacks of scarlet carlet fever with which some of them ar are afflicted Achild Achild A Achild child coming coining down with tho the disease may be sick for several days day II only and end then recover enough to go to school Continued oa on Page Inae e Tiro no I I I I I ALARMING INCREASE INCREASE IN DISEASE HERE Continued from frum Page One The parents are lax In finding out what was the time matter mater with the child cId and nd as a result resul hundreds of ot s school schoolchildren hool children ma may be exposed to tho the read dread disease through contact with wih the one supposed to have been Leen cured Tho three health Inspectors now not employed ed by the tho cl city ty to attend to th the fumigation of houses recently visited by a contagious disease and the in- in of unsanitary places have o ha too big a field eld to cover to do It welL This city ity during this time of tho the year ear should hould have at least 15 or 20 such inspectors in- in and then the work could be properly done and anti the number of or cases would bo ho undoubtedly undoubted greatly greaty reduced When queried by rho Tho Republican Dr J. J F. F Crichlow had the tho following to tosa sa say Tho The most moat direct causes of the tho spread of contagious disease is the taking of ot children who uro are afflicted on cars to public places places People will wi have lave to be e educated to a n point where they hey will wl understand that this is a di direct direct dl- dl menace menaco to public health Dr DI A A C. C Dehle The Time quarantine regulations arc are all al right but would bo be much more effective in the prevention of ot tho time spread of ot contagion If It their enforcement was properly looked after acer The does docs not Its health city P pay commissioner com corn missioner loner within one-fourth one o of a sufficient dent cent amount mount to Insure tho the proper di direction direction di- di of or the health office The hc commissioner commissioner com corn missioner should hould devote his hits entire entre time timeto to his duties dutes Another reason for the tIme spread of disease is the tho lack of oC Isolation Isola Isola- tion ton hospitals which the city should maintain Then again aln with politics o lh en entering entering en- en Into tho the office Its Is service cannot can ean- riot not be as ns effective as 08 It ought ought There Thero should be he a government control of ot quarantine t Inc Arc rc Careless Of Ot course the tho people In general are arc careless in reporting smallpox and scarlet fever Cover Under quarantine anI the tha whole family J once quarantined l lg Is exposed exposed ex ex- posed to the tho disease whereas with Isolation hospitals the exposure would be he minimized On one point I believe the city to be bo lax In tho the proper In Inspection In of or the schools Either the tho principal should be a good man nian as ns a health officer or the tho city should provide pro pro- vide ride the prop prop-er officers officers- fl fitted ted for tor the work As soon as oS tho the schools close school and the tho opportunity for disease spread Is lessoned the tho numbers of ot cases will VIII fall off of materially wIl Dr T T. T B. B Beatty secretary of ot th the state board of heal health h thinks that It Is not up to him to prevent pre the spread of ot Infectious disease I i am nm a state officer ocer he lie said eald I r have nothing to toLlo do Llo with wih the cl city That Is up UTI to the city authorities s. s It I Is their affair But Dut doctor as 38 a state slate officer cnn cap p you not order something done donor I refuse reuse to be lie quoted was tho the terse answer As a state officer can you not step In and take chargo charge if It th things loU ns are not right nOt I 1 refuse to be quoted on that Sanitary Conditions Condition find hod Dr C C. M. M I Benedict I do not bellevo be be- there Is greater grenter spread of contagious con Con- disease In the tho city other than would como from tho the increasing lation In mal making the rounds of ot the tho city however I notice noice that the saul sani tar tary conditions particularly on th time Wc Vest t Side are aro very ely lad bad Iad On the West cst Side the tho lack of or sufficient sewers sowers and drains allow water to stagnate and anI nl also allo prevent the proper removal of the tho refuse of ot the district district remo al The city docs does not got Jot around and gather tho garbage cans camis often enough h anti and in mon many cases a can tilled HUed with garbage o is allowed to stand for d days d's s 's I ai also n bt if it the city garbage o I cf wagons carry earry car ear ry more moro refuse to the cremators Ar iron it I along alone Second West street on or the way ay There Thero should b bo be more wn wagons ons Tle people In iii general should clan up with wih the city and the they arc are equal Uy it U tau fault Another t I. I cause caule for spread Is I tho the re of a the tho people In many to take the proper pre pro pro- measures like Jko vaccination I T md nd that tho the DooDle diseases except In tho the cases of blockheads block block- heads which you always timid find fed Tho The quarantine regulations are aro all aU th-i th that could coul enforced bo be asked aske and ond I 1 think thoy are Dr W W. V F F. Beer BeerI I ns ono one at ot the main man causes for tor disease spread to I he the tha provisions of the city health to cl laws giving to the tho physician no 10 dis dla- In tho matter ter m of quarantine If Ir tho the physician could call can In a health officer and have the thc quarantine removed removed re ro- re- re moved wh when n In his lila jud judgment ment all nn danger dan dnn- gee ger cr Is passed the thc people would Il not be beRO beso beso so RO averse a to calling a physician In the he first place In rummy many cases the contagious contagious contagious con con- period of a 0 disease Is over In much mich less time than the quarantine period and then again there tholo arc are cases that are arc still BUn in the tho contagious stage stase when tho LImo quarantine period is overTime over The Time fumigation regulations as provided provided provided pro pro- vided by tho the ci city are aro good but it I is isn In n tho the lack lach of at sufficient or capable health to see see that they are arc enforced The Tho city should send Its of officers of- of to to see that time the parents rents properly clean the tho homo home and anI all Its Is fixtures After Ater tho the cleaning the the fumigations should bo ho held hold under tho the direction atthe of at the tue city officer antI and ant the quarantine should not bo be removed until the thc regulations regu- regu lations have been Leen observed I consider con con- sidor sider the tho health department lax In this respect Tho rho city sh should uld also see to ho time sanitary conditions better All AU rubbish a and c dirt should hould bo ho removed and If It I necessary the city should furnish furnish fur fur- tU nish the proper means of at removing tho time refuse In this respect the sanitary condl conditions Hons a are ro bad |