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Show Disinfection of Premises. Oillco of Stnto Hoard of Hoaltli, Salt Lako Oity, Utah, Doc. 20, 1905. Thoro is reason to boliovo that in at lcust a majority of towns iiud counties in tho Stnto disinfection is porformed in a manlier which' is ineffective in-effective and iuoomploto und that tho oilioinl rules of tbo Stato Hoard of Health which tho law provides shall in all cases bo carriod out aro practically practi-cally ignored. As it oousoquouao many casos of contagious disoaso uro permitted to occur which might bo provontod by proper disinfection. liorads of Health and Honltb oillcors whoso duty it is to porform or supurviso tbo porformunoo of disinfection dis-infection nro notified that tho "law will horeaftor bo strlotly enforood mid all person violating tho samo will if dicovorod bo prosooutod. Tho disinfection dis-infection rules of the Stato ilbhrd of Health aro printed and trill Ifo supplied sup-plied to any ono who rnny request them. Thoy aro simple and easily com pliod with;aud thoro is no reasounblo OXQU80 for imporiliug llfo and hoaltli by falling to ollloioutly disinfect promises. Particular attention' is called to tho provision that sulphur shall bo used in pltico of formaldobydo whou tho temperature is bolowsitxy degree?. Formuldohydo fumigation is iuolfoo-tivo iuolfoo-tivo whou tiio tomporaturo is bolow that stated. In muuy localities at this timo dnsos of diphMiorln and sonrlot fovor aro numerous among school uhildron. It is woll known that contagious disoascs pruvail most Inrgoly during tho poriods whon tho publio schools aro in sossion for obvious reason. It is tbo special duty of health ofilcors us providod in section 21, chaptor 45, Laws of 1809, to (nvosti-gato (nvosti-gato tho sanitary condition in school and to ouforco scuh measures as may b9 roqulrod to rostriot tho snroml yl,; HidJfPlTrotAbltyd&luat of pro-rneouously,dIfltrlbutlu? pro-rneouously,dIfltrlbutlu? pencils nnd oflborRi-rioT''8Sij6ug tbo obildreiu If tnkon up'nt night each ponoil, book or other artiolo should bo ro-tumod ro-tumod in tho morning to tho samo child. Teachers should bo instructed to koop strict watch for symptoms of sore thioat or otbor evidences of cou-tngoius cou-tngoius disease, aud upon discovory of sumo sliould solid tbo pupil homo. In all cases, whouover a contagious diseneo is dieoovorcdln n child attending attend-ing Eoliool tbo room in wbioh tho child bus born should bo thoroughly disinfected. Soctiou 1108, as nmoudod in 1905. roquiros that all oases of contagious disease ocouriug among school children shall bo re ported by tho health otilcor to tlm teaahor or priuoial of tbo school. T. 13. UEATTY. Soorotnry. |