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Show TKI TH A1J0UT ; ; .,, FLU SITUATION : . v 1 1 1 v j , u i j The "flu" situation in Milford, while ibeiiig. ;very serious and deserving-of the gravest attention, is not so se--ioii3--and u,nmanagable-s- -reports In the Salt Lake papers would indicate. y Thb. hospital in; fyi jhigh school building now being iii efficient running run-ning order the scattered cases, previously pre-viously out;,if.: reach, are nowopllect-ed?;gQtheito' nowopllect-ed?;gQtheito' be takeii.fa'rfe of. During the week ending Dec. 11, 22 quarantines, were made, which represented re-presented approximately 65 cases. A. mi tuber- of- these-, -sain epat ieiits h a ve been removed to the hospital. i -Pj;. McGilUqeeiy,.,of.i the:.v ..United Stati-s health auifvioe,,?; hai; been d-Uiiled' d-Uiiled' to help. .t. loca authorities In improving the situation; and with the proper cooperation of every citizen, w.e . will have the .influenza .situation thoroughly in hand. While we have reason to feel optimistic op-timistic as to the outcome, we should all appreciate the present serious condition. con-dition. People,- in many - cases ' are 'failing to report Jight cases and thus whole neighborhoods have become (afflicted (af-flicted because of "thai carelessness, j i There is only . one .- way we j !can stamp out this ; most ., trechelrous ' disease dis-ease aud that; is to get every base under:, un-der:, quarantine as. soonVae the first .syniptoiiLs appeai-y The' health rboafd is . haying- a complete Survey of1 the entire community made to. dete'rmiie the health situation in every home, and all possible cases will be investigated inves-tigated and wratched,: for only thus can. these light. butt dangerous ; cases. 1,0 checked. ; ' . ; ; ;! -W. S. S. " - ; ,1 STATE HEALTH BOARD Sj '"'" ' ilS ASSISTING MILFORD ' in Citizens of Milford, Utah, through George Atkin, secretary of the health .committee;, hye, made an appeal through Secretary of StateHarden Bennio for the immediate return of Dr. Swanson, who is now at .Camp "Kearny, Cal. He is needed to aid "In suppressing influenzH. : . , : j .. .Secretary Bennion J consulted Gov. Simon Bamberger,-. -who. wtred the war departmenf at "i-Washington requeHt-ing requeHt-ing the.:release.of doctors from Utah who; were , in service, and the : reply forrii Surgeori -Gsneral Blue suggested that if ', thia. names.' of the , Utah doctors doc-tors were, sent him that it would ;fac-ilitate.;a ;fac-ilitate.;a prompt. cpmpliahce with:jthe request. '' ''f' 1 Tise 'adjtitant . general's . office :has beou requested !o look up the whereabouts where-abouts of. doctors ;; formerly living' in Utah, but now. in tho military and- rta-val rta-val service.. . ; . 4 . 1;' ' Meanwhile Dr: Hunter, is in Milford ' and is doing all in his power to rel ev;e influenza patients. . Tho state boa'd !of- health'" has- beerv advised of conditions condi-tions and yesterday Dr. C. E. :Ed-wards :Ed-wards of the' federal public health ;SeJ:vice. .was- sent there to take charge of the work. . Later -, - ; .A..telegram jcaive(L.from.-.Uie.awar department yesterday by Adjutant General Jorgensen said that orders 'ha;l. be;n, issued for the immediate re lease of Dr. Geins of Tooele, Dr. Sw. anson. of Milford and Dr. Ulyssse Smith -of Bingham. Major' Jorgenseii again; 'wired.,, the (department yesterj day, asking for the release of flv other physicians, four from Verna Xia'h, 'and'ofie.iriirii.. Huntington. '- W. S. 8. i j Our lyhotype man, Harry Korn; is on the job again, after a week oj ten day's wrestle with the flu. Mr Korris'and little' daughter: Reba ar able to be out again, also Miss Don thy Phillips. I ; : ' 6 ' : 'iU l-i ,-; -i . ! ' There is a great shortage of mill supply at the hospital. Anyone wh? is wiiling to. let their quart go and us( canned milk', will :be doing a' very pa triotin work, as well as a great kincj ness to the sick. Born to Mr. and . Mrs, Roy Rogers December 12.'. Tlie same day the family fam-ily wn3 '.plared ; under quarantine fofc the flu. Rov savs the flu has served I j him better than it did his neighbor,. 1 Harry-Kofu.' ' "" 1 ... -mK |