Show I I I STRICT MEASURES i I TO FIGHT IlLNESS I I L II i I Mortality Record for Utah Indi Indicates j Ii j cates Need of Early Action 1 Salt Lake Lak Jan Ja 29 According to 1 the tb mortality report for December I rl jl just Issued by br Dr T B Beatty secre secret L t t tart tary tar of the state board of health J i I i here were deaths In Utah In fn De Dc December D cember comber of o which l 5 were in Salt Snit Salti i r Lake City There were cases of I H h scarlet fever with mth 5 deaths and 22 cases of smallpox but none was fatal rt There Thore was ono one death from diphtheria and croup out of 23 cases recorded I Four deaths resulted from typhoid fever of or which thero there were ere 21 cu ClI canes es cases of or pneumonia were Ni NiI I I reported and 14 resulted fatally Of or 10 cases easelS of tuberculosis C G resulted In death eath With the of or this report Secretary Sec Secretary Beatty gives the following special J cial Instructions r i The unusual prevalence of i fewer fever In various parts of the state I calls for the utmost efforts on the tho I Ii I part of health officers and school au nu authorities 1 In order that Its Hg spread may maybe mn mayI II I be restricted Two Taro facts should be bc f especially remembered First that the disease Is Ii extremely I contagious remaining so as RS long asI as DS L I there Is any an scaling and second that i I many cases of the disease are so mild t t as fiS to cause little sickness resulting I i frequently In failure to recognize or orI report it ItI I Should Shoud Enforce Quarantine I I i Quarantine should be strictly en cn enforced enforced I i forced as long Ion as there Is any am appear appearance appear r i ance ante of o scaling and the person perso affected should not bo be permitted to attend K school In any an case cUlm for a period of or orI Ji I 1 three weeks after quarantine is re removed ret reI I mowed moved In accordance with the law la t should be thorough null and l i following it the doors and nna windows wind ws i l should he bo kept open o n as al long as DI pos possible pos I I it I sible to allow allo an abundance of sun sunlight f light and fresh resh nir to enter which I i is an Rn important part of cllon i r should bo he h urged ed to carefully I i r watch for the tho first symptoms of the tho I I i disease mid and however how er mild It may mar ho he hI heu I u f the samo sa roo strict precautions should be betaken bet I t taken In all aU cases Vomiting and sore soro I i f throat should always he looked upon with suspicion RU and children should be detained from attendance at school r whenever hen er they occur Failure J to reI re report I port the tIle disease or 01 attempts to con conceal conceal I ceal Its Ita presence should he be punished i to the full fuU extent provided by h law lawI I Teachers should hould ho lie instructed to be bo boon beon bei i on the alert to recognize the first symptoms of ot sickness or eruption f and to promptly exclude children so affected Common Drinking Cup CupOne CupOne One Ono of the tho frequent sources of scar scarlet scarlet let lot fever diphtheria and other con can contagious diseases is the tho use of the com common comman common mon man drinking cup In the schools this should not be permitted Where it itis itIs itis is impossible to provide the overflow tap children should bo ho required to use uso Individual cups which should be numbered This rule rulo should be strict strictly ly J 3 enforced by teachers Attention Is again called to the Im Importance m of or lighting fighting against the had hadair hadair air conditions everywhere so 50 preval prevalent ent No Xo other agency agoney Is ig so directly responsible for Ill health and conta contagious contagious I diseases both in the tho homo home and I schoolroom Breathing Impure air low lowers lowera I ers era the vitality and resistance to 10 dis disease disease i ease germs Garms and proper ventilation I should he be Insisted upon n n as the most important of health measures I The alarming death rata rate from at this time Is duo almost en CU entirely entirely to neglect of providing fresh air all in the th homes Windows and doors are kept tightly closed because of nt atthe the cold coM weather and the tha breathing of Impure air nil results In the direct susceptibility to the Infection of pneumonia monia The Tho best hest preventative of o pneumonia is pure air all night and day clay It Jl Is hoped that health officers will spread the gospel of or fresh air nh and thus OlliS cheat client death of or many man of its vIe vic victims I II tims I |