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Show i EPIDEiC HT UNDER CONTROL IIU IE CAPITAL SALT LAKE, Nov 23 General observance ob-servance of the anti-Influenza rules and regulations, as they affect stores and offices, put Into effect yesterday, was the "order of the day, only one arrest being mado for alleged violation of tho orders of the state board of health. That no compulsory masking ordinance ordi-nance Is to be passed, at least for the lime being, was learned last night, following a special meeting of the city board of health, at which Dr. T. B. Beatty, state health commissioner, was present. The special session of the health board followed a special meeting meet-ing of the city commissioners, at which the commissioners adopted a resolution resolu-tion putting the proposed regulation up to the health officers. The efficacy effi-cacy of the mask as an influenza preventive pre-ventive was gone Into thoroughly, with the result that both Dr. Beatty and the city health officers came to the conclusion con-clusion that the proposal should be' held in abeyance for several days ii is nopeu unu uie new opening anu closing and quarantine orders may in the meantime bring about the desired result, thus obviating the necessity of experimenting with masks, the utility 4t which has been strongly questioned by health authorities in many cities where they have been used. That the influenza epidemic Is far from being under control in Salt Lake becamo evident last night when the daily report of the city health office disclosed the fact that 213 new cases of the malady hnd been reported during dur-ing the day. This number, however, was said to include perhaps a dozen cases which should havo boon reported several days ago. Death Roll is Four The local death list yesterday included in-cluded Herbert Tholnn, 35 years old; Fred Smith. 38, assistant cashier of the National City bank; Mrs. Abbie Baker Anderson, 23, and Mrs. Dottio Johnson, 25. The death of R. R. Dcane was reported re-ported from Salt Lake county and the body will be sent to Beaver, Utah, today to-day for interment. Following the large increase in the number of now cases reported, Robert Rob-ert J. Shields, manager of the local Red Cross headquarters, last night announced an-nounced that he had arranged for the transformation of the "contingent ward" at the county hospital into an emergency hospital for the treatment influenza patients. Dr. Paul, city physician, has been asked to assign whree city nurses to look after the sufferers, suf-ferers, and haa agreed to do so. Tho ward has been fumigated and will bo ready for occupancy this morning, it is announced. "The appeals for nurses continue," said Mr. Shields, "and wo are still unable un-able to keep up with tho demand. We aro hoping that some of the, teachers, who formerly volunteered their services, serv-ices, will do so again. Any of them wishing to help out should register at the Red Cross headquarters immediately." immed-iately." Demands for 1200 gauze masks, for use in sick rooms, were made upon the Red Cross yesterday, 1000 of them being furnished. Chiefly, the calls came from outside points, but those made locally foreshadowed the serious relapse that became evident when the rnnnrf nf )1in linn i-rl nf linlltli TTn o molrt public last night. Situation in State That the situation in the state outside out-side of Salt Lake is not improving to any considerable extent, was indicated indicat-ed by reports received yesterday from many sections. Believing that conditions warranted drastic action, tho county commissioners commission-ers and the health authorities of Wasatch Wa-satch county yesterday declared a quarantine covering tho entire county. It was announced that no one would be allowed to enter the county until further notice. The city councils of several communities within tho county met later and indorsed the action of the county and health authorities, 'it is said. Layton reported thirty new cases, which brought tho total number under treatment there to 100. One death, that of John Hodgson Jr., aged 20 years, was registered. Logan listed the death of Joseph Bithell, -12 years old, who died after an illness of several days. The report did not state the number of now cases found there. Price, in Carbon county, which hnd the epidemic apparently stamped out, yesterday reported that it had broken out afresh, and that twenty-two new cases have developed. The recent peace celebration is generally blamed for the ronewed outbreak. Hcber City registered the death of Mrs. Alicia Murdock, 25 years old; Provo, that .of Samuel Truthor Thur-good, Thur-good, 19; Lakovlew, that of Ray Johnston, John-ston, 36, and Brigham City, that of John R. Stohl. The situation at Eureka, whore Dr. W. H. Harrison of the public health service has been in charge, has shown marked improvement in the last week, according to Dr. Beatty, state health commissioner. |