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Show CHEERING WORDS ON' THE 'FLO' SITUATION ARE UTTERED BY MEDICAL OFFICER OF TIE U. S. I "Once a soldier, always a soldier." is a true maxim relative to the character char-acter and conduct of Dr. McGillicud-dy, McGillicud-dy, assistant surgeon U. S. P.ublic Health Service who has been so instrumental in-strumental in aiding the city health authorities nnd the city since his arrival ar-rival on Monday of this week. J There was danger early this morn- Ing, that Ogden would lose the doctor ,at an early date because of a message mes-sage that had been received from Dr. t Beatty of Salt Lako requesting his services elsewhere, but the city board of health put up a strong argument 'for the detention of Dr. McGillicuddy in Ogden. until such time as the newborn new-born confidence confirmed itself that, the city is going coasting down tho hill to the valley "where rest from this epidemic securely lies. In conversation with a Standard representative, Dr. McGillicuddy said: "Tho public of the city has every reason to be happy this morning and none whatever to be careless. Tho health restrictions, the hospital arrangements, ar-rangements, the tireless work of the city physicians, tho good care of nurses nurs-es and aids, and the willing co-operation ol the vast majority of tho pub- lie generally, has- brought about a condition con-dition In which wo may feel that we I are at tho beginning of the conquest. ! More care still in cases where tho sickness lingers, increased obedience ' to the rules and regulations of the health authorities, are the demands of tho moment," " Relapse of Patients Asked as to what danger there was of any individual who has recently recovered re-covered from the disease, taking it again, the doctor said that it would not bo right to speak in too general terms of an epidemic disease such as this, which has tho unfortunate trick of upsetting up-setting most theories, and yet, relying upon his own observance, he thought that granted the recovery is a COM- PLETE one and that the patient did not move about his daily business un-1 til he felt the thrill of recovered strength, then there was little danger of any immediate recurrence of the complaint. Where such recurrences are reported it is generally found that a too early return to business in a weakened condition has been the cause of relapse. "It Is not to be forgotten," says the doctor, "that in some cases tho return to fully recovered strength is slow and that there is always danger in attempting attempt-ing to shoulder the old load with ser lously Tliminished strength, and, unfortunately, un-fortunately, in many cases where the demand for food and clothing is heavy upon tho worker in the home, there has been a disposition to face life and Its burden long before the condition was reached -in which that might be done with immunity. The rule of tho local health authorities stipulating a ten-day quarantine AFTER the last day of fever Is beneficial In 'every way." An Excellent Record It is the opinion of the Standard I that Ogden may count itself fortunate in having present in the city just now a doctor whose long and varied army experience, dealing with huge numbers num-bers o'f men and in contact with epidemics epi-demics of all kinds, is at the disposal! of the city's need. Tho doctor is not I sitting in a comfortable hotel and ut-j tenng aphorisms about the disease He , is, as ever, the soldier ready to come to attention at the word of command, and doing everything that can be thought of to make his presence a real aid to the public. He Is visiting homes j whero no doctor has been called; he is looking up "suspects;" he is attending at-tending the Red Cross hospital in the Elks building as "interne" and, by his implicit obedience to the demands of the moment, proving himself a tower of strength in the timo of Qgden's Emergency. |
