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Show , PROBING THE CAUSE OF TYPHOID FEVER. Physicians and Milk Man May Be Prosecuted by the Inspector. Salt Lake, Aug. 19 City Food Inspector In-spector Walter J. Frailer Is tracing and examining tho milk supply to two houses In which there arc four or five c.1309 of typhoid fever, and it U possible that prosecutions of physicians physic-ians will result for ralluro to report promptly the cases to the city health board as required by law. At lease one driver of a milk delivery wagon will be prosecuted. Mr. Frazler says, for taking empty milk bottles from a house lo which there is typhoid fever. In the home at fill South Eleventh West street four cases of typhoid fever fe-ver have developed. Tho Infected iiersons are Mrs. Alma Hlgley and tier little son, Alvln. and Mrs Oustia Oleson. Mrs. Hlgley's mother, and her son, Fritz Oleson. Mrs. Oleson has teen III two or three weeks, being taken tn the Holy Cross hospital Tnursday, but her Illness was reported report-ed to the city health board only Wednesday. Wed-nesday. In pntn esses, however, it Is difficult to tell for several days whether a person has typhoid fever or not, and this may have been one of these cases. Dr. A. J. Rblges H the physician. At 710 South Fourth West street, Mrs. J, Rode has been 111 of typhoid fever for several days and a driver for McIIan Pros.' dairy has been taking empty milk bottles from the place lor live or tlx days and osslbly longer, long-er, Mr Frazler says. This driver signs toe milk slip left with tho hot-ties hot-ties of milk, "W. M ," and as soon as Mr. Frazler finds out who "W. M." Is he will procure a complaint against him. The Inspector Is investigating twenty twen-ty or thirty other caHes, but the milk , does not appear to be to blame, he says. |