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Show ANNUAL CONFERENCE I OF HEALTH OFFICERS I Utah Ranks liih In Adopting Modern Methods ' of Prevention and Control of Disease I Carbon County Is Represented ;B Tin annual mirllng of the health officers of the state was held In Halt like Clt) last Thursda) nnd 1'rldn) In netiirdnnre with the provisions of the stnte ln,w About nno-flfth of tho of fliers wen In attendance Carbon count) was represented b Dr C K McDermld of Winter Quarlirs nnd Dr P. K. Kstes of Htnnilnrd villi- While Utah is In some nspects In the forefront fore-front of tho states adopting modern methods of prevention nnd .control of disease, n number of conditions needing need-ing great Improve mint were pointed out by tho various speakers. This Is due, primarily, to n luck of Interest nnd understanding among thn people Until n more gent rat Interest Is aroused arous-ed and a wider knowledge of the great loss due to slckmss, suffirlng, per-mnnenl per-mnnenl illsnblllt) nnd actual mom-tnry mom-tnry expenditure for tho tare of those crippled or left without support Is gained, there tan not be ndequnto work done b) the health authorities. Much Intenst was shown In lho lean town contest being conducted b) the stall board of heilUi nnd n general exchange of Ideas nnd effir-tlvu effir-tlvu measures for stigrlng results will bo of grenl help to the towns cult red One of the most Tf It lout minus reported re-ported wns the preliminary storing of the town two or threi tlmts before the official time Also the showing In the limit picture shows of tho best premises nnd the plans showing tin gnutisi Improvemijit b) work donti Tin Inestimable value "f lho Hoy Htiiuts and reports or Ihn value or their work In preventing sickness nud death wus imphaslxtd b) man) of thn spinkirs. The papers on ' Communicable Commun-icable Discuses" b) Dr II fl Merrill or Prom, "Hook) Mountain Hpottrd Pevtr" by Dr It A. Pearse or llrlg-ham llrlg-ham Clt), mid "Whooping Cough nnd Mtuslis" by Dr. W H Ke)llng of Halt ltkn City, und the dlsousslons following follow-ing them, brought out tho many points Hint should li( known und acted upon b) ovir) iltlien of our state Tho measures lo lessen sltkness nml dentil rates should In gin before tho birth of the cliliui nnd to this end, every iixpntnnt mother should plnco herself under thn earn of Inr ph)sl-clun ph)sl-clun ns early ns possible As tin re Is ordlnnrll) no additional expense ut-tui ut-tui bed lo this, failure to do so -can only bn regarded as n disregard or her own, her child's and the community commun-ity hi tilth Propi r caru und feeding of Infants and oung children will greatl) tissen thu Very high death rate among children tinder B )cars tu age which, nt present, exceids the rate from tuberculosis and Industrial no-ildents no-ildents The stain board of health or thn total health officer will furnish free of c hnrgo circulars nnd Information Informa-tion that help thn molhirs to avoid uiintiessary skkuess nnd develop stronger children The troublis gincrhll) known ns "bub) diseases" urn not. In this modern mod-ern da), netcssar) dlseasts. ' The prevalent Idea about mtasles, whooping whoop-ing cough, i hlckenpox und the Ilka that the children should "havo 'em and gel It over with" t. ancient, unenlightened un-enlightened and criminal Measles nnd whooping tough, vvhlc.li uru so llghtl) thought of by so man) parents, havo n greuter diuth rule In proportion propor-tion to tho number of tases occurring than sturltt fever und diphtheria. And no one wants his bub) in havo scarlet fever or diphtheria to 'get It over with" When w tousldir the great number of ihlldnn who die the next winter after their mtasles. from pneumonia and the gnut number of cases of tubinulosls which follow on thn huls or measles and whooping voiigh, we ma) will tonsldtr them worth) roes to right Kvtr) ihlld having a little sore throat' or a "redd In the htmd ' should be Immediately Imme-diately kept away from other children chil-dren nnd Inspected by.the local health officer, tspevlall) If Oieru life custs of contagious disease In the community commun-ity In no case should a child be allowed al-lowed to nttend school, church, picnics pic-nics ball games or other gatherings until known lo bo freo or contagious disease No child who has been absent ab-sent from school from an) cause, should be allowed to return without a certificate rrom the doctor or lho total to-tal health officer tliat ho Is free rrom suspicion Concealment or contagious contagi-ous disease and disregard or quarantine quaran-tine lire not to be tolerated, and tho I health officers wiro Instructed to use the nuthorlt) glviu Hum by the stale laws and to mo that the penalties provided pro-vided aro meted out to those who w- fully disregard tho health and this of others It wus urttd that vaccination against ag-ainst t)phold fever and smallpox Jbo taken advantage of by all, adults ns well as children, as modern methods and control of tho vaccines have removed re-moved the dangers or blood poison and lockjaw that prejudiced no many against vaccination jears ago Hick- nesa nnd di nth rntes among dwellers ' on "Ihn good old furin" nnd In small iM towns nnd villages, Is much too high M and miith higher than Is generally ,H realised This Is dun inulnl) to Im- iM pure water suppl) nnd Improper dls- 1 posal or sewage, garbage, waste and f iHI manure or tin so water nnd sewage '1 nre tly worst offenders, but nre close,- L jH I) followed by thn rest Wnter can J iM nlwn)s be made pure before- Use nnd ' M It should bn considered n crowning M disgrace In have an unsanitary privy H on an proper!) Many men would M be Jailed or 'run out" or their com- H munliy ror failure to provide proper M rood und tlothlng lo protect his ram- M II) ugulnst wrnlher londltlons, )et H public opinion Is only beginning to ' H tnkn notice that n man may murder H his wire nud children by failure to M provide pure wnter nnd proper sew- H ngn nud waste disposal And the M sltkness, suffering nnd death are not JH llinlteel to thn homo nnd family of the f jfl careless one, but line) spread through- til out thn entire rommtinll) Thn hrnltli ll officers will furnish to nn)one, free. H plans ror iheap mid efflclint privies I M nnd will nisei look Into nnd ndvlsn ns i H In proper correction or the other ov lis. H The prnhtim if rallies wilt soon be J H n vital one tiM'urtmii iinint) nnd ev- , H ei-)onn should list his Influemn with H the town iiniiulls and the county 'H commissioners to secute thn early pas- H sage nnd e ufortt numt of dog muxsllng H rigulAilous, the extermination of stray ( H dogs mid to)otis nnd possibly the ' . H quarantine ngnlnst herds ntcompnnled ' ' H b) dugs from regions now Infected ' jM with nitdes. Onl) li em rgetla action H now tan loss or lire, animals and , jl money bo preveulid. Hoiky Moun- i "'.H tuln spolttd fever (tick fever) Is LLI spn tiding Inward Carbon county nnd lH ir not safeguarded against will result ifH In loss of IJfe im'd In surf i ring that , H should have been prevented Thn dls- f'LLv c use Is tonlruited onl) through the A H bite of nn Infected vvnndtlck, nnd the h 'H only known menus or prevention I i A H Ihn rrequenl removal from thn body 'jj H or ull ticks. It has been round th-vt ' H It takes n tick rrom six to eight hours 'J H In bore through thn skin nnd become' U .H u danger so that Inspection or the -liH bod) und removal of ticks found on i-PiH thn body or thn tlothlng should pre- f, "i M vent niiiulrlng Ihn disease Wearing ' M leggings or high boots while In the tH sagebrush will also Itsstn thu rhances 't'll of Infection. An ointment of rorro- 1 slvci sublimate, luriientlne and aul- I H phur In vaseline Is sulci In prevent the ! H ticks from Incoming attached. i. H Any diseased or suspicious looking iH incuts or food products should bo nt iH once reported to the local health of- . f '1 fleers. It Is tn bn hoped that regii- j, M Dillons will soon bo emu led compell- , i !H Ing nil slaughtering lo be elone In II- U tH censed and supervised slaughter- J ttH houses under federal Inspection Un- '. H ,H der the presont regulalluns the public , ? KiinLH Is subjected tn a ver) real clangor. At I IdJH tho slaughterhouses under federal su- ilJ il perilslon all unlmals nrn Inspected i 'vH be fore udmlsslou mid there Is u rcgu- )), H lar trade In Ihn condemned animals. ''SfiH This condemned stock Is driven to the iXH small or outllng districts, slaughter- "eV LLH ed and sold b) eddlers nnd Ilia more I SHH unscrupuliius dialers throughout the I ' H state. In self protection thn ninsum- ,) H vr should bo sure of tho source of the 4l'DnH ineut or requlrn that It bear lho stamp u' Hfl or tho full nil Inspector No com- tj H inunlly should tolerate the use or salo !r IHH or milk, butler, theese or other dairy , 1H products rrom tows that have not - H In en tested nnd round free from tuber- m il miosis. A lioji nt t b) thu Individual : -TILLH consumir of all markets, stores, bn- ' "l flH ktrles, peddltrs, restaurants and the j I jH like that are Mlil) unaanllur). fly- l ri9H ridden or cureless tu their handling iHII or foods would soon result In u great ' flH decrrusu In thu amount and the serl- v Hll ousness of tho sickness In the dls- ?HH ,rl(,t K h IBH Tho great danger lo tho public li'lK' 'WBl health b) tho handling or rain or V frfii mHI sltkness by those iful trained In the Iff i! 'ifwfll recognition and dlugnosls or disease K I tfMf JB was brought to lha attention of the f 9H meeting and the officers were urged HH 8 tlflBil lo bv on the lookout for thu earliest 31 ''' ebVI signs or communkabln diseases. It Ml IBrateB was reported from a town In the sou- Ii) UJJiSEILh them purt of tho state that tho non- W. rentMBB recognition or one ease caused nn epl- iiufSfll demlc that cost two lives and n mone- WriS MHI lary loss to the town or over five thou- BHfi flflBBifl sand dollars. ' Karl) attention to JEil liK :sliktlcss Viay save thn lire of )our Ml VMP J child or )ciur neighbors. Therefore, jCI fflEnH I be careful and'treat the others In your EXE ,'9KjH town as )ou wish thorn to treat ou," ttsKlftwPI was the way one speaker expressed tw9,'9I9H " mi frsSS It Is In be regretted that more of- II I fciJ&qH I fleers from this part or thi stajn were Blr i 4BB I nut present and it Is hopod that next I'tliLL jH ')ear over) district will insist that its ilMrW JflH I health officer attend the meeting iffilMtea |