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Show PUBLIC CLEAN-UP 7 DAY, APRIL 15th ANN Ol' MUM K X T IS MADE OF A CLEAN TOWN CONTEST. This is the season which demands -pecial activity on the part of the heal'h organizations of the State as it is the lime to apply the ounce of -ireveution where it will do the most ;ood. For years the State Board of Health has directed attention (o tho Lingers of flies, showing that they ire responsible for a large portion of lie dea'bs from typhoid fever, intes-nnl intes-nnl ii .rp;ims of infants, etc., occur-"g occur-"g in Utah, and urging the proseeu-' proseeu-' inn of a constant warfare against hem. 1 ( in impossible to effectively i on-ircl on-ircl Hies by swatting, poisoning and r.'pping, nil hough all of these incas-ires incas-ires are useful; but it in entirely easible to practically exterminate hem by preventing them from ireeding. For! unntily Ibis can eailily be accompli: lied, in i-s much is they can only breed in lilih uiul refine, (lie thorough removal of which is all Mini is ieiiiiied. A . systematic clean up campaign under the supervision of the local loard of health should he inaugur-ucd inaugur-ucd in every town in the State. The few Hies that have survived he winter will heroine the ancestors f count less swarms unless (heie is romp! act ion. Especial attention should be given o (he ea.ly removal of stable manure man-ure as this material furnishes the oreetlinjr place for fully ninety per -enl. of (lies, the balance being ha'.ch-;d ha'.ch-;d in garbage, contents of vaults and alitor forms of refuse and filth, -. hiili also should be thoroughly disposed dis-posed of. A public clean up day in each coni-;uuniy coni-;uuniy is strongly urged, and it is econiiuended that April 15ih shall )c si lected as the dale. The co-ope.ralion of the health 'wards and citizens in maintaining lean premises throughout the lly cason will insure practically llj less owns and result in incalculable benefit ben-efit to the public liealih. Araiotaue.nent is made of a clean own contest which has been inaug-iraled inaug-iraled by the Utah Development eague, which has offered prizes to be (owns whiih shall make Ihe best bowing from (he standpoint, of dcanlinesis, sanitation, elc, details jf the coolest to be furnished in the icar future. The Utah Development .league, (he Siaie Board of Health, ind ihe (governor's oltice will co-op-irate in Ihe movement, and till local boards of hea'di are asked (o pariic-pale pariic-pale in making (he eon lest credif-. credif-. hie to the various towns and to the Stale at large. Let everybody get busy and clean tp his own premises on April 15th. o : |