Show infantile paralysis cases increase word aiom the state department of health indicates that 11 new cases of poliomyelitis have been reported during the p past ast week seven of them in salt lake city and the others in northern sections of the state in order older to prevent a spread of the disease parents are again warned of the necessity of calling in in the family physician in all cases where children have symptoms af f headache fever stiff neck pains in the extremities nausea and vomiting parents are also urged to protect all food supplies against contamination by flies vegetables and fruits that are eaten raw should be thoroughly thorough li washed d any conditions or places which may be breeding places tor for flies should be reported to the local board of health immediately A limited amount of DDT powder has ben been released to the state dept of health to be used only on the premises of families in which there is a case of poliomyelitis this powder is being used in tremendous quantities by our armed forces in the pacific and at the present time there is none available for civilian use inasmuch as this powder is not effective against the larva or maggots of flies it is extremely important that all fly breeding places be cleaned up immediately juab county reported a death from rocky mountain spotted fever according to the attending physician the patient was alpar i antly infected by a tick while she was washing the clothes of lied her son who also died from the same disease some time ago ft |