Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-10 | Page 3 | Rats Are Menace to Health of City Says Dr. Beatty

Rats Art Are Menace Menace o oTo To Health of City Says Dr Beatty State Board Advises Systematic Systematic System System- Fight to Exterminate Exterminate nate Pests rats should go says Dr T. T B. B T THE BeaU Beatty secretary of tho the state board d of health The pests which are infesting infesting- the elt city in the so southeastern southeast em ern In and southwestern portions are arc pointed a as a n serious menace not only because of materials tho thoy destroy but also on account of possible transmittal of or diseases disease Tho The state le board of or health officially has haR no means available for tor prosecutIng ing lag a n campaign but Dr 11 Beau Beatty in a signed statement nt advises es such fuch methods ns s made San Francisco a seaport town comparatively ch The methods consisted of or the cleaning of or old structures the concreting of ot foundations foundations foundations the he clearing of rubbish In vacant houses th the liberal lIber use of traps poison polion pot poi son ion an and cats Dl Disinfectants were also used USel in lar large e quantities Dr Beattys Beatty's signed i advice follows 1 J consider the great reat In increase rca e in the number of rats rati in Salt Lake a serious problem and every effort should be made to bring about their early arl extermination The Thc subject was discussed In the lost last t report of the state board of or health and at attention attention at- at was call called d to the he danger dang arising from Crom their presence in tho the community owing to the fact that if it bubonic plague uc should be Introduced Introduced Intro Intro- it would be difficult to prevent pre pie vent Its spread Rats I arc very cr susceptible to It and communicate It to human heln beings The danger dangel from this terrible disease is not an Imaginary one a as was sas demonstrated ed in th tho experience of or San FranCisco Francisco Fran Fran- Cisco and other parts of or California The plague has prevailed pre J i In eli Cit demic form In oriental countries for fora a number of years rears and anil or later hater r is liable to make Its appearance appearance appear appear- ance anCI in various parts of the United States especially lal In coast cities and along lines of or continental continE travel The systematic s methods employed for the extermination of or rats rat in San Francisco should he ho adopted hero here and it Is important that the city shall shaH furnish ample funds with which to carry earn on such a cam earn pal l The longer long radical meas meas- measures measures ures tires arc are deferred the greater reater will be the difficulty In accomplishing the purpose