The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-24
officers FOR
HEALTH BOARD
Isspsctors Are Now Given SPe'
ciaI Police Power
laws ARE TO BE ENFORCED
WILL PROSECUTE FOR VIOLA
TON OF QUARANTINE.

~ accordance with the instructions
~ the city council, one of the two
] s-sHar sanitary inspectors in the
.---r.- off rhe health department was
.-.r s-a-HaI police power yesterday
...a.a MIN TO enforce the new reg
-r.f..n- and arrest Eiolators or the
.s.-.-..- The same power is TO be
-s.-r.f .uau one other Inspector
4 3D. .#r be- the special duty of these
-.- man .n look after the observance
.s-H. health and sanitary laws.
r.- som. time past Dc has been
. evident tr the members of the
s-H ur health that the police force
.r--. MAS not au adequate means OF
.-.rr . strict observance of the
f.srrr REGULATIONS. because of the facJ
-.r rna officers iH the discharge OF
-..fr #urs were NOT enabled TO ind the
--...e ..ar. the laws were being Flo-
.r.a and could only act in cases
.r.r. such .HfraetiOus were brought
d.. rna.r attention, oT where they
..rEn- persons in the act OF commit
Ting lib. violation.
-r. r.. ordinance provides some
-.-. -t#. rules 90 be observed. and
.aar r..a-s..ate the attention at per-
sons ..l. can devote their time 90
mann ar least until the general public
becomes familiar with the new regu-
-arfrrs and understands that the board
al health means business. IL was ac-
.n-ffng.r pointed out D. the health
authorities that the inspectors, who are
daHv thrown into contact with sani-
ts~r conditions and are enabled 10 find
lad violations. should be given the
r1rar t0 arrest yiolatoTs of the Ordi-
nance.
Given Police Badge.
Yesterday W. +. K0rth, one Of the
INSPECTORS who have been retained for
thirty DAYS longer in the service Of the
f-rarrmaut. was administered the oath
uf Office and given a special police
badge t0 enable him to discharge his
raw duties as an officer of the law. To-
fsv probably j. 81. BOutOu, the sec
a1f Inspector viii De sworn in and be
given authority 90 make arrests.
These tW0 men I'm their rounds viii
nav special attention 20 an violations
of the sanitary and health rules, and
wherever negligence is found, the per-
son or persons guilty of it viii be
promptly arrested and taken into court
% explain their reason Tor failing TO
obey the laws.
There is much more violation of the
health laws. it Is claimed than is APP
parent t0 any bur those who have
been LEestigating the sanitary con-
lt.m ot the city for the past two
months These measures have been
adopted for the purpose of guarding
against such fragrant neglect On the
future. and to- enable the health board
60 more successfully cope with disease
and o0uag.on that is constantly max
ing it's appearance in the city.
VIII Enforce Quarantine.
Especial attention is TO be paid to
tha Observance of quarantine rules. as
lhe board has much trouble. 1t is said,
from this source. Many of the people,
30 IS declared, resort TO all manner of
schemes To- avoid the quarantine reg
gatioHs and 0WWit the health officers,
Iu many Instances where cases of con-
raEI0u are reported, the occupants of
tEe house who are not afflicted it Is
declared hia themselves away from
home the moment they become aware
that the presence of the disease is TO be
reported 90 the health authorities, and
when the quarantine officer appears
with the flag 90 put up on the place the
residents who have been exposed are
1g, Co be found anywhere.
il many instances. according 90 the
reports of the inspectors, members Of
.ae family have been found hiding
away u the homes of other persons
blocks away and they streuuously OBJ
jet 10 returning To- the quarantined
house. In such instances, it is pro-
posed 90 arrest all such viOlatOrs of
tie law and make them pay dearly for
lneF actions, because each OF them, DC
is declared. In this way spreads the
disease further through the commu-
Ijy and makes Do more difficult for
me health authorities Co cope with be.
The reports of the health authorities
show that smallpox Is Old the increase
Pc the city. one more. case was re-
ported yesterday. and the fact that
NE cases reported come from such
Widely separated districts of the city
makes t1a prospect rather serious
However. the officers do not believe
tal there is any great danger OF a
Widespread epidemic this summer il
NE proper precautions are taken by
tla citizens