The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
Remarkable Effect of Health De-
partment's Crusade.
c0R7AGIOH BEING WIPED OUT
BUT THREE NEW CASES OF
SCARLET FEVER LAST WEEK.

since the Inauguration of lhe crusade, !
adm fl is a noticeable fac that not a
death occurred from either scarlet fever
OF diphtherIa last week. The general /
health Of the city is greatly improved
as actual statistics show and the health
authorities believe no one viii deny
that the appearance Of the city has
been improved to a most pleasing de- I
gree.
The crusade was inaugurated within
two or three da2 $ of month ago, and
ct that timc-March 2-the reports
showed forty-six cases of scarlet fe5er
and eleven cases Of diphtheria in the
city. The report for this last week |
shows twenty-seven cases of scarlet
fever and but three new ones, end ten
Eases of diphtheria, a very material de-
crease, especially in the former disease, /
which owes its origin and spread to
conditions Of filth more than does the
latter disease.
Reduce Scarlet Fever Cases.
The number Of scarlet fever cases, it !
VIII be noticed has been reduced near /
IL one-haf within thirty days, and the
health authorities believe that within
the next thirty days the disease can be
almost stamped out if the citizens eX-
ert themselves to the proper degree in
renovating al uusanitary places.
in the past month nearly all of the
city has been gone over by the iEspec-
tors on their first trip, and untold guam
titles of filth have been removes. The
removal Of this dirt not only removed
the generating beds Of disease but does
away with the ma teriaI upon which
germs thrive and lie dormant until a
passing wind or other agent spreads
them to places where they can de selOp
into active contaCion.
The authorities argue that where per-
feet cleanliness exists il is almost inn
possible for ContcsiOn to find a fOCtinH
and they are earnestly working upon
the line of a perfectly clean city. free
from contagious disease. The officials
are much pleas ID with the interest that
has been manifested in the increment
by the citizens at large and they feel
that with their continued cooperation
salt Like may soon be ranged as the
cleanest city of the west.
Oficers SIN at WorL,
Although these gratifying conditions
of health and cleanliness have been ac-
c0mplished, the authorities do not mean
TO stop and do not want the impress
sion entertained that there is no more
hut X 10 ne ADAlE~ 4A4Ne 0ttAaLE II IS
only half done and for the next thirty
days the inspectors viii work with re-
doubled energy to get the remaining
NTH removed. DR.. King, in speaking
Of Che work yesterday, SAD:
IT am C'2d &c see the cblGren of the
schools taxing an interest in this mat
ter. That means that they viii be edu-
Gated 90 habits Of cleanliness and the
majority of them win continue in those
paths when they are grown.
The important thing is 10 educate
the young 60 be cleanly. because if they
are brought I'D in conditions of suualor
nj filth they prefer those conditions.
and IL is impossible to teach them the
necessity of sanitation when they are
oder That is the trouble met with
by all health bOards-the lack of edu-
cation among the people in the very
TIdimentS Of heaIthful cleanliness.
III people could only be brought to
the knowledge that contagious diseases
are entities-real things-and not mys-
teriOus pests visited upon humanity by
a divine providence. as a chastisement
FOR them, they would take more care TO
remove those things upon which con-
tagion feeds and lives. if this is done.
then contagioE must die, for it has to
be nourished and kept alive by this
NTH
Many measures proposed by health
authorities as preventative of the
spread OF contagion are looked upon
with ridiCule by people and il is sim
Ply because they are not educated to
the point where they can appreciate the
seriousness of these matters"
While talking OF the sources Of con-
tagion thar threaten the city. DR.. King
again paid his compliments to the
street ear comp ny.
SO man complaints have come to
Us about the manner in which the cars
arc kept said the doctor that they
C4nnot be ignored any longer. ard
something viii have to be done 1
know from personal observation that
IN maay of the cars the filth that sc
cumuaJes ia th2~csTs IS simply swept
into piles under the seats and left there
instead of being cleaned out as it
should Any one who has q black suit
on and has ridden i'm q car a few times
car ten you just how much dirt is on
the woodwork and the cloth covered
seats.
Apparently, there is no effort made
to even wipe the woodwork out before
the cars are started cut The cars
should be not only swept and wiped
out but good washing should be Civ
en- them once a year at least
Fresh Air Needed.
con some of the lines I would recon-
mend car riding instead Of horseback
riding for IVar complaints. If it were
not for the poor ventilation in them.
The exercise afforded the rider Is lust
the same, ont there is absolutely no
provision made for fresh sir"
The inspectors report that i'm numer-
cleaning mp neir yards but dump the
Nth into the street or EUtter ana -hins
they have done all that is required of
them. III is necessary then fer the in
spector % return TO the place and force
the property owner % remove the flth
from the dumping place.
Superintendent Condie Of the street
DEPARTMENT is also registering numer-
Cts complaints against this method of
dispoS.ng OF filth He claims il is
dumped into the Lltches that are under
the care 81 ms department and then
ne IS held resDOD bic for their condi-
ton.
Inspection was made yesterday of the
milk supply Of the city. and, according
10 the reports of the INSPECTOR it IS
above the standard in almost every
case The milk il IS said Is better now
taan it ever has been before.
the bakery at 27ts Wesl First South
street was Inspected yesterday and re-
ported TO be In a dlthy condition. The
conditions eEtsut in the rear Of tn,
place. il was reported we've In mos
naerauJ violation OF ell rules OF sani
fat on Notice 90 clean up was served
LESS DISEASE IN THE CITY.
But Three Scarlet Fever and Siv