The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-21
WANT A NEW LAW
AS To DEATHS
Health Authorities Want Limit
Fixed For Filing Certificates,
MILK DEALERS UNDER FIRE
INSPECTORS CONTINUE CRU
SADIE FOR CLEANLINESS.

IT He health authorities are not sat
isfed with the present state laws,
which do not set a stated time
within which death certificates should
be aled with the board of health. and
it. is probable that some steps VIII be
taken to secure the passage Of a stat
ute regulating that matter.
The authorities claim that in many
instances undertakers and others are
negligent about the time wnen they
present death certificates for fling on
record, and often great Inconvenience,
as well as trouble. results over such
negligence. The officials baie-e there
should be a stated time within which
/ the ceTtieea ties should be presented at
the Office of the local board, and a
penalty provided for the failure to
have them there within the specified
time. No definite action has been taken
in that direction yet but it is stated
tLat a draft for such an amendment
to the present laws may be presented
before the next legislature.
Go After Milk Dea ers.
The health officials are going on the
Warpath for milk dealers, who, it is
complained. are selling more milk than
they are licensed to sell. Each man is
licensed to sell quantities IN accord
ance with the regulations Of the health
department, but it is claimed that
many of them are violating these regu-
lations and disposing of much larger
quantities. A man viii be detailed TO
to look after this matter especially.
and anyone caught trying to avoid the
I law viii be punished Notices VIII be
served uDon the deaters TO LOOK out
for the strict observance Of the Tegula-
tons governing them.
Commissioner King states that as a
result Of the efforts TO force all resi-
| dents who can 70 connect with the
/ sewers he has numerous calls daily
from persons who want to get out of
making the connections. The doctor
states, though, that there is an ordi-
nance providing for sewer connections
in all places where they can be made.
| and the health board proposes to see
that they are made in every case
Scavengers Are overworked.
The inspectors who are now in the
/ residence districts making examipa-
tons of yards and houses. are con-
demning so many places that the pres
ent force of scavengers, it is stated, is
entirely inadequate to handle the
amount of work TO be done.
The premises at Second South and
I First West streets. IL was reported,
have been used as a dumping ground,
and notice was served upon the
agent, c. F. Taylor, yesterday, TO have
the place cleaned Immediately. The
property at 100 West Second South
street was also found dirty.
The case of DR.. A :. Kendall. whose
place on Church street was reported
in a filthy condition few days ago,
was called in the city court yests day
and the defendant discharged Or.
Kendall pleaded not guilty to the
charge made against him. and de-
clared that his arrest was but simply
to spite some Of his neighb0rs. The
health officers testified that there was
as much as six inches Of filth in the
place, but it had been cleaned up.
However, the court did not consider
the evidence sufficient, and the case
was dismissed.