Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-10

Outstanding and appreciation by the
public, through educational pamphlets |
and other health literature, Of the work
OF the health department.
ut has seemed TO me that each one |
Of you will appreciate the importance
OF simple Inexpensive detention hos
pital, In every city and town. with prop
er accommodations and trained nurses.
A patient so unfortunate as TO contract
contagiouj disease may find II I'M
possible In many localities to secure
even comfortable accommodations ana
the temptation Is therefore far greater
10 evade the quarantine laws, Many OF
us have hdl our sympathes aroused
for unhappt mental alien who, pending
examination and commitment Is rele-
gated TO ne county jail, as II his ter
rible affitlon was a criminal ouense.
A properlt equipped detention hospital
of the simplest construction, but clean-
Nv and attractive, would cost each CONF
! munlty hat little, and would be nstru-
mental "A relieving much mental ana
physical anguish,
1--WE believe that the great majority
| Of the people are with us, and would
! GLADLY give us their aid at any cost, II
I'VE but show the necessity The medi-
cal profession must inspire confidence
I'm their dislnterested motives, and Gre
ate public sentiment in favor Of sans
tary measures and efficient health laws
II has been said that nine-tenlhs OF the
! diseases are preventable'
Engaged as We are In a great work,
the Immense value Of which even our
| nntlonal government seems slow IN rec
| II.
come impatient. life Is short and
thore Is so much to be accomplished
But we must also remember that art Is
long and while we may not individually
live TO see the Utopia, right viii prevail,
and the profession which we represeh.
viii be ennohled by every unseliish act
and honest effort In the cause OF hu-
mainly
In closing assume the privilege or
voleing the sentiments OF the whole
medical profession Of Ulah, IN extend
ing our sincere and hearty thanks for
the courtesy, announcement ana sup
/ port given at all times 10 all progressive
public health and medical legislation by
our intelligent and broad-minded gov
ernor. To him personally we owe much
already achieved, and | trust that u
VIII be the pleasure Of this conference
to pass a resolution giving expression
to our appreciation for permanent rec
ord.
Nor should we fail 10 acknowledge al
this time the Invaluable services Of our
secretary, Or Beatty, whose name will
always be Identified with the health
laws Of Utah"
Dr. Beatty opened the discussion on
, tho paper and emphasized the necessity
of proper legislation which would en-
, able the officers TO enforce the health
, regulations. lie also argued In favo
| of better pay for the health officers %
, the state, whom he said should be al
! lowed compensation more commensur
, ate with their duties than is paid a
+ the present time
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
e Upon motion OF Dr. Phillips Of Wells
, VILE. q committee consisting Of DI
4 Smart. Of Sp:ingyille, Dr. w, r. calder
e wood Of Logan, and Drs. Allen Beat
% and Bascom OF Salt Lake, was appoint
o ed 10 draft such resolutions In regar
o to legislation as Is deemed adyisabl
for presentation to the next Legislature
G DR.. Allen urged that the health OF
0 fcers OF various parts Of the state "a
4 upoh the legislators In their respectiy
e districts and insist that some new les
10 lslatlun be enacted for the benefit {
Y the public health, At the close OF h
i talk the convention adjourned until
o'clock this afternoon.