The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-06
MUST NOW FIGHT
FOR THEIR LIVES
State Health Officers Demand Coop.
Grafton of the People.
MORE MONEY is NEEDED
SECOND ANNUAL HEALTH CON-
VENTloN is HELD.

Citizens 90 Utah must hereafter make
a. effort to save their own lives, in the
opinion o. the Associated Health Au-
taoritiea o. Ctah. which yesterday held
IFS second annual meeting. In line
with this policy. the state board OF
health win at once address the officials
Of each city and Town IN the state
urging that health officers be given suf-
iicient remuneration to enable them
properly 10 perform their duties with
out too heavy demands on their private
funds A schedule OF salaries based on
the population Of the communities, win
De prepared and viii be submitted with
the requests OF the state board of
health.
The health officials do not hope for
compensation that will make their
services of pecuntary profit to them
selves nor do they ask this They
merely ask that the different cOmmu-
mites share part of the expense en-
tanned by the health officers IabOrs in
behalf of the public welfare Present
salaries are SO ridiculously low in many
instances that doctors and others who
had been acting as health officers have
been compelled to resign simply be-
Gauge they could not afford the expense
The work involved. IL is stated that
some OF the most efficient health Off
GERS Of the state have resigned for this
reason. and the state board does not
feel justified IN asking them 10 again
take up their duties with the certainty
that the work viii be resumed at q sac
Iihce Of time and money.
To Show Value of investment.
Tho situation viii be fully explained
IN Jhe address of the state board, which
viii supply facts To show that the rela-
lively small amount OF money required
for the use OF the health officers will
DE splendid investment for the commu-
lities, with the added safeguards that
will be thrown around the lives Of the
people by the efforts of the health Off
Cials.
While they are determined to demand
ghc cooperation of those benefited by
the work, the health officers will con-
1iuue their efforts TO educate their
ueighoOrs along sanitary and hygienic
lines. Their present attitude, as unaui-
mously expressed in the meeting yes
terday, is To ask the people to assist
IN work for the public good.
Only tOrty-three OF the 200 health
officers of the state attended the meet
ing yesterday. The relatively small
attendance is attributed TO the failure
OF the last legislature to make ade-
qUate provision for expenses Of the
health officers. Many of them in the
smaller towns received little or moth
ing for their services and do not feel
Justified in making the Journey TO
salt Lake To attend the meetings. The
absence of so many health officers and
the consequent loss To their localities
"r the many valuable suggestions and
the demonstrations presented yester-
day was generally deplored by the del
gates IN attendance. II is hoped, how
ever, that the state board will be able
10 brinS the people Of the state to APP
nreciate the Importance of the work
done by the health officers and To sc
cure the needed financial assistance.
Welcomed by Governor.
Dr. r. 3. Beatty of the state board
OF health called the meeting TO order
yesterday forenoon IN the city council.
chamber and introduced Governor
John {. Cutler who formally welcomed
the delegates. Dr. Beatty responded
10 the governors address and a HesO-
luton was unanimously adopted pledg-
ing each delegate to use his efforts 90
secure the publication in fun of the
governors address i'm the press Of the
state in line with the health officers
campaign III UGucaJiOn.
The bylaws recommended hy the
committee appointed last year to draft
them were unanimously adopted The
committee on legislation reported that
the dairy patent medicines, health Of
ncers' association, railway sanitation
and meteorological laboratory bills had
been killed by the legislature and that
the vital statistics, school house sani-
JatiOn, tuberculosis and state board re-
ports bills had been passed
Owing 10 the death of his brother
DR.. @. l.. Smart. president Of the or
sanitation. had not been able 10 pre-
pare his paper, but he spoke briefly OF
The value of the association. the trou-
blcs of the health officers and the IA
.ilities for the abolition of contagious
diseases If the cooperation of the
people could be secured. lie cited the
yearly advancement of the work in he
state and urged the members 10 con-
niue their efforts 10 educate the pub
lie,
Dr. d. \. McGregor of Parowan told
If Il situation at kanarra. where the
water supply of the town had been
contaminated by sheep which were
permitted 60 use the water supply two
miles distant from the town.
Unnecessary Deaths in Utah.
Dr. Beatty opened the afternoon
meeting by a discussion OF Modern
sanitation" There are 800 uuneces-
sary deaths I'm every 1000 ian Utah. he
said. lie reviewed Investigations and
discoveries concerning contagious and
Infectious diseases, and cOHtrasted che
slim attendance with the Importance