Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-11
SPOTTED FEVER
CAUSES ALARM
It is Reported Epidemic and no
Official Action
Taken.
CASES IN THE HOSPITALS.
Conditions May Become Serious Tn.
less Isolation and Regular Quar-
antine Strictly Observed.

The fact that cerebro-spnal menin-
gifts spotted fever is reported epidem-
ic IN this city, with no official action
taken by the city board of health, is
occasionlng some alarm, and the state
board Is being looked 10 for action OF
some kind. 50 far there have been
no cases.s utsi6e of the hospitals that
have come 10 the attention OF the
state board IN town. and of course the
hospital cases were where the proper
care and attention could be given Two
cases have been reported at the l.. u.
). hospital aud one each at the Holy
Cross, St, Marks and the Keogh- Wright
hospitals. within two weeks, some of
them fatal. Cases are unofiicially re-
ported at Garfield; but the state board
has not been notified by the .Tooele au-
thorities, and they viii be asked II re-
ports have been made TO them OF any
such cases. Occasional cases are re-
ported out in the state. and the board
In each case notified the local health
authorities that isolation and regular
quarantine must be strictly observed.
The sickness of Alfred Bennon is re-
ported TO be spotted fever. he having
caught lt(from young sheepherder
named Arthur Ball, whom he had
brought sick into Taylorsville with the
disease. And the fact that 1t is not
A.,
from the fact that two deaths are
reported at Malad, Ida, in the deceass
OF Mary Ann Adams and Josiah Rich
ards.
RULES TO OBEY.
II is stated at the state board OF
health office that whoever is issuing
permits in this city for the burial of
menngetlcal patients without reporting
the same to the health authorities, Is
careless Of the requirements of the Of
fic& The following rule in the city or
dinance governing such cases is cited
IN this matter:
II shall be the duty of every physl-
-cian or other person caring for the sick
In salt Lake City and every person
having knowledge OF the existence, in
salt Lake City, OF any of the diseases
hereinafter mentioned. or any other in
fectious or contagious disease, to make
a report OF the existence Of such dis
ease 10 the board OF health. on forms TO
be furnished by said board. within five
(5) hours after such physician or other
person becomes aware of the existence
Of any case of scarlet fever, smallpox.
diphthcrla. Bubonic plague, epidemic
cerebro-s spinal meningitis, whooping-
cough, typhoid fever, measles, chicken
pox, or any acute contagions eruptIye
disease IN his or her charge, or within
his or her knowledge; additional cases
occurring In the same house shall be re-
ported in the same manner as the first
case,
HEALTH BOARD SHOULD ACT.
In view of this, why the In
action Of the city health board
authorities IL asked, and why the issu-
ing OF burial permits without reporting
on the same from the office issuing such
permits? The state board IL looking
into this matter, and may call on he
attorney general for an opinion as 10
what extent the state board may act
where municipal authorities appear To
the board TO be inactive,
II was reported last evening that
there were several cases at Bingham
and Murray. and secS Beatty at once
phoned the local health authorities To
promptly Isolate any cases that might
occur. But inquiry az tho state boards
office this noon failed to elicit the pros.
effce of the disease at either OF the 20
callties mentioned. The mortality IN
this disease is 70 per cent The techni-
cal name Ia cerebro-srN,al meningitis
aud the symptoms arc paths through
the head and nape of the neck, vomit-
ing. spasms. delirium, high fever and
ertlpuons Of the skin.