Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-30


secretary OF the state board Of health,
on the typhoid epidemic, he declares
that flies were probably responsible for
the infection which was carried in the
milk. His report is as follows.
walter j. Frazier. city Food Inspec-
tor. salt Lake city:
Dear sir-Confrmine my verbal rec
port, this is to advise YOU that ! visited
Mrs. stephen Moss Of Woods Cross at
your request for the purpose Of dag
noslng the disease with which she is
affected and found the same to be ty-
phoid fever.
In this connection win state that
in view Of the numerous cases OF ty-
phoid fever reported as occurring
among consumers OF milk from the
Moss dairy and others in the Wood 8
Cross district I Investigated the con-
ditions prevailing therein Tor the pur-
pose OF determining II possible the
source Of the Infection.
AS typhoid fever can originate only
I'm the germs given of in the discharges
OF previous case Of the disease, the
Investigation was especially directed
10 the discovery Of any such case eN-
isting or having existed in the locality.
No trace of the disease could be found.
with the exception OF three recent
cases. including that OF Mrs. Moss,
above referred %. This case had been
diagnosed and treated as so-cailed
catarrhal fever The nurse. however,
Of her own volition. had carefully dis
infected an discharges and thereby
prevented danger of disseminating the
disease. also the disease had appeared
coincidently with the outbreak in salt
Lake city, thus establishing the fact
that u could not possibly have been
responsible for the spread Of the infec-
tion.
AN incubation period OF not less
than two weeks must elapse between
the Introduction or the germ OF the
disease and the beginning Of the fever
| The same facts were disclosed in the
case on the premises Of Mr. Parkin
and the conclusion reached was that
these two cases had resulted from the
same source that had infected the milk
Of the dairies under suspicion. The
third case discovered. the son OF the
railway section master, was located at
the section house az Woods cross. and
could possibly have been the origin OF
! the outbreak, as tho disease had ex-
| listed for several weeks prior TO It's APP
! pearance.
There seems 20 be no reason to
| doubt that files We're the agency con-
| veying the infection. Assuming this To
be the fact. they had become contain
| mated with the contents OF the out
I house on the section premises referrsd
| TO. or some other clubhouse I'm the lo-
| cality, which had been the receptacle
for typhoid excreta. thence carrying
| the material 10 the mink handled by
| the various adjacent dairles. lmmedi-
ate steps were taken 10 thoroughly dis
| infect an outhouees aud q abete other
| unsanitary conditions throughout the
| entire district. and this has been ac-
| cOmpllshed
The present situation emphasizes
| the importance OF the repeated warn
ings which have been issued on the
subject OF disinfecting the discharges
1 Of typhoid cases ana the destruction
and exclusion Of flies.
| People must understand there can
| be no case OF the disease except az a
result Of the neglect 10 disinfect the
discharges from n former case, and
| that Il Is spread as n result OF such
neglect. the undisinfccted material be.
ing carried on the legs Of flies 10 milh
and other foods. or finding its way into
the water supply through drainage Oh
! secpage.
There were reported IN salt LAX,
| city between the LIST and 9th of TINS
month one hundred ana thirty -eigh
] 03s) CAGES. of which about one-fh nd
4
| Woods Cross dairles, third divided
among the other dalIies supplying mill
10 the city and one third prlvafel,
owned COWS and condensed milk
1t may fairly be assumed that In q
! majority OF the latter cases milk wa,
not responsible Tor the diseasa. For
this reason the water supply become,
| open 10 suspicion, and an water usee
| for culinary purposes should he boiled
MANY cases exist IN localities aher,
sewer extensions and connections hav,
not been effected, and outhouses. IN,
contents ~ which are exposed 20 flies
should be suspected 1 would recon
mend that an immediate order be A.
| sued 60 owners of an premises oi
| which outhouses are situated 10 caua
the contents Of the same 20 be- covere,
with lime and 90 hereafter maintain
them IN such manner as 20 oNclud
| flies.
The law requiring sewer connection
! should be rigidly enforced
Until the Inauguration Of a sultabl
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