The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-23
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
WOODS CROSS is THE
SEAT OF TYPHOID

salt Lake, Sept. 23.-Salt Lake
Clty's source OF typhoid infection was
established at Woods Cross, Tuesday.
and three Woods Cross dairies with
in the radius OF the focus of Infection
were barred from shipping milk into
the city until the source of the infec-
ton is removed The dairies against
which an embargo was placed are.
Moss Bros, Golden West and the
Woods Cross.
Another important development in
the days work against the further
spread OF the epidemic was the estab-
lishment of the fact that Mrs. Stephen
Moss. wife of the junior member OF
the firm OF Moss Bros. dairy, has ty-
phold fever, in spite of the declaration
of the attending physician, DR.. Jerc-
miah Beattie of this city, that she Is
suffering from catarrhal fever.
T. b. Beatty, secretary of the state
board OF health. is authority for the alb
solute statement that Mrs, Moss is suf-
fcring from typhoid fever. but DR.
Beatty adds that Mrs. Moss Illness OF
the disease Is 4 sequence OF the infec-
ton that exists in the neighborhood OF
Woods Cross, and not cause. Wheth-
er Mrs Moss Illness had anything TO
do with the outbreak here Is prob
lematical, Or. Beatty thinks. but he Is
OF the opinion that the epidemic here
is due TO the same source as is Mrs.
Moss illness DR.. Beatty bases this
assumption largely upon the fact that
Mrs. Moss illness dates from the same
time as does the Illness of the several
persons here using milk from the
Moss dairy.
Important Conference.
The establishing of an embargo
against the three Woods Cross dalries
preceded the definite determination OF
the nature of Mrs. Moss illness. City
Health Commissioner DR.. NJ. r. Stew"
art and Citv Food Inspector Walter ].
Frazier held a conference with DR.. F.
S. Bascom. president OF the state
board of health and state and City
Chemist Herman Harms, Tuesday
morning. to determine whether tho
city has the authority TO stop dairies
in the infected districts outside the
city limis and suspected of being re-
Sponslble for spreading contagion from
sending milk into the city. City Attol-
ney II, ], Dininny was called in. and
gave It as his opinion that the city has
this right Dr Bascom promptly ad
vised DR.. Stewart to place an embargo
against the dairies, and Inspector Fra
zier, accompanied by Assistant Health
Commissioner Or. F. B. Steele, lost no
time in doing so. The three dairies
each have seven or eight cases of ty-
phoid fever along their routes in this
city
L. - l1N
dairy Will be prosecuted, in view Of
DR. Beatty's opinion that it is not re-
sponsible for the epidemic here. but
out of City Food Inspector Frazier 8
trip TO Woods Cross. Tuesday. is like
iy to grow three or four other prosecr-
tions. In the family of Bert Parkin.
who lives in the infected district. there
Is case of typhoid and Parkin has
been selling milk to the Jensen Cream
cry company. which naturally found
its way Into this city through the Elgin
creamery. Glib Hatch, the father.in-
law of Frank B. Hatch. who. with f,
NJ. Egan, is the proprietor of the
Woods Cross dairy. There recently
| have been three cases Of scarlet fever
of which Hogan and Egan had lnowl-
edege, 1t is claimed. and today Mr..
Frazier will ask for a complaint
against both Hogan and Egan, under
the section of the ordinance requiring
dairymen or other persons having
| knowledge of a contagious or lnfeC-
| tious disease In proximity to them, 10
report such to the board of health or
food inspector promptly. f. r. Grant,
proprietor of the Golden West dairy,
has exchanged milk with the Moss
dairy, it is alleged, and this will be In.
vestigated rather closely by the city
food inspector. too.
THE prosecution OF Hogan and
Eean is not so much 10 punish them
as TO let the seventy-eiGht other
dairies sending milk into the city that
J they must acqualnt themselves with
the law and then follow II" said Mr..
Frazier, Tuesday night.
City Looking to Itself.
In addition 10 all this. Or. Beatty
Will send a man TO Woods Cross today
to start systematic investigation OF
conditions there and determine the
focus OF tho Infection Much VIII de,
pend upon this investigation.
Following the conference with DR.
Bascom and Chemist Harms. Dr. Stew
art advised Waterworks Superintend
ent Thomas Holiday 10 flush and clean
out the water reservoirs and mains
and dead ends, and sent Assistant
CleaTk James f Flynn OF the city
board OF health into Parley's canyon
TO look for possible sources of typhoid
Clerk Flynn was accompanied by
Chemist Harms, who tested six sam
pies OF water along the creek. but
found nothing wrong with them CITY
Creek water was 0nalyZed and founC
all right Sunday, and today the water
of Emigration canyon VIII be tested
Mr.. Harms gives 1t as his opinion that
the clty's water supply is pure anc
wholesome, but the tests Will be mad,
just the same.
MIR Harms suggested the contami
nation OF Parley's water by d. 6, r. C
trains and the railway company vii
be asked TO use precautionary meas
ures against such calamity. and reg
ulatlons for the thorough disinfectioi
OF all eNcretia and the sterilizinc O
knives. forks. dishes and other thing
used by typhoid patients will be Is
sued TO families in which the diseas
exists.
Schools TO Help.
The fight against the epidemic will
| also be carried into the public school
] of the city. Superintendent Christen
sen of the clty's public schools mad
the announcement that the school
Will help meet the situation throne
general sanitation and cleanliness. an
Dr. NJ. r. Stewart delivered an oddres
to forty or fifty instructors In tn