Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-21
PRECAUTIONS
AGAINST TYPHOID
Health Authorities Are Working
To Head of Threatened
Epidemic Of Fever.
INFECTIONS ORIGIN TRACED
Supply of MIX from Woods Gross To
Be Shut On-Watcr Mains aud
Reservoirs Flushed.

In the judgment OF the health author
tiles. the source Of the typhoid infec-
ton Was located this morning In Woods
Cross where within radius OF a mile
there are four dalries and IN the fam.
lies three cases OF typhoid fever. As a
result Of this discovery. which was
made this morning the supply OF milk
viii be condemned and proceedings Will
be brought against the dairymen. The
health authorities went 70 Woods cross
today TO stop tho shipment Of milk in
TO the city and secure tho evidence
against the men for violating the state
pure food laws.
The preliminary findings Of the au-
thorities involve a number OF names Of
dairymen and several salt Lake whole
salers which are withheld by the Des-
eret News pending positive proof as
their publication might involve innocent
parties.
One dairyman who sells a quantity OF
milk each day 70 "a wholesale firm here.
has typhoid fever in his family. The
ers are washed i'm the house where the
patient 49, There is also a case OF ty-
phoid fever in another dairyman's fam
ily He sells milk 10 another dairy as
We'll as shipping Il in 20 Salt Lake in
his own name and selling IL The last
mentioned dairy has two or more Gus
toners who are now suffering from ~
phoid fever There Is another case Of
fever in the vicinity and the family
sells milk TO one Of the daiIies.
INFECTED GREER
IL was discovered that there was a
small creek OF water which runs IA
the rear OF these houses, which are all
On the same street The water rum
into several pastures further down and
the COWS drink A. IL Is possible that
the water las become infected from
slops FROM the houses The physician
says that the infection could also come
from washing the milking utensils VA
the houses where the patients are and
allowing them to stand IN the rooms
In one case the milk Is cooled beside the
house where the patient is.
SCARLET FEVER ALSO.
another alarming condition was
found Ia Woods Cross. where a man who
has three cases Of scarlet fever in his
family and is quarantined in his place.
Is still selling milk to a. dairy. He has
neglected to report these cases, as re-
CURED BIZ law. and IL is declared by
the authorities that he viii be prose-
cuted.
Since these diaries were suspected OF
carving the source OF Infection, their
sales have dropped off and but little
milk has been sent IN to Salt Lake.
One. however. has been shipping his
milk for two weeks and knew that he
had typhoid fever In his family. The
authorities say that they will prose-
cute. The salt Lake wholesaler sells
milk 10 another company and In turn
this company supplies all the dairies
which run short Of milk every day In
this way, the health authorities be-
Heve the disease became scattered all
over the city
The sanitary conditions around these
houses in Woods Cross are not the
best. There is an abundance OF flies Ia
the houses and about the barns. The
manure is not wen taken care OF, ac-
cording TO Mr.. Frazier, city food and
dairy inspector. who returned from
there this morning II Is also believed
that the flies have carried the infec-
ton into some OF the cans OF milk.
STATE TAKES A HAND.
Dr, j.. >. Ba-cunl, pleSluthN OF bi4
state board of health, took the matter
up with Dr. NJ r. Stewart, city health
commissioner. Mr. Frazier and VIII
lard Hanson, state food and dairy COM
missioner in the board OF health office
this morning. II was decided 10 send
men out there 20 stop the transporta-
ton OF milk 10 salt Lake and compel
the dairymcn TO clean up and put their
premises IN sanitary condition before
they can sell milk again.
Or n. r.. Stewart has also arranged
with Thomas Holiday, superintendent
OF waterworks for flushing OF an the
reservoirs again this week The water
works VIII also open all the dead ends
of water mains and allow tho mains
70 refill with water. The canyons have
been patrolied from top u bottom Ia
the last "A hours. Everything has been
found in good condition and there are
no people sick In the vicinity Of the
reservoirs
other precautions have been taken
and Il Is believed that the disease has
been checked. only one case was re-
ported today. making a total OF 81 cllses
on typhoid this month The case re-
ported was in the home OF j. a.. Hardy
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