The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-19
URGES VIGOROUS
WAR ON HOUSEF[Y
DR.. Stewart Declares Pest Is Re
sponsible for Spread OF
Contagious Diseases.
PHYSICIANS ARE BLAMED
FOR FAILURE TO REPORT
Recommends That Emergency
Hospital at City Jail Be Made
More Modern.

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for great deal of the disease which
prevailed in Salt Lake City during
the past year, in the annual report OF
former Health Commissioner DR. M. L.
Stewart, which was filed with Mayor
John S. Bransford Tuesday. He again
recommends vigorous campaign
against the f1y, and is of the opinion
that such action would prevent many
deaths.
In his opinion, the outbreak OF
typhoid fever IN the city during the
past year was due 20 milk from u
dairy at Woods Cross. With the stop
ping Of the shipment of milk from
that dairy, together with precautions
taken by tho board of health. he says
that the disease was soon stamped out,
There was also somewhat of an cpl
demlc of scarlet fever during the year,
which he says was due 10 the fact
that the eases being Of mild form,
wore not properly reported to the
board OF health. Because of the dis
case being Of such mild form,
children wore permitted 10 90 10 school
and mingle with their companions,
thereby spreading the infection. He
recommends that two inspectors be ap-
pointed 20 enforce the quarantine
regulations.
Governor Is Criticised
Dr. Stewart severely criticisos the
action of the governor in vetoinc the
measure passed. by the last legislature
which swOuld have made it possible TO
establish hospital for contagious
aud infectious diseases He declares
1t a disgrace that city OF the size of
Salt Lake has no provision for a
hospital OF that character.
Diphtheria has been below normal
during tho year, but there has been
an increase IN The number Of eases of
sma llpoN. The doctor also eompla ms
wives to report births to the board Of
health. He declares that there were
at least 300 births during the wear
winch were not properly reported 10
the board
The report says that the plan of
charging 50 per day for patients at the
isolation hospital has greatly decreased
INC number OF patients IN that institu.
non during the year. Before the
charge was made the report states
tbat great many people took ad.
vantage of the citY's hospitality. and
remained at the isolation hospital ~
the city's expense.
Death Rate Low.
Salt Latc's death rate for the wear
was lo,o2- which the health commits.
sioncr declares is n good showipp as
compared with other cities.
During the year there were Il93
sewer connections made, but In a num-
Der OF instances the connections were
noi made until after tho owner of the
property was brought TO task bv the
officers of the law, DR. Stewart recon-
mendS that no moro extensions of time
IN which 10 connect with the sewer
he granted.
Tho garbage system of the rifv has
worked satisfactorily during the wear.
an" II is recommended that the city
dumping ground be removed west Of
the jordan river. This will cost about
$4,000, and tho cost of lav;nr water
mains to the dump will be about s55IO.
. The report calls attention 10 the
fact chat the city c-remstory is
crowded beyond its capacity, and near
~ halt OF the paper hauled there has
TO be burned on the ground.
For Police Surgeon.
Ii is recommended that police
surgeon he provided for the cify ia;I
lIl Of the time, and that the emergency
hoSpltal be better equipped and he pro
y,lded with trained nurse. During
The year there were loo medical cases
and $50 surgical eases at the city iniI. |
! total OF l36 '
Dr Stewart pays a tribute to the
support he received from the citv
superintendent and teachers in fhe
'ity schools, and says their co.opera |
1on was greatly appreciated.
me cost of operating the depart |
nSni during the year was sol l.576. 90. |
Tyhlch was distributed as follows:
Health department. Sl5,Si6.6l. rrnma.
ory. S2166.S2; garbage. $50. .536 3I.
ISOLATION hospital. S6427.32. The ev
>enSes were nea1rly $1,000 below thc |
made for running the |
ioparimenl. The. receipts of tho de.
'ariment for burial permits amounted /
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