The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-13

A special meeting OF the health
board of Ogden city was held yester-
Gay afternoon at 2 o'clock at the city
nail 1t was reported that certain
physicians were violating the health
laws rlSht along and that instead OF
trying TO help suppress disease were
actually aiding the continuance and
SPeau oil the contagious diseases. 1t
WIS reported that one woman by the
ndne oil Hansen has broken quaran-
l'he while child with scarlet fever
was In Its worst stage for spreading
the disease. The doctor reported the
case as diphtherla. which is quaran-
thled IA days. While scarlet fever is
quarantined p days. At IA days
scarlet fever is just right for spread
ing the fever. The scales are then
FALLING from the skin, and unless the
greatest care is exercised from the
l4th TO the 21St day scarlet fever will
spread Ike wildfre. The city
health officer. Dr. Refs. discovered
tHat the Hansen case was not diph-
Eera, but scarlet fever. and found
the child on the l4th day shedding its
slNn from its toes TO the hair on the
read. Miss Refs says she VIII not
BE- held responsible for such acton
CT the physicians OF Ogden. Tho
health board decided that she was
right and that the physicians Will be
prosecuted If they do not obey the
law. The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the ogden
beard of health:
First Resolution.
whereas. it has come TO the atten-
tion OF the board OF health OF Ogden
city. that various physicians In Ogden
city have been in the habit OF dag
nosing cases of scarlet fever as diph-
iberia, and that 1t has also come to
The attention OF the boarl OF health
that said physicians after seeing their
patients deSqu0mating. which is a
sure sign OF scarlet fever, still persist
in calling the case diphtheria, and the
only excuse for making such seeming
errors OF judgment appears to be TO
cause the release OF the patient in
fourteen days instead OF twenty-one
days, or TO spread the scarlet foyer.
and further, said physicians have fall
cd In many instances TO notify the
board of health Of such cases of diph- !
tner,a or scarlet fever.
In order TO successfully stamp out
disease in Ogden city. the board OF
health must have the actual co-opera-
ton of every physician
Therefore. be il resolved, that this
Loard Will prosecute hereafter, any
physician who shall fail To comply
with the law and ordinance, and the
aanitary inspector OF Ogden city Is
hereby directed to promptly make
complaint and swear oJt warrant for
the arrest of any party OF parties
Violating the health laws and ordln-
ances This board further recon-
Inends that any physician who may
feel In doubt as TO any contagious dis
case, mny and should cail upon the
city physician. 10 confirm their dag
uusis Of the case
Second Resolution.
Whereas, on this day the sanitary
inspector reports to the board Of
health that Dr. A. 5. Condor says he
VIII not report any more cases of con
taGious diseases to the sanitary in
spector's Office;
Therefore. be fl resolved. that tho /
said DR. Condor be invited to report |
any cases of contagious disease he ,
may have to Dr. Anna F. Ries, city
physician. and TO give his reasons why /.
he refuses 10 report cases to the sani- /
tary inspector. as required by law.
and TO explain 20 the board OF health .
Why he permitted tho cases OF scarlet /,
fever at the CnildS' residence TO re- !
rain unreported
Dated this 18th day of December,
1910"
Arrest Of Mendloants.-Two men
were caught .'moOchlng' from pas. |