Show I Birth Rate Increase Listed In I n Report Of Co Health Unit Davis county's birth rate con con- continues continues continues to increase far in advance of its ifs death rate according to a aDavis aDavis I Davis county health unit report presented by Dr D. D D Keith Barnes director to Dr William M. M McKay state health commissioner Dr Barnes reported births in the county during 1945 1045 against in 1944 and in 1945 while showing the number of deaths at in 1944 at and in 1943 at In the communicable disease re re port Dr Barnes' Barnes report shows in in- as the most prevalent dis dis- disease disease dis- dis disease ease with 1291 cases listed Chick Chickenpox Chickenpox Chickenpox ran second with cases followed by and i measles lIe He said efforts to control vener vener- venereal venereal eal cal disease bear fruit in a list of only 46 such cases for the year The department expended more than which included 8 8 under a grant from the feder feder- federal al government A total of im im- immunizations immunizations against diphtheria were given during the year com corn compared compared pared with an annual year seven-year average of nurses made visits compared with the previous average of ot Immunizations for smallpox however totaled only compared with the average ol o but examinations of school children totaled 2047 last year compared with 1329 I tho this previous yearly average |