Show aca health record high in ID 1939 on the basis of the returns for the first six months 1939 1039 shows chov promise of being another record year in ili public health bloat striking evidence of this Is the trend of infant mortality which which Is said to be the truest index ot oa public health conditions the rate for the first six months was per 1000 live births as compared with the all time low figure of in 1037 and the second lowest of lost last year maternal mortality thus far is exactly tile the same sallie as last years record low of 30 per 1000 live births births thus far indicate a pearls total of approximately M as compared with last years tile 1119 highest hest number since 1920 on the 0 ter land hand tiie the general death ra late te for the first six mouths months of this year was 00 lower than the rec ord low of 03 U 3 ili hi 1038 the three cities with the exception of ogden have hai e a general death tate rate slightly higher than the average while the rural rate 82 la Is lower than the state rate the rates for the counties are aie somewhat variable because of the small lotions lati but they do indicate somewhat which counties cou ulles are aie above aboe the normal and which are arc below several important causes of death indicate a marked mailed improvement foi 1930 1030 respiratory tuberculosis diabetes Dla betea and all violent and accidental deaths deatha show an ellor decline thus far compared with 1038 on oil the other hand degenerative dis cabes with old age which tune have been increasing steadily fur fin years ate are again higher this year cancer cancel cerebral hemorrhage he heart lit and Neph rids all show a marked increase of 1 1 38 comma com mu notable diseases with the notable exception of Int luena which r ached its highest in ili january february and I areli are aie general ll 11 cry much lun lower than lu in 1038 six month mala inake up only oni one half uie th deuis eyears record but t the he first linof indicates it a year to bi be maikel bj new w gains I 1 in public pil health for every dollar of fuel used 20 years ago by it a steam turbine plant to generate electricity only Is used today to generate as enuch this la Is reflected in lower costs to the consumer the old rooster lo oster sells for the lie lowest valtie milne of tiny kind of poultry ry the alie tanie standard of value could casily be adopted for man mail |