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Show MORE CASES OF FLU OUTSIDE SALT LAKE Situation Generally Under Control, Physicians t Report. Two hundred and twenty-four new cases of Influenza In tha county oat-side oat-side Halt La City hud been reported hy Tr. T. J. Hnwlt, ctmnty- health officer, to Dr. T. U. Beatiy, a late health commissions! , laiu Saturday night. ThfM ""case a are attributed by lr. Heatty aa springing from the peace demonatrattona of laat Monday. (Sandy haa reported forty-four new raaea to the state board of health, Mldvale twenty-three new raaea and Murray eight new caaea. The alt nation na-tion In Uarfie. la well under control, according to re porta to Dr. Beaity. Garfield haa fifty-seven caaea, with one new case reported. ' Twenty new caaea of Influenza were, reported to the local city board of health up until noon today, while twenty-nine were reported yesterday. The situation In Salt Lake la on the decline, according to Dr. Samuel O. s-smls ssew heaHh phytetam. According to Dr. Paul, the situation la gradually getting better and each ; day finds a alight decrease over the previous day In the number of cases, registered. Three new ra were T1 ported at the L, D. M. hospital today. while four new caeoa were registered I at th Holy Cross hospital. Figures at the local city board of health office show a total number of 1371 raaea In Halt .Lake to date, with a total deHth number Hated At 2X1. In i Philadelphia a death toll of 140 out of every 1000 who contracted the dis-I dis-I eaae haa been registered. Chicago and New York head the list of the entire nation In proportion to the population in both deatha and patients. R. J. Shields, manager of the local chapter of the American Red Croaa, haa aent out an urgent appeal for more nurses to aid In fighting the in flu en aa epidemic Kfght new raaea were reported re-ported to the organisation yesterday and volunteers are alow In offering their services, so alow. In fact, that many who are afflicted with the disease dis-ease are suffering unnecessarily from, lack of prompt attention. |