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Show HEALTH NEWS According to the weekly bulletin bulle-tin of the state department of health, a total of 400 new cases of communicable diseases were reported for the week ending May 14. Measles continues to "lead the list with a total of 190 new cases. Mumps came second with 58 and chicken pox was third with 57 cases. The following is a list of all diseases for the week: cancer, 1; chicken pox, 57; diphtheria, 2; poliomyelitis. 1; influenza, 17; measles, 190; German measles, 5; mumps, 58; strep infections, 30; tuberculosis, 9; whooping cough, 12; gonorrhea, 8; syphilis. 4; rheumatic fever, 2; infectious hepatitis, 2; gastro-enteritis, 1; mononucleosis (infectious), 1, |