Roosevelt Standard | 1941-01-16 | Page 5 | Report Shows Decrease of Flu Cases throughout Utah

Report Shows Decrease of Flu Cases Throughout Utah A total of 1890 cases of communicable diseases was reported by the local health officers to the Utah State Board of Health for the week ending January This total represents fewer cases than were reported last Only 1561 cases of influenza were reported for the week as compared with 2344 for the previous All sections of the state with the exception of Carbon county reported fewer cases of this The report also shows a reduction in the number of cases of pneumonia a total of 22 cases as compared with 33 for last No cases of typhoid fever or smallpox were Other diseases reported were as chickenpox measles German measles mumps scarlet fever tuberculosis whooping cough gonorrhea syphilis septic sore throat and fever No cases of communicable disease were reported in Duchesne county and one case of scarlet fever was reported in Uintah