Show mumps chickenpox Chicken pox prevalent in state one hundred and sixty seven cases of mumps and cases of c chickenpox chicken hicken pox were reported to the utah state board of health during the week ending january 13 according to the weekly communicable disease report released release dp AV bently on the correspond corre corresponds spon week last year chickenpox chicken pox and scarlet scar ilet fever held the highest positions ions with respect to number of new cases reported with and 67 new cases respect respectively ivoy unusual features of the report were one case of epidemic meningitis and one case of smallpox no new cases of diphtheria tularemia or typhoid were reported the diseases for which there were notable increases over last week were measles mumps and scarlet fever decreases were noted in influenza pneumonia and chickenpox chicken pox this is the second consecutive week in which decreases in the number of new cases of pneumonia have been reported it is hoped that tha A N crease may continue through 14 remainder of the season |