| Show lOWEST LOIST DEATH RATE HIGHEST BIRTH RATE RATES RATE'S IN COUNTRY UTAH'S S 'S SUtah Utah Ut has thc the lowest death rate and tho highest birth rate rato of oC any state stalo In inthe tho the union unton says say's the thc report of tho the state board of oC health filed flied In part yesterday 1 at tho the office of ot thc the governor gO Tho The report contains a a. resume of or the tho work worl accomplished b by the thc board boar 1 De Decrease lc- lc e- e crease iu In preventive o diseases and in deaths from them thorn forms torms an important part of oC tho report Leading In iu decrease among preventive tive tl diseases Is t typhoid fever tho low rato rate of ot which is 18 accredited largely to the attention given g by the tho board to In Instructing instructing In- In people of the tho state slate in proper f sanitation methods In 1 1009 1909 O 1506 cases of typhoid fever were tere reported and deaths from typhoid In 1012 1912 j 3 cases and 60 50 dea deaths Smallpox measles and whooping whooping- cough couSh aro the tho only diseases shown to tn tobe tobo be bo on the tho Increase Pneumonia claimed victims out of lOSS 1058 cases In 1909 1903 and 42 out of or GIG cases In 1912 Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuber Tuber- cases reported In 1 1909 09 totaled and but 89 cases were reported dur- dur tag tho the past vast year Deaths from all causes were as folI fol- fol I- I A A n. n 1111 Th The Tho a average death rate Hi for or t r the 1 corresponding corresponding cor cor- responding period In the United Stud Stated I was Utah's average death rate was Garfield county count leads lead Utah In the ern a average e birth rate rale Its rate being being- per thousand Other hl high h rates aro noted in Rich filch Sevier evler and ond Summit coun coun- ties The rate rato for tor the entire state was 29 9 per thousand Salt Lake count county CountI was owa away avay down the line In tho the count county record with wIlh but 23 Tho The report d devotes dote ote considerable space to a discussion of the success of or ortho tho the board In reducing reducing- typhoid mortal mortal- It ity itI Special attention has been given to diseases of ot infants Along educational educational lines tho the board recommends tho the establishment of or a n. health ith exhibit In a n car The restriction of social diseases and prevention of or various communicable able diseases aro are discussed Attention Is called to tho the increase of or cancer Pointed reference Is made to charlatans charlatans charla tans selling alleged cd cancer cures curc During During- tho the present session of or the thele le legislature a n. number of ot bills will bo ho Introduced b by tho the board of ot health Briefly they arc as ag follows Tho The establishment pf t a tuberculosis tuberculosis tuberculosis tuber tuber- sanatorium Tho rho sterilization of ot criminals and other defectives es Tho The watershed bill for for- regulation regulation regula ula tion lion of various watersheds and ex extending cx- cx tending the authority of cities and towns in Iii sanitation ordinances ordinance for protection of ot their water waler supplY will III be tie Introduced again It failed of or passage e t two o years ago |
