Show HEALTH RECORD FOR LAST MONTH in State Than in July of Last Year Some Peculiar Facts During the month of oC July Jul there were U 41 deaths in the state of oC Utah according to the time report of the state board of health issued yesterday In July 1907 there were 25 A remarkable feature of the report is 15 the column taking Into account sta statistics statistics statistics with reference to typhoid fever teve Of the 39 cases reported only one proved fatal Last year ear there were 41 cases with 8 S deaths Of Ot the 29 i 9 eases of typhoid t last month Salt Lake had 14 H and Salt Lake also had the only death from that dis disease disease disease ease Last year there were 15 cases of oC oCt t in Salt Lake with 2 deaths Tuberculosis is not losing its place as the terrible plague Of the 15 cases re reported reported reported ported 11 deaths were recorded Last year ear there were 8 cases and C G deaths Other interesting mortuary statistics contained in the report show Scarlet fever 50 cases with 3 deaths smallpox 19 1 cases with one death diphtheria diphtheria diphtheria theria and membranous croup 61 cases with 4 I 1 deaths whooping cough cases with 3 i deaths measles 38 36 cases with no n deaths death chickenpox S 8 cases with no deaths pneumonia 37 cases ca es with 12 11 1 deaths For 1001 the corresponding month last year these are the figures Scarlet fever Cever 33 s 3 cases with no deaths smallpox 5 S cases with no deaths diphtheria and croup bl cases with ith 7 whooping cough cases with 4 I deaths chickenpox 20 cases pneumonia 29 9 cases with 15 deaths In 1 n July Jul of ot this year Box Elder Bider county leu lea In scarlet fever with 15 cases as com corn compared compared pared with none non in 1907 Salt Lake had only 13 cases of ot scarlet fever Sanpete had 8 Of Ot smallpox smaIl pox Salt Lake I ake had 10 cases case and Utah county count 7 Utah led In diphtheria with 15 cases Salt Lake re recording recording recording cording 13 Cache county reported 13 1 cases of oC pneumonia this year with three I deaths as compared with only one case last year Supplementary to the time report the secre secretary secretary tary tar Dr T B Beatty Beatt Issues the Uie fol tol following oh lowing Health officers or 01 others who expect to attend the International Tuberculosis congress which convenes In Washington D C Sept 12 are requested to advise the state stale board of health In that they thc may ma be appointed delegates from front Utah The meeting will be f such great im importance importance importance that the state should be well represented and It would be a good In for fo each of ot h larger I to t send a n delegate at the public expense I The failure of ot physicians to report all I cases of typhoid fever is responsible for tor much of oC the prevalence of ot the disease and health officers are urged to strictly enforce the law When hen reported an ef effort effort effort fort should be made to discover the source of Infection especially with reference to the water and milk supply and the of oC excreta should in all cases eases Le tc e Insisted upon See sections 1 I 2 and 3 chapter 81 St laws of o Utah tt h 1903 1303 |