Show HEALTH TH OF CITY CY IMPROVES Number of Contagious Diseases Re Reported Reported Reported ported in February less Than for Several Months The February report of the department of health was made public yesterday It shows that during the month there were ere ll deaths and antl 14 births Of the deaths d 56 were male and 59 female and of the births 61 were males ma es and 88 SS females In February 1907 there were lf 1 deaths and births There were reported S cases of ot con contagious contagious contagious diseases the low record for Of ot this number there were cases of ot scarlet fever r twenty three of diphtheria and of measles In February 1907 there were wore one cases of contagious disease re reported ported portell of which were diphtheria diphtheria diphtheria theria and two meningitis Only one olle case of meningitis occurred during the past month The food inspector condemned 2017 pounds pound of food and the crematory dis dia disposed posed of loads of rubbish while loads of ot garbage were dumped Into cars and ana hauled outside the city limits Pneumonia was responsible for the greatest number of deaths during the month claiming fifteen In all Next came Brights disease with eleven deaths and amI senile debility caused seven while cancer claimed the same number Hill AKES CONFESSION Admits He Is Lena L na Greens Assailant and Says He Is Ready for Sentence Breaking down and confessing that he lie was the man who attacked Lena Green the Poplar Grove Groe girl on Sun Sunday Sunday day night J J McNeil who claims to tobe tobe tobe be a railroad man waived examination in inthe inthe inthe the police court yesterday and was held under 2000 ball bail for trial In the tile district court He will plead guilty when ar arraigned arraIgned in the higher court urt and says sa s that he Is ready for tar any sentence that may be imposed Policeman Carlson Carison induced McNeil to confess to the attempted attempt d crime Carlson Carison went Into the mans cell and pretended to weep ever McNeils plight The man then broke down and confessed He seems to have havea a weak mind |