Show Public Health Column Communicable diseases reported to the Utah State Board no rd of Health during the week ended March 25 numbered cases as compared with for the previous week a decrease of 46 cases cases according to toa a report released today by Dr William Villiam M. M l directors of the division of communicable dis dis- disease disease dis- dis disease ease control Although a decrease of was noted in the number of cases of measles reported this week Dr McKay repeated his his statement ment that this is apparently a measles year rear and cited a bulletin received from the U. U S. S Public Health Service in which it is I shown that the incidence of meas meas- measles measles les ics in the United States for the week ended March larch 19 1938 was cases cases' cases as compared with 9 24 for Jor the corresponding period of the thc preceding year Dr McKay also pointed out that while the comparatively few cases of smallpox occurring in Utah Utah- have been held h l ld in check by b alert health officers and physicians the thein incidence in disease di in the United ta c during the HIe first 11 weeks e ks' ks of s year r was almost twice as great gre gc t 35 s for the corres corres- corresponding corresponding corresponding of 0 1937 according to the government go bulletin Iii Iti addition to the decrease de' de in measles the thc number of cases of chickenpox chicken pox pneumonia pneumonia and whoop whooping whooping whooping ing cough reported ported t to the lie state board of health was slightly low low- lower lowr er r this week while mumps scar scar- scarlet s scarlet ar- ar arlet let fever smallpox and tuberculosis tuberculosis osis showed slight increases Beaver neaver Garfield Kane Morgan l Summit Tooele Wasatch anti Vayne counties re- re reported reported ported no diseases for the week I |