Show Public Health Column New cases of mumps reported to the Utah State Board of Health during the week ending November ember 25 more than doubled the number of cases reported for the preceding preceding preceding ing week according to a report re released re- re released released leased today by Dr William Villiam M. M McKay director of the division of communicable disease control Of the cases this week many were reported to have among the adult population A case of Rocky Mountain spot- spot ed cd fever occurring in Utah county was a slightly unusual feature of the report since as at Dr McKay pointed out this disease does not commonly occur so late in the year The total number of cases of communicable disease reported to the board was an increase of 41 cases over the previous week In I n addition to the increase in mumps smaller increases in fn diphtheria diphtheria diphtheria theria influenza measles scarlet fever and tuberculosis were noted while chickenpox pneumonia and ph o dropped slightly No new cases of small pox tu- tu tularemia tularemia tularemia or typhoid were reported for r the ew week k I Davis county health report is ie chicken pox 4 cases I |