Davis County Clipper | 1941-12-26 | Page 8 | State Department of Health News

State Department Of Health News The total number of cases of communicable disease reported by the local health officers throughout the state for the week ending De De- December cember 19 showed a 1 slight increase over the previous a week total of f I cases CS was as reP reported as compared ed with cases for thc the previous week The Thc number of eases cases ses of f mumps reported ro reported was more than double that of the previous week week 59 59 cases be- be being ing ng reported from Utah county i alone i There was Vas also a substantial in increase in- in increase increase crease in the number of cases of syphilis syphilis 49 49 cases of this disease were reported This is the largest number reported for any week dur dur- during durin during ing in 1941 I i It I t is encouraging to note that only two cases of influenza were were reported as compared with cases which were reported for the corresponding week one year ago a o. o Other diseases reported are arc as follows chickenpox measles 19 German measles 24 mumps pneumonia 7 7 scarlet fever 9 9 whoop whooping jug ing cough 24 gonorrhea 14 14 other tuberculosis 1 rheumatic fever 1 I and acute contagious ta cOl ious jaundice 2 Barer Baver Da ctt Grand Kane Piute Rich San Juan Wasatch Washington and Wayne Vayne counties reported no diseases for the thc week I