Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-03-10 | Page 5 | Board of Health Reports

BOARD OF HEALTH REPORTS Now 112 Cases of Smallpox Existing iu tho City The report of the City Board of Health for last week showed 112 cases of smallpox In the city against ninety the week before During the weel fif tysix new cases were reported Scarlet Scar-let fever fifteen capes against fourteen four-teen the previous week diphtheria two cases against three the week before Births males twentysix females fourteen four-teen deaths males ten females eight bodies brought here for Interment two bodies shipped away for interment else wheie one The report of the Board of Health for the month of February showed lIt tyfour deaths 925 per 1000 against fiftyeight deaths 991 per 1000 the same month of last year The causes of death were Diphtheria three pneumonia pneu-monia twelve old age four heart disease ease four consumption two smallpox small-pox one and the remainder from a variety of causes During the month eight cases of diphtheria seventeen of ccarlct fever one of typhoid fever 101 smallpox and twelve varlolold were reported re-ported The births number sixty equally equal-ly I divided between males and females Sixtyfour marriage licenses werd Issued Is-sued