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Show POPULAR DISEASES DURING LAST MONTH : Tuberculosis and pneumonia had a heavy run, according to tho monthly rc- ; port of the Health dopartment in this city i last month. The highest numbor of deaths : from any ono cause during the month was 17 from pnoumonla, general tuberculosis 1 camo next with 12 victims. Broncho- ' pneumonia was accountable for 6 moro deaths and 7 patients succumbed to whooping cough. Tho total numbor of i deaths for tho month was 117, out of which number 63 were males and 45 females; 74 wero slnglo and 22 married; 12 wero under the ago of 1 month and 13 had passed the year of four-score and five. During the month of March 10L births were reported. The boys wero in the ascendancy, as-cendancy, thero being out of the above number 119 males and 72 females. Tho total number of contagious diseases reported re-ported for tho month was JJS1, distributed as follows: Diphtheria ic 1 Scarlet fever .j Measles Typhoid fever o ' Smallpox 2$ Varioloid .... . 1 Chicken pox .r , 9 Pertussis 91 : Totnl 151 |