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Show LOWER DEATH RATE REPORTED fDR WEEK Record of Births Shows Increase; In-crease; More Contagious Diseases Announced. A decrease of 18 deaths and an increase in-crease of 12 births in the city is the record of tho board of health during tho last -week, as compared, "with the week before. There were 22 deaths during fcho wock. of which 1.1 wero males and 1L females, while, during tho provious week, thero wero 40 deaths reported. Thero wore 48' births tho past week, of which 17 were males and 31 wero females, while during tho previous week there- were 36 births. Six bodies wero sent to tho city for burial during tho week. Contagious diseases Bhowed an increase in-crease during tho week aB compared to tho week before, thore being 46 cases roportcd, as against 32 cases the provious week. At the closo of tho week, 61 houses wore under quarantino on account of contagion, and thrco patients remained in tho isolation Iiob-pital. |