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Show HEALTH REPORT SHOWS . x DECREASE ALL AROUND A decrease of twenty-seven births, fifteen in deaths und seven In contagious diseases from tho preceding week briefly tells tho story of the report of tho city board of heajth for the week. There was a total of thirty-two births reported report-ed as compared with fifty-nino the preceding pre-ceding week. Thirty deaths were reported, report-ed, a falling off of fifteen. Three bodies were brought lo this city for burial. Only sixteen cases of contagious diseases dis-eases were reported, the lowest record for several weeks. The sixteen cases wore divided as follows: Scarlet fever, seven: typhoid fever, five; smallpox, two; measles, one; whooping cough, one. At the close of the week twenty-four houses were In quarantine on account of scarlet fever, throo on account of smallpox small-pox and one on account of diphtheria. |