Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-03-05 | Page 28 | Births Increase; Deaths Decrease

BIRTHS INCREASE, DEATHS DECREASE Contagions and Infections Fall Away in Number and Health Generally Is Better Work of Nurses j - I a t Lake s board of heal h report for I the w eek end ng yes erday noon s un 1 usua y grat f ng in every essent al re ! spect when compared with the rigu es fo ! he co respond ng week a year ago and .even then he c y ranked we n the f ont rank of raunic pa es regarded as favo ed The wee y report shows an ncrease n the number of b rths a dec ease in he numbe of deat s a s r k ng and ex cep ona dec ease in the number of cases of contag ous and infec ous d seasea re por ed and a dec ease of near y one th d n the number of houses under quaran Compaatve figures for th s year and as year i o the week ment oned fo ow B rt s 1916 59 115 4 Dea hs 19 6 28 1915 34 Contag ous and nfec t ous d seases 1916 10 19 5 48 Houses under qua an ne 1916 45 1915 73 The mon h y report of he school nurses fo owe V s ts to schoo s 96 rooms vis ed 583 number exam ned 1822 number nspect ed 19 703 perm s ssued 765 pe ml s refused 6 exc uded 6 refer ed to med cal inspecto 2,0 cu u es aken 5 m nor dress n s 56 home vis ts 66 par en s to schoo b 58 Causes for exc us ons Rngworm 1 head ce 3 ons t s 18 eye nfect on 9 unc ass fied 40 suspected ch cken pox 5 Med cal and surgica t eatments ob a ned Adeno ds 9 en a ged tons Is 14 defect ve hear ng 2 defect ve v ston 12 unc ass fled 5