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Show stitutes the principal feature of the weekly report of the city board of health, just issued. Only 93 eases were reported during the last week, whereas three weeks ago the number totaled 166. The epidemic of whooping cough is well under control, the number of cases having hav-ing been reduced from 178 a few weeks ago, to 35 at the present time. The complete report follows: Births, 55; deaths, 26; cases of smallpox, 8; H diphtheria. 2; typhoid, 1; scarlet fever, 7; measles, 18; meningitis, 1; German i measles, 1; mumps, 11; chickenpox, 9, j and whooping cough, 35. i DISEASES DECREASE DURING LAST WEEK A marked decrease in the number of contagious and infectious diseases, con- |