Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-04 | Page 10 | S. L. Mortality Rate Increases

S S. L L. L MORTALITY RATE INCREASES Report Shows Gain From to During First 11 Months Month of 19 1934 4 i I A higher m mortality lit t rate for Salt Sal r Lake kc City during 1934 than in the thc previous three years was was forecast b bj by Dr L. L E. E Viko city health commit commis in his month monthly report Tuesday For the first 11 months of at 1934 the rate stood at as 35 compared with for the same period of at 1933 The rate is based on an estimated population population population tion of at It Is n not t pos possible bleto to assign reasons reasons for thc the increased death dath rate Dr Viko said The United States public health has hab summarized mortality data I covering 28 8 states for the first half haU ol of 1934 and compared it with ith the first hall half of or the thc four pr preceding ceding years ears Thc The result is similar to that in this c city t Thc The mortality r rate te for 1934 will be higher than in 1933 and 1932 and about equal to that of 1931 Dr Viko Vik indi indi- indicated ca ted The 1934 1934 Increase is is' spread over most of at the thc age groups and principal causes of death deah H Heart art disease cancer cerebral hemorrhage and pneumonia lead the death causes in th the order named Diphtheria ria immunization was given ghen school children during November Novem Novem- ber When immunization has been completed ted Salt Lake City wall MIl be up to the accepted standards of protection against this disease Dr Dl Scarlet fever continued unduly prevalent d during November Dr Viko said although ough the he great major majority ty o of cases cases' were mild Chickenpox Chick and German measles increased markedly as compared with October while measles measles mea mumps and whooping cough couSh showed little change