Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-10-20 | Page 14 | Utah lists Rise in Diphtheria

Utah flab Lists isis Rise In Diphtheria Need for more widespread practice tice of ot diphtheria especially on children was noted Monday by officials of ot the state tate I health department with th the report of two two- more more cases boosting boasting the ye years year's rs r's total to 30 sIx dx of which which- were tat fatalities Death of ot two most recent vie vic Urns Urns brought a renewed urging from Dr A. A A. A Jenkins A state dl- dl rector ector rector of at f communicable disease that vi visit it a physician clan cian to obtain 4 advice on warnings of the malady and to insure their children of af precautionary I During 1946 the disease was re reported reported reported re- re ported in only nine cases l In inthe the state one ne of which was fatal Dr J Jenkins said Th The rue department weekly re report re- re port showed 83 cases cases' of ot comma comma- diseases ases reported 19 less th hah the preceding we week k Over Ovex the state stat 15 counties and three towns wera were vere reported free of ot new cases for r the week