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Show HEALTH NEWS For the week ending February Febru-ary 22, local health officers reported re-ported a total of 745 cases of communicable diseases; 08 of whom were listed as non-residents. For the previous week 467 cases of communicable diseases dis-eases were reported; 5 of whom were non residents. The report shows a substantial substan-tial increase throughout the state in the number of cases of measles, meas-les, and the number of cases of mumps and scarlet fever were approximately twice the number reported for the previous week-Davis week-Davis county and Salt Lake City each reported one case of pulmonary tuberculosis. No cases of diphtheria or polio were reported for the week. Davis, Garfield, Morgan, and Weber county each reported one case of rheumatic fever. One case of malaria fever was reported from Salt Lake City. A total of 75 cases of gonorrhea was reported for the week; 53 of whom were listed as non residents. |