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Show WHOOPING COUGH NOW ON THE WANE The epidemie of whooping cough haa bow been practically checked by the city health department, and but twenty-seven twenty-seven eases of th disease were reported during th week ending yeeterday, according ac-cording to the report of the board. Borne of thee were foaad only through the diligent work of th department, and might not have bars reported otherwise. The department, (however, ia orde-. to pot a atop to tha spread of the ' haa bees working hard to locate rjr caee. Aside from whooping cough the report re-port show the eitv to be moderately free from disesee. Nine eesee of typhoid were reported, four of chicken pox, one of scarlet fever, aad one of diphtheria. During the week, forty-seven birth, and twelve deatha were reported. |