Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-09 | Page 2 | Births and Deaths Both Show Decrease

BIRTHS AND DEATHS BOTH SHOW DEGREASE DECREASE There Is Also Marked Decrease Decrease De De- crease in Typhoid and Contagious Diseases A marked decrease in typhoid fever feve and other contagious diseases and a slight decrease in the number o ot of births offset by a corresponding decrease decrease de de decrease crease in the number of deaths i is by a comparison with th the weekly report of the city efty board o of health Issued today with the report for the same week last year A total of 55 65 births and 14 deaths death was reported during week as I. I against 69 births births' and 20 deaths fo for forthe forthe the same week last year While at the close of the corresponding corresponding corresponding corre corre- wee week in 1914 13 houses re remained remained re- re in quarantine for typhoid fe fever fever fever fe- fe ver the city was free of ot that disease disease disease dis dis- dis- dis ease last week A total of 16 cases of contagious diseases was reported last week against 19 for the same week last year The weekly school report follows Visits to schools 94 ro rooms ms visited number examined 1275 number inspected permits issued permits refused excluded d 93 referred to medical Inspector 26 cultures cultures cultures cul cul- tures taken 21 minor dressings 42 home visits 64 parents to schools 51 Causes for exclusions Scabies 2 impetigo 5 B head lice 9 34 eye infection 4 unclassified 22 suspected mumps 7 suspected chicken pox 10 Medical and surgical treatments obtained Adenoids 12 enlarged tonsils 18 is defective hearing 2 defective defective defective de de- de- de vision 3