Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-13 | Page 34 | Contagious Diseases in Salt Lake Reduced

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN IM SAME SALT lAKE REDUCED There Is much less contagious contagious' disease disease disease dis dis- ease ease easen In n Salt Lake as shown by the number of cased case cases reported the past week than there was was the same week last year There were t fewer births the tho past week week than the same week last year and also there were fewer deaths Last week weel there were 54 births 25 deaths deaths' and 13 cases of ot contagious disease disease disease dis dis- ease reported to the city board of ot health The same week last year there were 61 births 32 deaths and 25 cases of contagious dis disease ase Six cases of ot chickenpox 3 of ot mumps 2 of whoopIng whooping whoop whoop- ing cough arid and 2 2 of diphtheria were re re- re ported The weekly school report follows Visits to school rooms visited number examined 1804 number numb r rInsIe InsIe Inspected ted per permits Issued 1513 permits refused 8 excluded re referred referred re- re to medical Inspector 15 cultures cultures cul cul- tures taken 4 minor dressings 49 home visits 60 O parents to school 61 61 Causes for Exclusions Ringworm Ringworm 1 scabies stables 2 Impetigo impetigo 3 12 38 ey eye I Infection infection 16 unclassified 69 69 suspect- suspect ede edo mumps 2 suspected chickenpox 1 Medical and Surgical Treatments Ob Ob- tamed Adenoids 24 enlarged tonsils 28 defective detective hearing 1 defective detective vision 9 unclassified 12