Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-03-31 | Page 8 | Stork Makes Record in 85 Visits Here

Stork Makes Record in in 85 Visits Here Weekly Birth Rale Rate for Salt Lake ake Sets Sets Sets' New R Record cord Says Board Report That Salt s. Lakes Lake's population is increasing by leaps and bounds was revealed today when tho city hoard board of or health announced the the- theal ar arrival arrival ar- ar rival o of 8 85 35 members of or the well weB known human race during the last hul week This ThI is the greatest number of or births in any week so far this year ear and Is 19 more births than r recorded tl in ln the corresponding week weel last year There Thero were 21 25 j deaths last week according to the health report which is 17 Ii deaths l loss less s than during the corresponding week of or March C. C nine Forty c cases sc of or di diseases have hae been called to the attention of ot the health department during tho past six days AYS 15 being beinS' scarlet rc fever fevel 1 12 chickenpox 9 measles 5 ij whooping cough 3 1 diphtheria diphtheria theria therla 1 smallpox 1 meningitis and 1 typhoid fever