OCR Text |
Show HEALTH NEWS According to the weekly report re-port of the state department of health, a total of 173 new cases of communicable diseases were reported for the week ending July 13 as compared with 147 for the previous week and 206 for the corresponding week last year. Measles lead the list with a total of 43 new cases. Mumps came second with 40 cases and chicken pox was third with 30 cases. The following is a list of all diseases for the week: silicosis, 1; cancer, 5; chicken pox, 30; gonorrhea, 1; measles, 43; German Ger-man measles, 3; mumps, 40; pneu monia, 10; poliomyelitis, 2; rheumatic rheu-matic fever, 2; strep infections, 10; syphilis, 2; tuberculosis, 9; tularemia, 1; whooping cough, 9; influenza, 1; gastro-enteritis, 2; infectious jaundice, 1; ringworm of scalp, 1. Polio pointers for 1951 If polio comes Do allow children to play with friends they have been with right along. Keep them away from new people, especially espec-ially in the close daily living of a home. Do wash hands carefully care-fully before eating and always after using toilet especially important when polio is around. Also keep food clean and covered. cover-ed. Do watch for signs of sickness, sick-ness, such as headache, fever, sore throat, upset stomach, sore imuscles, stiff neck or back, extreme ex-treme tiredness or nervousness, trouble in breathing or swallowing. swallow-ing. Do put a sick person to bed at once, away from others, and call the doctor. Quick action may lessen crippling. Do remember at least half of all polio patients get well without any crippling. If Polio Comes Don't get over-tired by hard play, exercise, exer-cise, work or travel. This means men, women or children. Don't get chilled. Don't bathe or swim long in cold water, or sit around in wet clothes. Don't use another person's towels, dishes, tableware or the like. Don't take children to places where there is polio. Ask your health department. Don't take your child out of camp or playground, where there is good health supervision. o . |