Show Chickenpox Shows Increase In Duchesne County Duchesne county's weekly communicable communicable communicable com com- disease report for the week ending October showed a sharp rise in the number of new cases of chickenpox there being 13 reported as compared with two for the previous week One case of mumps was reported Uintah county reported one new case of chickenpox and one case of lethargic encephalitis sleeping sickness One hundred and Seventy seventy five cases of disease were vere reported from the state as a whole for the week just ended This is a decrease decrease decrease de de- de- de crease of only three cases from last week but a decrease of 97 cases from the corresponding week last year Decreases were reported in the number of new cases of influenza mumps scarlet fever tuberculosis and whooping cough while in increases increases increases in- in creases occurred In the number of new cases of chickenpox infantile paralysis measles and German measles It Is a civic responsibility of every citizen it was pointed out at the state public health office to report to his physic physician an or to the local health officer any sickness Continued on Page 8 Chickenpox Shows Shoys Increase In Duchesne County S Continued from Page One which he suspects is contagious This is particularly true when such sickness occurs In ones one's own O home Good citizens it was further staled staled stated stal stat ed expect others to so report but many times there is some neglect I about reporting illnesses in ones one's I Iown own household Public health is the responsibility of every cery citizen Official health o officers and agencies can only advise ad- ad vise Isel and land I assist in bringing to citizens the best service service service ice has to offer in the control and prevention of disease The actual value of these modern weapons depends finally upon the willingness willing willing- ness of all citizens to cooperate in their use |