Show County Coun y Reports n First Case of Spotted Spott d Fever I 1 IThe The first case of Rocky Moun lain tain spotted fever reported so far in Utah this year Is is in Uin tah County according to a re re- re report port received from the state de de- de department department of health Uintah County for the week weekending ending June 13 according to the department had two cases of communicable diseases diseases un un and spotted fever For the state state-as state as as a whole resident cases of communicable disease were reported as com com- compared pared with cases last week and cases for the corres corres- correl- correl corresponding week in 1946 Four cases of were reported during the past week and one death which makes a total of fifteen cases so far this year with six deaths There were sixteen cases and three deaths in 1946 Diphtheria immunization ac ac- ac according according cording to Alton A Jenkins state health director prevents the development of the infection tion in the great majority of cases Infants should be im im- im immunized at six months of age and then re immunized at or about school pre-school age This pro pro- procedure procedure will protect infants and cIder elder children against during the years when the In of the disease is the highest |