Show Diphtheria ria Case Cas Is 18 Reported in inI I Uintah County Uintah County reported ont one one case of communicable disease for the t e week ending September 12 according to Dr Welby W Bigelow acting state stat state commissioner This case was incurred at Fort Fore Duchesne and brings the tote tola total number lumber of diphtheria cases casei the state to 21 with t 6 deaths since the first of the thi the year This compares with 8 I cases and one death for the here sami me period last year In 1948 1946 there then were 16 le cases resulting in three deaths d while the yearly aver aver- average average age of the five year period 1941 1945 Is 16 18 cases with one death Infants six months of age and older and school pre-school children said Dr Bigelow should be pro pro- protected against this t h his I s disease through Immunization with wit w i Iii b which is ie a well proven preventive measure One case of Infantile paralysis paralysis sis was reported from Davis County which makes a total of seven cases reported since the first ot of the year Four of these seven phases leases ses were reported due dur ing log the first three months of this year and one case each of the months of July August and September It is I interesting to note that July August and September Sep Sep- September are the months when infantile paralysis cases ordin- ordin arly arty reach their peak and during those months month last year 91 cases were reported A total of 81 resident cases of communicable diseases were reported throughout the state tate for forthe forthe the week This is is II only a slight increase over the 74 cases re re- re reported reported ported last las week and the 78 cases eases for the e corresponding C week last lat year rear Following is a list of all aU dl- dl di diseases reported re ported during the week chickenpox chickenpox 10 theria theda 1 Infantile paralysis I 1 German measles 2 mumps 12 pneumonia 1 I scarlet fever 4 tularemia 1 undulant fever 1 whooping cough 28 gonorrhea a 8 6 malaria fever 1 dysentery 1 meningitis 2 ringworm ring ring- ringworm worm of we the scalp 3 9 |