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Show HEALTH NEWS . According to the weekly bulletin bul-letin of the state department of health, a total of 614 new cases of communicable diseases were reported for the week ending April 9. Measles continued to lead the list with a total of 3i)t new cases. cas-es. Chicken pox came second with 90 and mumps was third with 58 cases. The following is a list of all diseases for the week: cancer, 5; chicken pox, 90; influenza, 7; measles, 396: German measles, 9; mumps, 58; strep infections, 27; whooping cough, 14; gonorrhea, gonor-rhea, 4; syphilis, 4. Tuberculosis In the February Febru-ary 26, 1954, Weekly Morbidity Report, physicians were urged to make lull use of the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Og-den. Og-den. We have been informed by Dr. John S. Wisely, director of the sanatorium that all male beds are occupied and that there is a waiting list. Nevertheless, applications are received and processed as rapidly as possible. There are vacancies, however, in i the womens section, of the hos-1 pital and physicians are asked j to make full use of these facilities. facili-ties. Disease Preventive Services, Servic-es, Utah State Dept. of Health. |
