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Show HEALTH NEWS . According to the weekly bulletin bul-letin of the state department of health, a total of 178 new cases of communicable, diseases were reported in the state for week ending July 20th. Strep infections led the list with a total of 48 new cases. Measles came second with 43 and chicken pox was third with 26. The following is a list of all diseases reported in the state for the week: chicken pox, 26; polio, 6: influenza, 14; measles, 43; German measles, 10; mumps, 6; strep infections, 48; tuberculosis, 4; tularemia, 1; whooping cough, 8; gonorrhea, 10; gastro-enteritis, 1; rheumatic fever, 1. |