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Show HEALTH NEWS According to the weekly bulletin bulle-tin of the state department of health, a total of 581 new cases of communicable diseases were reported for the week ending May 15th as compared with 908 for the previous week and 511 for the corresponding week last year Measles leads the list with a total of 231 new cases. German measles came second with 112 and chicken pox was third with 108 cases. The following is a list of all diseases for the week: cancer, 4; chicken pox, 108; gonorrhea, 2; measles, 231; German measles, 112; mumps, 52; influenza, 9; poliomyelitis, 3; rheumatic fever, ) 1; strep infections, 51; syphilis, 2; tuberculosis, 2; meningitis (epid.), 1; ringworm of the scalp, 1; gastro-enteritis, 2. O |