Show WH THE E HEALTH OF SALT LAKE CITY THE report of the health department of bf this city shows the total num f ber of deaths in january to have been y seventy and in february sixty four in the january report ten are ascribed f to pneumonia eight to diphtheria and seven to la Is grippe in february monia claimed five diphtheria six and la grippe six af of the sixty four deaths for february thirty three were males and thirty one females not included in this list are two accidents at birth and seven stillborn fifty four were residents of the city one year and over seven under one y year ear and three unknown twenty five were natives of utah seventeen of other parts of the united states eleven of england three of ireland two of scotland and one each of canada wales sweden switzerland china and one nationality not dot given of the sixty four deaths for february forty were single persons seventeen married five widowed and two widowers A coincidence that is rather striking is in the fact that exactly sixty four birta a are also reported tor for the month of february the deaths classified by wards places the eleventh first with nine but holy cross hospital is located in that ward and eight deaths are reported from that institution the next is the thirteenth ward with eight and the high eat on the list outside of the hospital ward there are no contagious diseases reported in th this Is ward for the month the reports contain several discrepancies Inthe in the cause of death table six are ascribed to diphtheria while in the report by wards the tota from this disease to is put at eight in the sex table forty five males and thirty one ne females are reported while the total to is given as sixty four to be of any value statistics should be carefully compiled |