Show state health board report shows diphtheria Dip theria cases double last years yearns moro more than twice as many cases ease of dip therla havo have been reported rel 1 orad to the state board of health lit in the birdt t ten months of 1037 than during the entire year of 1036 1930 according to a letter released today to all physicians in the state over the entire year of 0 1030 according to a letter released today to all physicians in the state over the signature of dr william al M director of tho the division of communicable disease control dr mckay a letter stressed the further fact that the disease this year la Is caused by an organism of very high virulence which means that this Is the same type of dip therla gorm germ which made the disease so severe in earlier years the letter made an appeal to doctors to encourage chi children adren of all their patients to bo be Inn immediately modia tely with boxold given in two or three doses one apart where children have been previously with ono one dose of alum precipitated boxold they should receive another tion now according to dr mckay it has been demonstrated that one provides immunity ordinarily dina dinu rily for only ono year to eighteen mouthy months dr mckay says whereas tho the two of alum precipitated tomota or three thre of untreated boxold provide 1 immunity for a much longer er period for life in most iastan cos all parents lit in tho the state are advised by the state board of health to havo have children taken to the family faintly physician at once for their against and physicians are urgently requested to keep tin an occur alo record of these immunizations ammu tit lations zat ions so that they can become a part of tho the permanent porm records in the pub ife health districts parents can aid health authorities and also the family physicians in this matter by reminding the physician about the record at the time amo of the tion the extreme urgency of every possible precaution being against the spread ot of this danger continued on last ringe page diphtheria Dip theria cases are double last year s continued from pago page 1 ous oua disease of childhood was a today by dr J L jones state ile alth who pointed out tho the fact that there tire are ut lit present moro than fifty clinical cases casa of 0 diphtheria lit in emery and carbon counties alone dr sones jones gives assurance that tile tho state hoard board of health and all district health au u thorit les will cooperate lit in every POS possible way with public health of ficiala and citizens in III nit an effort to bring tills this disease under control vs us promptly as possible |