Show DISEASE DECREASE SHOWN SHOP IN REPORT Closing of Schools Has Effect on Health Health Scarlet Scarlet Fever Still Sti Booming Tile THe first month In tire the new year finds a a. taU tailing In off in disease In tire the city according ac ne- ne cor cording lJ lo to 0 the tire weekly statement of tire the el city do board of oC health Severn I things have conspired to cm cut down the number num num- ber j of oC contagious cases and principal among these causes cause Is tine thc fuel fact that the schools were wre closed an extra week Tine The rigorous campaign of the health department also aided in lessening the total number of cases eases In the tire w ek that cn ended e Friday ay SC SO cases wore were reported The Tire number of measles cases was smaller lat than Iran usual on only CC 56 fG being being reported This Tins Is Js smaller sl r than han during an any other wee week Ie of or the lie in tee tt er Scarlet fever ever and arid diphtheria more serous diseases have he continued on the tire rampage however for 19 new cases caMes of the lie former Cormer anti and ant seven fc en C cases es of the latter atler later disease were verc reported Two of I. I one of pneumonia o quid nl d one of chickenpox swelled the tIne total report shows that 53 cases of fever Ceel remained In quarantine at t the en end of oC the tIre week an increase of 14 4 over the tire week previous Seven houses louses are arc still sti quarantined with wih heria theria rind and the four cases of smallpox till still sti remain at nt tire the Isolation hospital There were cre IS 18 boys bOs an and 16 girls born horn during tire thc week ek while 29 males and I 16 6 females died in lii tho tire ci city cUy during that time line |