Show WEEKS WEEK'S BIRTH RATE SHOWS A DECREASE I i to the report of or the city board of ot health for tor the week ending 1 March larch 12 13 a slight decrease Is shown in the birth rate while the death rate remains the same There were r re reported reported re- re ported portell 48 births 27 males and 21 fe fe- fe males The death record s shows hows 32 t 17 being males told and 1 15 females Contagious diseases show a slight decrease being 60 cases against 67 for tho the previous week The contagion 1 Is divided as follows 20 30 cases of oC small smallpox smallpox pox 1 Ow-hooping Ow cough 2 3 It 11 and 4 chickenpox There were reported 36 houses under un un- un der quarantine of or smallpox 43 on ac ac- account ac account fi rl count of or scarlet fever and six sloe on account aci ac ac- i count of or diphtheria 1 |