Show I DISEASE SPREAD MORE I i I Smallpox Scarlet Fever and Other Contagion Break All Records for Increase in One Weeks Week's Time I Thoro There was a large largo increase in the fife number of ot contagious and infectious diseases s reported to tho the city board of ot health last week the tho total number 61 6 64 being befog nearly double that of ot tho rho preceding preceding pre pro ceding week Neck when 33 88 cases were re- re re ported A heavy Increase In tho UIO number number number num num- ber of ot cases of smallpox reported durIng during during dur dur- ing last leaf week weck was largely responsible tor for tho the high figure although scarlet fever was wn not far tar behind the smallpox In the th number of ot now new cases cales reported during tho the week Twenty seven new cases cuso of smallpox wore Ivore reported to the tho health board durIng during dur dur- ing lag the week ending Friday night as shown In the tho official statement un an In Increase Increase In crease of 23 2 over the number of or cases of ot this disease reported the preceding week Eighteen cases of scarlet fever ever were reported during the rho week making a total of ot 2 38 8 new cases during tho rho last hut fortnight 20 0 O now new cases having been born bornI reported to the board tho rho preceding week Nook Diphtheria measles and whooping cough also showed an Increase during the tho last week In the number of ot sow new owes cases reported flue five cases of ot diphtheria coming In ln six cases or ot measles and five cases of whooping cough Ont One case caso of typhoid fever wa Vall reported Sixteen houses were under quarantine on account o of small smallpox ox at the end of or orthe the week 45 houses on on account of ot scar scar- scarlet let lot fever and six houses on account 1 of f diphtheria Six of smallpox n en c enat rc at the rho hospital There Thoro worn were almost stalest twice a aS man nan births as aa deaths during the last week wt-k In the rho cit city about the same proportion as ae during R the tho D Dono preceding receding week Neck ono births wore were reported to the board loot last week 18 of ot the trio new arrivals ala beIng being belag be be- ing lag boys boy's and 13 girls Sixteen deaths were reported I 1 12 being males nalea and tour four females |