Show PUBLIC HEALTH COLUMN A noticeable drop in the number of new cases of communicable d disc sa reported to the he utah state 13 caid of 0 health during the first week ot of the new year was the outstanding et feature ot of the comment batla balle d disease sease report released today by dr william M mckay ot of the dividson Divid Divis lon lIon at disease control new cases reported during the week ending january 7 num mim be bared red as compared with cases tor for the previous week a decrease crea at 0 72 cases the greatest decrease reported was in the number of cases ot of mumps with a decrease ot of 42 other diseases for which decreases were reported are chickenpox chicken pox ln lit flu enza measles and scarlet fever there were slight increases la in the number ot at cases of 0 diphtheria emle meni meningitis netis pneumonia and whooping cough |