Show INFLUENZA AND MEASLES CASES INCREASE IN STATE increases in the number of new no cases of influenza arid and measles were very largely responsible for the tremendous increase in the number of new cases of communicable 1 l disease reported to the utah state board of health during durin the week ending december 1 according to dr william M mcka mckay director of the division of communicable muni cable disease control the number of new cases increased from last week to 52 ar in the week just ended an all increase of this is an indrea increase so also of cases over the corresponding week last year influenza increased from 22 cases last week to during the week just ended an increase of 32 cases arid and measles increased from froin 45 43 cases last week to during the week just ended also an a n in i rease of 82 other diseases biscas c s f for cir i which increases were r reported were chickenpox chicken chicker pox scarlet fever mumps syphilis and infantile paralysis ra lysis decreases were reported in the n umber number of new cases of typhoid fever pneumonia and gonorrhea this sudden increase particularly in the cases of influenza measles and chickenpox chicken pox should be met with sincere determination on the part of all alf citizens to see that it does no continue said dr mckay every parent is urged to watch carefully caie fully the health of children particularly those of school age when any child shows symptoms of illness he should be watched carefully and the physician should be called early children should not be permitted to attend public meetings or visit at neighbors homes when they are kept home from school he continued since the number of cases of influenza has increased so markedly during the last week and since many adults are stricken with the disease dr mckay advised that all colds in adults as well as children should be watched d with extreme care 0 the easiest christmas gift to send to an absent friend or loved one the gift which will likely be most appreciated and which will remind that friend oft enest of your gift is a subscription subscript i to the times |