Show r CASES REACH NEW HIGH irao two 1 hundred and ninety six ses les of influenza were reported the utah state board of health aing ing the week ending decem ath this is an increase of e eath cases over the previous week fording cording to dr william M me mc ay iy director of the division of disease control of i state board of health during r corresponding week last year avo are were only 28 cases of in dt ariza reported ethe che total number of new cases communicable disease increased i cases over the previous w week ee k ere was a total this week I 1 of 4 i compared with cases for S previous week in the corres ding week last year there re only cases ether ther diseases for which mases were reported were inia diphtheria typhoid fever looping cough and gonorrhea increases i creases were reported in the anber aber of new cases of chicken x measles mumps scarlet fever 11 I 1 and syphilis the number of new cases of infantile paralysis has remained the same for threce consecutive weeks five new cases each week we seem to be coming into the upswing of influenza cycle which has been predicted by national public health authorities for several years dr mckay said the infection that is now prevalent 12 livery contagious and in order to prevent its spread we advise that everyone avoid any possible contact with a person who has any evidence of a cold or other head infection it is also extremely important por tant not only for the protection of others that as soon as this infection is diagnosed he should remain isolated it has been observed that one employee coming to work with the flu will infect three fourths of the other employees in the organization one child ill with the flu in a school bus school room moving picture show church gathering or any other 1 public place will spread the infection to the majority of children so exposed |