Sugar House Bulletin | 1941-11-28 | Page 1 | Health Report

HEALTH REPORT Reports from local health officers of-ficers for the week ending November Nov-ember 21, show a moderate increase in-crease in the number of cases of communicable disease throughout the State. The total for the week was 408 cases as compared with 341 for the week ending November Novem-ber 14. The number of cases of chick-enpox chick-enpox increased from 180 last week to 225 for the present week. Mumps showed an increase from 57 cases to 91 cases. The majority of cases of mumps were reported from Ogden and Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City reported two cases of diphtheria. One of the patients was an dult and other a boy 12 years of age. The diagnosis diag-nosis in both cases was verified by virulence tests made by the State laboratory. One case of epidemic menigi-tis menigi-tis was reportd from Box Elder County. Other diseases reported were as follaws: influenza 7, measles 25, German measles 9, pneumonia 7, scrrlet fever 8, whooping cough 20, gonorrhea 1, syphilis 11. Twelve counties reported "no disease.''