Show PUBLIC HEALTH NEWS one hundred and forty four new cases of communicable disease were reported to the utah state board of health during the week ending august 4 according to the weekly report released aug 8 by dr william M mckay acting state health commissi commisse A da this is an increase of 12 av s t weeks total but a a decrease of 25 from the number reported for the week ending august 4 last year highest increase for thel the week was in the number of new cases of mumps reported with 41 cases this week as compared with 29 the week previous tuberculosis scarlet fever whooping cough and german measles also climbed slightly chickenpox Chicken pox pneumonia typhoid fever and undulant fever showed decreases there were no new cases of diphtheria or tularemia reported san juan county and 15 others of the 29 counties of the state and price and cedar city reported no diseases for the he wee weel A |