Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-12
NO DISEASE REPORTED
 FROM NORWICH LAST WEEK

No contagious diseases were reported from Norwich last week according to the weekly merbidity report issued by the state department if health. Diseases reported from towns in eastern Connect ieut were as follows:
 Diphtheria-New Lenden Holland 1 Wilmington 1 Willimantic 1.
 Typhoid fever-Reckville 2; Pomfret 1.
 Scarlet teveF@Telland 1.
 Measles-Putnam f; WiIlimantic 3.
 Wheoping cough-Old Lyme l i; Filing ton Somers R.
 During the month of July, there were 1851 cases of communicable diseases re- ported by rtaysncians and householders throughout the state to the local health officers in Connecticut. This is a con- siderable reduction from the 1888 eases reported in June. The reduction is quite marked, particularly in the case Of measels,, scarlet fever diphtheria and pulmonary tuberculosis.
 Measles: Tue measles cases were less than half what they were in June, falling from 2S7 to 40.
 Diphtheria: The reduction in dinhtae- ria while not as great, was gratifying to public health officials, as there were 3S less cases in July than the previous month. Not only have tae diphtheria cases been ret ced, but an exceptionally good showing mas been made in the fatal | ity rate of diphtheria. The records show l that in 1917 one in every ten ill with l diphthria died in Connecticut. This was reduced in 1920 to one in every sixteen. During the first six months in Connect icut there were 1703 cases of diphtheria reported and S6 death, giving a fatality 1 of 5 per cent; or in other words, only one in every twenty i'll with diphtheria at the present time die in Connecticut Fhsi is due chiefly to diphtheria antitoxin, combined with its early administration in the course of the disease, and the fact that parents are calling physicians ear Her in cases of sore throat
 Typhoid Fever:A slight increase oc- tcurred in typhoid fever, 53 eases being re- ported for July, and of this number there were 13 cases in New Haven, 12 in Hartford, in New Britain, and ' in Hamden. Of the Hamden cases 6 were in the same household and is ~an indication of what happens when people are not protected against typhoid by the vaccine.
 Whooping Cough: There was practically no reduction in wheopipg cough. This disease is general throughout the state every county reporting cases of this dis ease.
 7 tion in pulmonary tuberculosis is prob ably not a real reduction. but rather dut to delayed reports which will come 1T during the month of August. Tubercu lesis this year is running higher thar last year; in fact, there have been mort coses reported to date for the year thai any year since 1916 and it seems tt indicate that the extensive work agains ; the White Plague must continue if thu records of the previous years are to b. equalled. The spread of this diseas, rests largely with families in which tu berculosis cases are known to exist, anC these patients must be careful about thu disposal of their sputum in order to pre- vent further cast in their family.
 Tetanus: There were eight cases O tetanus reported during the month, O which number six were due to infection through injuries received in celebrating the Fourth of July.