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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 27 Feb 1931, p. 16

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mitteti at tne regular February mieet- ing of the Kenilworth Village board. Seventy-two cases of communica- ble diseases were reported in Kenil- worth ini 1930 as compared to fifty- five ini 1929. Communicable diseases were .rather f requent ini Kenilworth last year,.Dr. Orvis stated in bis.'re- p ort,- but ýthis,:was also true . n ad- joining villages., he - said. Kenilwortb .experienced'.no epidemic of tbe more virulent diseases. The commiunicable:diseases report- ed in Kenilwortb during 1930 were listed by Dr. Orvis as follows: dipb- theria, 2; infantile paralysis, 1; pneu- monia, 2; tuberculosis, 1; German meas les, 1;-chicken pox, 20; mumps, il; scarlet fever, 7, and wbooping cougb, 27. Tbe one person afflicted with, in- fantile paralysis in Kenilworth last year died six d&ys after tbe onset.of, the. disease. There, have been a few cases, of this dreaded disease on tbe north shore in the last few. months, and this, Dr. Orvis stated, may indi- cate a higher incidence of the dis- ease during the coming summer. Serumn Fighte ParaYsis Administration of immune serum. is the only spciîfic metbo'd wbicb bas been used here-in cornbating infan- tile paralysis,. and a' depot for this serum is being establisbed at the Mi- chael Reese hospital in Chicago. Tbere donors may contribute blood, and the seruni will be prepared so as to be immediately available when a case of infantile paralysis is. dis- co,ýered. WVbooping .cough and chicken pox comprised sixty.-five percent of the total number of communicable dis- eases in Kenilworth last year. Dr. Orvis attributed, tbe large number of wboping cough cases to the fact that the disease iscifficult to control. The chicken. pox and mumps rçpresented the coMmon incidence ofthese dis-. eases, Dr. Orvissid The seven' cases of, scarlet fever weére of î the, mild type. There were n o cases of typboid fever, smüallpox, -meningfitis or rabies. Examinatiôn, of Kenilworth school *Athietic activities for wmnn nd girls figure promsinently ji the schedusles of the Wilinette Pit Recreation league. Here, for example, «'e have the Girls' bas ket bal Icague which dis ports t the nasiums during the «'inter mont hs. Seat cd on floor (lef t to right) Mary Lauer, Vera, Johnson, Alice Dee Riggle (referee), Jean Munro, Harriet McDermott, Rita Weber. Second rowv: Dorotlsy Voilman mezr,- ivarton rv rucr, ,uuy.1 rru,, continued last year as ini the past. These shops are given ratings wbich aie displayed wbére the public can see them. "I find this a great influl ence in maintaining sanitary condi- tions,'. Dr. Orvis' report stated., Requests Village Board to Extend Water Main I Pupils' Recital I Myrtie M. Hopkins will present -her pupils ini a recital at ber studio, 13221 Greenwood~ avenue, Saturday after- noon,, February 28, at 2 o'clock. The program is as follows: The Bumble Bee and the Cricket ... ... . .. .... Chadwick ,rs Photo round and inuse aq,4. Dawn of Sprlngtlrne......... Lange Margurite Peterson Musical Reading-Little Orphant Anie ... . . . . . . . . . . Thoma-s S.Lilcille Gonder To a To3y ScIdier .......... ...Warner Frances R.app Country Gardens............. Granger, Lorna Garrett Édith West Will Enter Exhibit in Style Show standa rd. This represents tnret iPer- MU4Lylark ........... ........ Tschuloni of the "Southern,"' weekly campus cent -of. the total as compared with Robert RIch pbiain six percentin 1929 andc sixteen. per- Mrs. John McParland will be Music.....din1 T....ua... ._____________ centhi92.TiD.Oisai, hostess next week to hpr Tuesday Frances Rapp ..Audrew J. Mouat, 616 Laike avenue, indicates. that the guality of miilk i5 luncheon bridge club at' tbe bome Humoreski...... ...... ....... Dvorak -entertained members of his duplicate improving. ofbrsseMs .C at',Helen Petersoti NvînWhist club last Monday vnm t i of ler siser, Mr. 0. Ç eastm narisu....................Nvy eng Ins ectoni of Knlot food sbops 1027 - lmàwood avenue. june, Sorsen his home.

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