The Washington times., 1920-01-31
.l6PNEUMON|A
DEATHS IN DAY
Thirteen Have Died From In
fIuenza Since Noon Yesterday.
Wave of Sickness Continues.

with the numer OF pneumonia
deaths still running high. DIR. william
c. Fowler. District Health onieer.
asks that physicians report all cases
OF this disease that come TO their at
tentiou. This reporting is yoiuntari-
ly and for the purpose of giving the
Health officer an idea OF the preya-
lonce Of the mAlady.
Since noon yesterday there were
sixteen deaths from pneumonia and
thirteen from influenza The total
number OF pneumonia deaths since
January 10 1875, the total OF infuen-
IA deaths since the present outbresk,
06. The number OF new cases OF in
nuenxA reported today was 173. max
ing q total since the nrst OF the year
of 1850. Pneumonia is not q report
able disease by law, and the Health
D." artment. therefore, has no record
OF the number OF existing caser-
sieksess Msiatai.s Level.
The wave OF sickness throughout
the city seems to be maintaining the
same level There Is no material in
crease in the number OF cases OF in
fiuenza or the number of deaths from
influenza and pneumonia.
The Health OFFICER still continues to
feel that the peak of the influenza
situation has been reached. He looks
for a drop In the number of cases In
q short time.
DR.. Fowler admitted today that
pneumonia was usually prevalent In
the District. He said:
There is no doubt that the num-
Der OF pneumonia deaths has increased
during the past week. The exact
situation Is unknown. Pneumonia is
not q reportable disease, and we
4 = ~ -. -.
OF existing cases. If physicians will
cooperate with me. and I have no
doubt that they will. this office will
know in several days the exact sit
ustion. want physicians to report
their cases voluntarily in the same
manner other diseases are reported.
Deaths frsa Flu.
Influenza deaths follow:
John Beach, so. Washington Asylum
Hospital; Owen e. Thomas, 80. United
States Soldiers Home; Frederick
Rani. 81. United States Soldiers
Home; Ward p. Angle, 3S. Sibley Hos
pital; Constance Harnden. %, 2122 p
street; Arthur J. Stokes. 35. 212S NJ
street: Ramanus A. LeGrinder. 80.
Walter Reed Hospital: Mary e. Bowie,
%, 1919 " street; Harry H. Hart, 2S.
2140 p street: Nathan Beckford, 80,
026 Westminster: Joseph N. Wilson, 4,
2o6 L street southwest; William Har-
ris. ~, Washington Asylum Hospital;
James N. Williams, IS, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
| Pneumonia deaths follows:
Mary Boyd, ten years, Providence
Hospital: Henry c. Mccoy. thirty-five
years, Chain Bridge, d. c.; Clara B.
Todd, thirty-three years. 404 Forty
ninth street northeast: Patrick
O'Hare. eighty-four years, u. s. Sol
diers Home hospital; Mabel 4. Baker,
twenty-four years. 1241 North Capitol
street; Downs L. Wilson, seventy-one
years, Y. s. Naval Hospital; Gather
inc Hammond, thirty-one years, Gar
field Hospital: Richard Hagar, twen-
ty years. 141S South Carolina avenue
southeast: infant of Thomas and Dor
othy Coffney. three days, Providence
Hospital; Catherine B. Daniels, one
month. Al Fenton street northwest:
Martha Daniels, thirty-siN years. At
Fenton street northwest; Carl l..
Keith, two years, 22Sh Twelfth
street northeast: John A. Whelan.
forty years, Providence Hospital:
Mary Matthews, forty-one years, 1867
Thirty-second street northwest:
Dorothy Farmer. Is months, Chill
dren's Hospital; Louise Ross, nine
teen years, Washington Asylum Hos
pital.