New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
Only 3 Deaths,
Influenza Toll
Fox Day Here
Same Number of Fatalities
From Pneumonia as on
Jan. 70, 1921, Reports to
DR.. Copeland indicate
Peril of Epidemic Less
Type of ''Flu'' This Near
Much 'liltlcs Than Before.
According to Physicians

The number Of Influenza and pncu-
monla cases reported Yesterday to the
| Department Of Health showed an in
crease over those of the day before.
Dr.. Royal S. Copeland, Health Com
missioner, said. however, Tint hc vas
not yet prepared to aay that the dis
case WAS epidemic
Three hundred and sixty-six innu-
enza cases were reported. as compared
with 19l cases on Wednesday, Three
deaths from influenza were rcno,tod
aga'nst one on Wcdncsday. There
were 131 pcnumonia cases. comparcd
with III on the previous day Forty
siN persons died Of pneumonia ycstcr-
day. II the day ncforc
The influenza cases were divided b.
boroughs as follows: i,6 in NannR.
tan, as compared vita IS rcuorted the
day before: the Bronx. 70 eases re-
ported yesterday against ~ on Ncdncs-
day; Brooklyn. l03 cases 10 90 Wedncs-
daN; Queens, Ia Yesterday and 3
the day before; Richmond, 5 ycstcr-
day and none the day before
Of the deaths from influenza yes
tcrday | was in Manhattan and Z in
the Bronx. Twenty one of The nneu
mona deaths were in Manhattan, 4 in
the Bronx. 21 in Brooklyn and none Was
reported in Queens or Richmond.
Pneumonia Deaths Same in 1921
DR.. Copeland pointed out that the
same number of pneumonia deaths
were reported on january 26 Of last
year as we're reported on the same
date this year. and that last year was
considered a normal year as regards
mortality from this disease
BY comparison with the records of
the epdcmics OF 1918 and 1920. DR..
copeland showed that the present vis-
tation is far less serious than it's
predecessors
"On Scptmbcr %, 1918. began what
developed into the p.demic.' he said
"Onc hundred and fourteen cases of in
fluenza were reported that day This
year the increase above the seasonal
number Of flu cases was noticed Jan
uary 10. If this years contagion tor
inmates in an epidemic, january %
represents the eighth day
"On the eighth day Of the epidemic
Of 1918 there We're d94 cases, as against
"36 reported yesterday. Comparing
this years experience with that OF
1920, ii VIII show that on The eighth
day OF tho epidemic, beginning January
D. 1920, there were AGA cases reported
Degree of Immunity Established
"There ore. IL VIC arc az the begin
ring of a renl epidemic Of the disease
It Is not nearly so widespread as it was
in 1920.
"There arc two possible reasons for
TINS. degree of ilnmunity NAV have
been established by previous attacks
OF The disease. Persons who had il il,
1918 or 1920 arc less likely to have
another. attack; and persons who es
capped those two cpidcmics may have a
resistance to the disease
III is apparent from what physicians
'eii me concerning their interviews
with patients, that the type of influenza
rs mllder this year ard may not on this
account be SO contagious
Inc principal symptoms of the dis
ease arc feeling of prostration, pain
N the back and various joints and over over
the eyes Usually a cough is present
and the nose and eyes run, Bronchial
pneumonia is the usual complications
DR.. Copeland urged physicians to re-
port promptly All Influenza cases so
that the Department of Health could
keep record Of conditions in the cifv