Evening star., 1928-12-27
|45 NEW FLU CASES
| REPORTED TODAY
December Total Rises to
325, With Total of II
Deaths.

Forty-five cases of influenza were re-
ported to the District Health Depart
ment today. a sharp increase over re-
cent reports. No additional deaths
we're reported, however Thus far in
December there have been 325 cases
reported and II deaths.
In giving out the latest figures this
mofning Health Officer William G.
Fowler also released statistics on deaths
from influenza and pneumonia, closely
related diseases. showing that 58 deaths
from the two diseases were reported III
December. 1927, and 60 in the first 20
days of December, 1928.
DR.. Fowler said that the difference
was slight, and bore out his contention
that the outbreak of influenza here was
of a mild type, apparently few OF the
cases developing into pneumonia.
Il remember" said DR.. Fowler, that
in one day of the 1918 influenza cpl
demic we had SO deaths reported. Our
figures this year have been very small
in comparison. OF course, / expect
that large number of cases of in
fluenZa will be reported this Winter,
but so far the outbreak has been very
mild both as to the number affected
and as to the seriousness of the cases. y
1,25O,O0O Cases in U. S.
Public health officials today estimat-
ed there were approximately 100000
new cases of influenza in the United
States last week. This estimate was
based upon reports of 240,56 cases IN
all but seven States.
Of6cials noted the increase in the
death rate as sell as the increase III
the number of cases, but said this was
not unexpected, inaSmuch as. any VICE
spread disease affects many persons OF
lowered vitality and so increases the
death rate.
states reporting today follow:
Maine, 46; Rhode Island. IA; Con-
necticut, 144; New York (city), I'll;
New Jersey, PIG; Ohio, 1872; Illinois,
2.4O8; Michigan, 5,777; Wisconsin,
14,724; Minnesota, 1,749; Iowa, 85,OOO
(estimate) Missouri, 1,184 exclusive OF
Kansas City,; North Dakota, Il l,346;
South Dakota, 103; Nebraska, 1.7O4;
Kansas, 1857; Delaware, 10; Mary
land 627 (week ended friday; Virginia,
4O, 900 (estimated; West Virginia,
2,642; Georgia, 6,852; Florida, 228;
kentucky, 10,100 Tennessee, 4,l01; Ala
bama, 1873, Mississippi, 1889; Arkan--
sas, 1,145: Louisiana, 121 exclusive OF
sive of Oklahoma City and Tulsa
Texas, 992; Montana, 4,031; Idaho, IL;
Wyoming, 800; New Mexico, 1.161; Ari-
zona, 933; Utah, SO week ended Fri
day.; Washington, 1866; oregon, 1905,
and California, 2,708.
Reports From Cities.
Cities reporting on influenza deaths
for the week ended December % fol-
low: Pittsburgh, "a; Toledo, 81; New
orleans, 81; Philadelphia, "a; Denver
so; Des Moines. 19; Detroit, %; Duluth
Mimi, 8; FL Paso, 7; Flint. Mich, q
Fort Worth, 8; Grand Rapids. 16
Houston, II; Indianapolis, 16; Jersey
City, g.; Kansas City, Mo, 20; Louis
vile, l; Lowell, Mass, i: Akron, 18;
Albany, l.; Atlanta, 33; Baltimore, g.
Boston. q; Buffalo, 6; Canton, /; Chi
cago, 80; Cincinnati, S; Cleveland. Is;
Columbus Ohio, TO-; Milwaukee, 10;
Minneapolis, 81; Oakland, Calf, Z;
Paterson, N. j., 2; Portland, Greg, 9;
Louis. 1; st. Paul, 8; Salt Lake City
A; San Antonio, 4; San Diego, 8; San
Francisco. 8; Schenectady, /; Seattle,
49,; Spokane. IL; Springfield, Mass, L;
Tacoma, Wash, 8; Syracuse, 8: Tren-
ton, 2; Wilmington, Del, l, and Yonk-
erS, none.
In the same cities there were 1872
deaths from pneumonia during the
week ended December %. Cities re-
ported for the previous week showed a
total of 1,207 deaths.