Roosevelt Standard | 1919-06-04 | Page 2 | British Deaths Pass Births

BRITISH DEATHS PASS BIRTHS war office alarmed releases physicians ph from army service in week london Colnel coincident dent with publication of the report showing sho wine that lint dur luring the last quarter of 1918 1018 the ho number bf deaths exceeded the birth irth rate for the first time in ia the history of civil registration in this country hie file war office has announced the release in one week of physicians from the army 0 influenza caused the great Ine increase rense in the death rate the number of victims from that disease being or 41 per cent of the total deaths for the period lack of physicians Is held responsible for the fail fall curb the epidemic at the beginning of this month although men of the army have been de mobilized only I 1 1500 I 1 soo out of physicians have been released