| Show Character of the Influenza In France Special to THE HERALD Examiner DIspatch PAlS Jan 7The character of the influenza in-fluenza which Is now prevailing in Paris is shown by a statement of Dr DuJardin Deaumitz who said today the influenza is working sad havoc in the north and south and west especially The Paris hospitals I contain numerous cases and have had to I double the number of beds The average I weekly mortality in the city is 900 while i during the last week of December it reached a total of 1100 Aged people and those given t alcoholic indulgences are the most susceptible to the disease the best remedies for which are quinine and antipy rine Influenza is contagious but is not not duo to a microbe and Prof Pfeiffcr will wi probably be able to prove no more than the savants who have already been looking for the influenza baccili Influenza is very general in Touluse and work at the public offices has been brought Btinost t a standstill by i although no serious cases have as yet been reported to the authorities At Montpelier mortality from influenza has increased during the course of tho past sir days and the average daily death rate has been 7 although on Monday the list of fatalities from this cause inciuded 1 cases The fatal cases Lave so far however been confined to elderly people and invalids Since December 6 last the mortality has assumed considerable proportions at Bou lognesurMer and tne daily death rate has risen from an average of 4 to 7 while in December 2 twelve fatal cases were reported re-ported The doctors who nave been studying tho matter say that the people who suffered from influenza in 190 now enjoy immunity from contagion Tho subprefect read a letter today from the government schoolmaster school-master at Nesles in which he said that all tho inhabitants in his commune were down with influenza and asked for medicine to relieve the sufferers As yet there has been no trace of influenza influ-enza at Pau At Cherbonrg a sudden change of temperature has caused a corresponding corre-sponding cnango in inffuenza which has lost its mild character and is now sensibly adding le tho death rate The convent of La Bucailoo is particularly unfortunate three nuns having died ani the school attached at-tached to the convent has been shut up and tho school disbanded I The mortality at Marseilles shows an alarming increase amounting to 25 percent per-cent daily This high rate is due to influenza influ-enza and the authorities are very much disturbed Tho newspapers print daily dispatches from the surrounding towns snowing that the disease is equally as bad everywhere in the neighborhood Influenza has been raging at Arrass for some timo past and throughout the Pus do Calais In the town results have been worse among school boys and in fact the schools generally have been closed within the past two weeks The garrison has all suffered greatly end a number of the old pensioners have died The villages of Neuville and Saint Vaast have suffered more severely than any others and the cases of grip occurring cccurrn therein have generally been fatal At Bethuno Lena and Lievin the havoc has been very great on account of the crowded condition of the population in these laces while in Hesdin two weeks TL ago more than onethird of the population populaton was sick with the disease The influenza made its appearance in St Etionne about three weeks ago and until very recently was exceedingly mild and inoffensive During the last few days it has taken an acute form and is now raging violently Dr Lupine chemical professor and I member of the institute announces today in the press that there is no doubt as to the exi tonce of influenza in Lyons |
