Show F EST YEARS OF LIFE STOLEN 5 I I BY INFLUENZA r l of Disease Shows 80 30 Per Cent Deaths ls Under Un Un- der cler 40 Years of Age Aget Agel I l t The Tho Tho Influenza V New ew York YorI Dec 7 which swept this swept this country countr tho autumn stole millions of ot J ho best years cars ot of tire life from American and womanhood Henr Henry Moir n Insurance authority o of tits this city 4 I hero yesterday esterday Tho rho average economic loss losz of oC n active tho 1 Ito In each case of or death from rom theA tho the A or Its aftermath was at least I k G fJ years said Mr Moir emphasizing I ho peculiarity o of tho the epidemic which victims under 30 und most 0 of Its I icara ar of or age ac as compare compared with Ith tho the J cra c life lito o of 5 and 53 and GO CO years cars ears of ot pcr- pcr f ens Insured In well ell established comI com com- I f t T y T. T I Addressing the Association s of r Lifo Life I insurance Presidents Mr Moir who l a president of or tho Society of or described how the tho epidemic 1 I ad d dislocated the standard mortality 4 p lence of or the insurance companies II tho the past fifteen years cars With ith no pes- pes hence taking toll of or lives in the thel l f States State an and Canada during that ho said the standards of or health I tf persons under 50 were found to beluch ho bo luch auch better than at an any recorded time the past nut But tho the influenza cpi cpi- ernie emic causing S deaths In forty forty- bur large cities in eight weeks week or ors s pi average eraso of oC four of or every even 1000 of ot oftie bo tIo population he d had brought I ne new element into the the- situation InI InstIgation In- In I of or claims before several Olal M-ge M rge insurance companies ho ho he declared I bowed that 13 per cent of or the deaths rere due duo to Influenza and 87 p per r cent p D pneumonia following influenza less than 2 per cent were of or perona per per- ona ons over o 55 years ears as s against J SO 0 o per bat nt under 40 and 60 GO per pcr cent un- un fer r 35 Epidemic Revl l I HE Je fl e eFrom From these figures s the actuary said sahi t L raa ws apparent that tho the ago o of ot mac ma I hum um virulence of ot the tho epidemic had lean fren en under 30 80 30 taking the young ami anil I those s those whom wo expected to til much or the of-the the worlds world's work worl Mr Jr M I lr ir warned the public th that t 1 p hero ero cro is no assurance tl nt the tho dan danger er ert r t t past Wo Yo le learn rn ho said batis that bat hat is now revisiting re Europe Europ and 18 s time there there ther are aro indications that It Il pay n bo be mOl moie e objectionable than tho tim bilder form torm of or midsummer Wo Yo should take tako warning rom from rom this ro- ro and observe watchful caro care t ti l J further infection since the the- thedie die dis' disse tre se has distinct distinctly decreased and to bo be dying out In this country I S |