Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-25 | Page 2 | Influenza is on down Grade

INFLUENZA IS ON DOWN GRADE Further Subsidence of Epidemic Epi-demic Shown in 44 States' Reports. WASHrxGTOX, Oct. 24. Further subsidence sub-sidence of the Influenza epidemic over the country was indicated in reports received re-ceived today by the public health service from forty-four states. The situation still is serious in many localities, however, how-ever, and more particularly in the larger cities. There was practically no change today" in army camps, 2772 cases being reported, a decrease of one from yesterday's total. Pneumonia cases decreased from 743 to 699 today and deaths were 307 against 327 the day before. The total of influenza cases reported now is 23S.275, pneumonia cases 4S.32S and deaths IS, 174. Camps EHx, N. J., and Grant, m., where influenza epidemics have been particularly par-ticularly serious, did not report a single new case, while only seven were reported report-ed from Camp Devens, Stass. The largest number of new cases reported today was from Camp McClellan, Ala., with 123. Arkansas reported today that the peak had been passed Jn the larger towns, but that conditions were more Eerious in the rural districts. Connecticut reported a general decline in the number of cases, but that the disease still Is active in the larger cities. California has reported a total of 45,700 cases. In Florida deaths In the cities and towns increased rapidly early this month, but they now- show a sharp decrease. In Arizona the disease is spreading to some extent in the mining districts, but elsewhere else-where Is on the decline. The total cases reported in Colorado is 11,432, while in other far western states the disease is epidemic In most cities. - Improvement is shown in "Washington and Oregon, as well as California. In the northwest conditions continue serious, particularly in Minnesota, but in the states bordering on the Mississippi .river there is a decline in the number of new cases. Over the south and east generally improvement im-provement is shown, but the disease still is active in most of the large cities. Including In-cluding New York, where 75y deaths were reported today, Boston, Providence (R. I.), Philadelphia, Washington. Cincinnati. Cleveland, Indianapolis, Chicago and Louisville.