Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-03-20 | Page 11 | Influenza Death Rate is Lowest in Salt Lake

Influenza Death Rate Is Lowest in Salt Lake NINE new cases of influenza were quarantined in four homes in the twenty-fou-hour period ending at 2 p. in. yesterday, according to reports re-ports of the city board of health. No death from the disease was recorded re-corded during the day. Comparative statistics hased on data gathered by the American Public Pub-lic Health association give Salt Lake a death rate of 4.4 per thousand of population during the epidemic. This rate is roported as the lowest in sixteen six-teen representative cities throughout through-out the country. Eates for other cities were reported as ranging from 4.8 in Chicago, to 9.3 per thousand of population in Pittsburg.