Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-02-02 | Page 3 | 1918 U. S. Death Rate Breaks Grim Record

1918 US U.S. U. U S S' DEATH RATE BREAKS GRIM RECORD WASHINGTON Feb 2 The The death rate in the United States for tor 1918 was the he highest on record according to the he census bureaus bureau's annual mortality statistics issued today which shows deaths for tor the year representing representing enting a rate of ot 18 per 1000 population lon tion In the death registration area of ot thirty states and twenty seven ven cities with a total estimated population of or 81 Of the total deaths of ot over 32 per c nt were due to influenza Influenza Influenza enza and pneumonia having occurred in the last four months of ot the year when an epidemic of ot these diseases s prevailed Influenza caused deaths and pneumonia The other principal causes of ot death were organic diseases of ot the heart acute nephritis Brights Bright's disease and cancer which together were responsible for deaths or nearly 27 per cent of the total during the year