Show PNEUMONIA A DEADLY SCOURGE holds the chief place in america s mortal ty tables the end of the pneumonia season Is at hand in the mortality tables of two chief american cities monia has for three successive years scored above the record long held by tuberculosis anew york has a caal pneumonia commission which must report before the autumn cam laign begins chicago has made re si stance against the disease by keeping the people constantly admonished about the propagation of respiratory diseases in general in both cities the story of the figures Is believed and pneumonia Is hailed as the new captain of the men of death the agents of death appear to have been realigned in such a way as vastly to increase the effectiveness of monia without markedly diminishing the effectiveness of the former cham pion pulmonary tuberculosis tuber Is still credited with more than 10 per cent of the total mortality while pneumonia formerly credited with 6 per cent or 7 per cent now claims oer 18 per cent of the total mortality the two diseases which formerly scored together about 17 per cent now score over 28 per cent of the total mortality other diseases have steadily grown in importance during the same period notably can and bright s disease meanwhile the general death rates have not in creased but on the contrary have dl in new york slightly and in chicago very markedly american medicine |