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Show I EPIDEMIC IF i INFLUENZA I 1 ' f Steps Taken to Check I Disease in New England i States. BOSTON, SepL 18. Influenza and pneumonia continued today to "take a toll of death in New England. Within the twenty-four hours ending at 10 o'clock tonight forv-one deaths were I recorded by the Boston health authorities. authori-ties. At the naval camps and stations ; in New England there were ek-ven I deaths, and array camps and forts re-' re-' portpd four. Sovcral cities and towns within a twepty-flve-milo radius of Boston reported deaths among th'. civilian ci-vilian population. A AS'arning against public hysteria was issued tonight by Dr. William C. Woodward, health commissioner ol Boston. He said that fear would lower low-er tho vitality of those exposed to Influenza. In-fluenza. EPIDEMIC SPREADS IN PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA, SepL 18. Spanish Span-ish influenza claimed Its first vlctiir hprn today and .the spread of the aft ment among the sailors and marine: of the Philadelphia navy yard wai found to so have taxod the naval hos pltal that 150 bed3 in the municipal hospital were turned over to tho gov eminent. It is estimated that there are 300 patients requiring beds ant 500 others who aro less seriously af fected now bolng treated within the navy yard. |