12,000 DEATHS FROM ’FLU
EPIDEMIC SWEEPS U.S.A. STEADY MORTALITY RISE (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) WASHINGTON, Saturday. The United States Census Bureau reports that the influenza epidemic, now in its ninth week, has caused more than 12,000 deaths in the 65 principal cities of this country. The weekly reports have shown a steady rise in the number of deaths from influenza and pneumonia since November 3. The latest report, for the week ended December 29, showed that there had been 2,957 deaths from both diseases. Further fatal cases are expected before the epidemic ceases. OUTBREAK IN EUROPE BERLIN HOSPITALS FULL (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) LONDON, Saturday. An influenza epidemic is raging in Germany. The hospitals in Berlin cannot cope with the demands upon their accommodation. Many cases are reported in Britain, but the disease here is not epidemic. The Health Ministry has warned the public and the local authorities to take precautions.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 555, 7 January 1929, Page 9
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