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Upolu — Men. Women. Children. Total. Before epidemic .. .. .. .. .. 6,828 7,814 9,313 23,955 After epidemic, .. .. .. .. ..4,749 6,094 8,286 19,129 Loss .. .. .. .. .. 2,079 1,720 1,027 4,826 Savaii — Before epidemic .. .. .. .. .. 4,160 4,513 5,550 14,223 After epidemic .. .. .. .. .. 2,974 3,529 5,004 11,507 .. .. .. .. ..1,186 984 546 2,716 3,265 2,704 1,573 7,542 Totals before Totals after Epidemic. Epidemic. Upolu .. .. .. .. .. 23,955 19,129 Savaii .. .. .. .. .. 14,223 11,507 38,178 30,636 30,636 7,542 Total epidemic losses. Percentages of Population. Upolu. Savaii. All Samoa. Before After. Before. [JAfter Before. After. Men .. .. .. 28-503 24826 29-248 25-846 28-876 25-336 Women .. .. .. 32-619 31-857 31-731 30-668 32-175 31-263 Children .. .. .. 38-878 43-317 39-021 43-486 38-949 43-401 Table showing Percentages of Deaths of Men, Women, and Children to Total Deaths. Upolu. Savaii. Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 43-079 43-667 Women] .. .. .. .. .. 35-640 36-229 Children .. .. .. .. .. 21-281 20-104 (Compiled by the Department of Native Affairs, Apia, Samoa, 31st May, 1919.) Table showing Percentages of Deaths to Total Population of Men, Women, and Children respectively. Upolu. Savaii. All Samoa. Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 30-448 28-509 29-478 Women .. ... .. .. .. 22-011 21-803 21-907 Children .. .. .. „ .. 11-027 9-837 10-432 Average .. .. .. .. 21-162 20-049 20-606 Table showing Percentage of Epidemic Deaths to Total Population. Upolu. Savaii. All Samoa. Men .. .. .. .. .. ... 8-678 8-338 8-508 Women .. .. .. .. .. 7-180 6-918 7-049 Children .. .. .. .. .. 4-287 3-838 4-063 Totals .. - .. .. .. 20-145 19-094 19-620 Total loss of population is 19-620 per cent. We would point out that it is asserted, and we believe the assertion to be true, that the death-rate, especially of Natives, subsequent to December, and for the following months, was so abnormally high that it might be safe to assume the total deaths in Samoa attributable to influenza totalled 8,500. In addition to this, many people are even now suffering from the after-effects of the disease, while others are totally or partially incapacitated. In our opinion there is no doubt whatever that epidemic pneumonic influenza was introduced into Western Samoa by the s.s. " Talune " on the 7th November, 1918, Samoan time (Bth November, New Zealand time).