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Influenza Encyclopedia

ï~~TABLE 8.-Total excess' mortality from influen population during each of 12 epidemics in eac) [Computed from.xmonthly exc:Cities (arc graphi Boston. Cambridge Fall;,RiverLowell* Wiorcester Providence. angred geo- 1915 19 16 1917 cally) 6.0 36.1 25.3 * -- - 0 24.6 18.8 2-~ 3.3 67.2 51.3 S31.0 25.8 37.4 -.-10.0 64.1 20.5 -- 20.7 33.5 33.7 * 14.3 123.3 155.2 z --7.8 38.7 26.6 ---27.1 32:5 11.5 14. 9 17.:1 26.3 --- 8.1 20-0.017.2 8.4 '0 - -21.4 8.7 13.3 140.3. * - 19. 5 34.2 24.0. --' -- 5.-9 24.2 28.7. 0. 48.8 24.2 11.7 52.7 6. *&'87 86.9 88.8 s - 12. 9 23.8 28..6 _..__..1.3 39.4 24.9,DC 30.5 21.1 15.1 12.1 34.9 -15.9 ----- 5.6 0 0 - -- 6. 4 "27.5 -18.0 13..3.61.8 68.8 9.9.44.2 34.4 '0.7 -15.2 10.0 ----- 7.5 -40.2 45.2 5-- -- 6.0 23.5 12.7 0 22.0 12.0 ---- -- 0 20.4 42.3 ds22.4 -18.0 -9.9 313.6 57.0 63.4 20.7 37.1 *32.7 0 29.2 29.1 a --- U 10.2 0 --- 0 8.2 100.2-._-0 280 6.6 -'.7 22.4 14. 1 _ 7: 4 71.5 71..8,Mo ias 1.537.9. 63.2 0 39.0 59.5 27.5 20.3 7.9 ----1.2 42.7 13.8 0 7.1 0 -- ---- 0 3.9 7.6 co ---0 0 5.4 reg-__ 0. 6.9 9.0 ----- 3 0 4.2 0. _ 9.5.18.2 tes----- 9.89 31:32 30.73;viatign __8.67 23'5 28.,96 of versa- 87.7 75.2 94.2 ei dent) [e 0* 17.1 12.0 __ _8.7 28.7 22.7 le 13.6 39.4.: 37.4 0 0 0 j- 31. 0 123. 3 155. 2 Spring, ter, 1920 1922 1981918.-19 ' S 34.1 68.6.5 98.8 24.3 - 36.6 -516.3 -74.'5 28.3 3 0 696..6 49.7. 60.2 E 62. 3: 525.3.101.9 19..2 i 216.5 603.6-103.:3;18.8 29.0 618.0 105..2 - 27.8 ' 63.5 709. 7 112.9 23.5 i 22.5 - 583. 7 122..7 3.9. 1 i 80 580057.'2 32.4-. 1 217f 531.1:85.8 13.9. rates (annual basis) per.100,000- from -influenza and 0 cities, m the United States, 1910-1929 Lputed as -deviations- fromthe-median- death rate for the- correAfter July 1, 1919, the excesses are computed, as deviations from ing month-.for the -period 1921-1927]1;luded in" the group of X35 cities,;because continuous-weekly data. 8 to.1930 were not. available]) LPrj May June July:lAug.Sept. O ct. ov. Dec 1.Albany, N. Y.*. liar -41.4 -664. 0 45-4 551.4 12. 4 612. 4 77:8 '768.5 192.0 1 003.7 64.2;753.5 39.2 f3,2;=9 49.9.:572.3 9.7 551. 3 -71.7 388.7 33. 6 534. 8 44. 8 568. 2 16.0 368. 1 14.4- 420.3 20. 1 350. 6 38. 4 3928 6.9 380.5 24.0 338.0 -22.5 198.5 -33.1.368.4 87.2 6115.4 40.0 565.3 124.9 9.688. 6 195.0 643. 4 31.9 310.0 25. 3 385. 3 -29.8 -550.8 7 6.-1 652. 3 41.0 '-384.8 21.9 709.3 50. 2 629. 7 0. 500.7 25.0 507.3 22.7 635. 6 37. 0 505. 9 27. 2 -419.9 12.4 -490.4 41.88.539.4 38. 73 145.3 -92.5 26.9~ 22.5 419.9 32.5 551.1 45.4 632.9 0 198.5 195. 0108 103. 8 70. 5 88.56 147.2 122. 2 -73.5 105. 7 74. 0 128. 0 70. 2 87.3 139."71 7 4. 1 118.2 112.8 198. 3 74.7 111. 1 62. 0 97.-9 121. 8 135.3 103.3 94.5 102. 7 205. 3 113.9 62. 6 138. 4 -29.6 92. 6 93. 6.67. 5 89. 7 126.6 100. 5 33. 22 33. 1 74.5 -100.4~ 118.2 29. 6 205. 3 -24 4 28.2.0. 4.9 14. 6 7.9 5. 4 13.2 29. 6 17. 6.0 16.3 11.2 10. 8 0 7.9' 12. 4 29. 0 20. 0 7.8 20. 3 30. 9 -18.0 35.4 38. 3 17. 6 39. 3 18. 73 12. 56 67. 1 7.9 17. 8 27.8 0 60.2 --188 4'---80 +y98 -+88 ~-+71: 0. -53 +43 -+44 +97:.- 65-..-55..-62 '-92 +186: +-234'+160 --531 +99 -+41 =-56f 0,+163, +1230 +367 +5-x+705-: -33: -111,.-28.:-180; Q _0.+.145';+85 -+2-12.,:+389 +93 -113 0. -0 -4 -8 -62. +14' +26 -+-383 +2 -107 -85 -97 -47, -105 x+456' +29 -1 317= 313: -312 -224'. 194'.272 +27.0 -0O-48 -+57- +43 -17 =+ 28. -5.-30: +137 I+2; -10- x-49 I -+97 --69. +}201 -^--'+23''+44: -41 +22 0 0 18: -64 _+L71 +x89 0 -+67. 10' -15 +137 -78 +28. 263: <164' 188. 89 +29. -+4 --9. +252 --69 -25-' ++5 0 +10.. +x30 -22 -+3892 53 +83 0. -23 +42' +k51 -+1.-20..+41. +10.-10 + -f20 0 +29 34 -30.0. +x57; -12 ---8 _.+12_ -19 --29 0 +x10. -34 -+61 --3 -0 -1 ----+510 +2 +8 +18 +48 +12. --11 -37 0 +80 _-24-; 1 =2.-2 -52 x]-31 _+4 +50- 0 -+38. -1-24 +5, 005 -+ 640 +{26.+4 --6 X~61 -17: +7:7 +}44,-51. -38 --62. +32 _ 0 ---+1 +40 -39 --43 0 -+28. ---+29. - -+--- 69 -145 89 128 i =-135 +105 -701 0 +-40: +}280.3 +-35 -98.+31 216 -23.9.1 35. 58 39 - 53 2. Atlanta,. Ga. - Kansas City St. Louis ~ New.QOrlean: Denier_. Lo~s Angeles. Oakland *s.. San Francis( PTortland,'O <at:Spokane -__ Mean of ral Atand~rd~de!-Cbefricient hilitk 3 5(PE First julrtij Median. - Third. quarti Lowest rate. -Highest rate. 57.4 31..4 '34. 4 65.8. 19.6 28.8.0.3 38. 3 20. 6 9. 1 18.5 7.3 11.. 0 14. 9 22.91 0 0 34. 93 21. 72 62. 2 20. 8 30. 0 43. 9 0 90. 0 +141 -+}53' 0 - -25 -31' -x+268 +1,s217. +{71: -- 131 -- -30 -x-+429 +{122 +x75 -- - 12 -201 -- +379 255 --284 -143; -18 -47 --+62: +17 +117 +351 +1,p287 --154. -87 0 +71 +73 +137. -191 -77 -70 +102 0.+76: -23' --33.+10 -114, -190 -97 -62 +236_ -124 +x169 -26 +209 -37 0. +81' -107 --18 -+55 -+69 --20 -57. a' 0 --65 -122 +x321 -85 -85 +3 -+25 +257 0 -6 --110: -27 -41 +39:. -38-. +i5: -102 --8 r.13. -17 +9 +14' 0 -45 -25 +75 +79 +24. -18' +22, +6,g +1 -+39 1 D0 +15 +3.+35 -15. +28.-:x+48 0. -18 -+1 1- 11. -0 -+17. 0;+51.. -28 -12 -14- -23 -32 -15 -49 --57'.-I1 0', -31 -51 --m58'.+19.-40 --+1.+24 -27- -59 -+-4 --+31 -6 -48 +19 -4 +22 +1, 347 -1:-20 -42 --31,: -35 -.{+32..2_.+10. -+22. --20 -33 -16 -21 -4 -6 --24 +2. -1 +17 +19 +112 +11 +46 +83.-+-59 +25 5.+8 _..0. +63, +70. -8 0 +8 --7 -0 0 -27_ -20 0 -22. +3: -15 +32 -13 +44 +15: -12 +35' +1-3 111 90' 59 78-, 136 90 73 95.80. 112 -+152 +3 +112 +.84... +28 -.97 I -75 -- -45- -80" + 4 1 0 2. + }6 0 +641- +818. -51 _ 68.1_ -5 -18 -48 0Â~ +71 +99 +37 +44 +55 +56 '0 -26 6 - --7 - -74 +643' 207' 27 -217 264 12. 7 13.31 105: 4. 8. 15. 0 -71. 293 389 257 181' 374. 311 237 131 I 1 i 1 Excess over the median monthly rate for the period 1910-1915 for epidemics pr. excess over the median monthly rate for the period 1921-1927 for epidemics after Ju. considered as epidemic varied in the different cities, all positive deviations hemn when the rate:was definitely above the median. Simple (unweighted) average of the 50 rates. 'Per cent that the standard deviation is of the mean. * Cities marked.with asterisk (*) are not included in the group of 35 cities, heca data from 1918-*to 19390 were not available.

Abstract

This important paper gives an account of the influenza outbreak in 50 American cities representing the major geographic subdivisions of the United States from 1910 - 1929––especially significant for the fact that it includes both the 1918 and 1928 influenza outbreaks.

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