Nearly Sixty Deaths a Day in Japanese Capital Tokyo, Mar. 2.
The influenza epidemic in Tokyo and' suburban districts continues to increase, and the death-rate is very high. There were 1,838 deaths during January, and 1,433 deaths up to February 25, which means 58 deaths a day on the average. The duration of the illness until death is from a week to a fortnight, Half a Million Patients Suffering from Colds Mar. 6, The influenza epidemic is rampant, in Toky districts, Tu Tokyo every family has average one and a halt from cold. It is. esti: there are over 600,000 patients in Tokyo and adjacent districts, According to statistics compiled by the Metropolitan Police Board, of the total of 7,348 deaths which occurred in the districts under its Jurisdiction during February, 1,682 persons died of colds. On the average 62 persons died of colds per day during the nine days ending February 29, The nurses! association in this city are kept very busy and they fare experiencing difficulty in supplementing their number.—Tobo,
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