Slight Decline in Influenza Deaths: Pneumonia Mortality Below Normal Average

• A slight decline in epidemic deaths• 18 deaths from influenza and 6 from pneumonia• Commissioner William C. Woodward called attention to the fact that the average daily death rate from pneumonia last week was 6.7 compared to 8.7 in 1918 when there was no epidemic• Cold weather has had an effect in lowering the number of cases and Dr. Woodward believes that no particular effect will be felt for some days at least, as many of the new cases are those of persons who were ill before the better weather• Latest state reports indicate a decrease in the number of deaths from influenza. On Saturday there were 29, the lowest number of any day last weekNewspaper article