Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 275, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1957 — Page 4

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Death From Flu On Decrease In Nation ' Weekly Total Down From Previous Week 1 1 WASHINGTON (UP)—The Public Health Service said today “the i peak of the current epidemic of influenza probably has been reached In soma parts of the I United States.”

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It was referring to all types of flu, not to Asian flu alone. The service also said the number of deaths from influenza and pneumonia in large cities has declined. It said the 780,000 new flu cases were reported or estimated by M states for the week ended Nov. IS. This raised to 6,630.000 the number of cases reported since the outbreak of Asian flu last summer. The weekly total was down 320,,000 from the figure reported for i the previous week, however. The service said 782 deaths re-

sulted from influenza or pneumonia in 114 cities during the week, i I a decline of 13 per cent The num- i 1 ber of deaths from all causes in the same cities declined 3 per cent to 12,222 < The decreases occurred in all i sections of the country except in i the Pacific states. In another report, the service preliminary data shows that the number of new cases of active upper respiratory diseases for the i week ended Oct. 12 declined 18 per I cent. But it said until figures for subsequent weeks are reported, |

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c "it will not be known whether this rpresents a leveling off in the incidence of such diseases." The number of new cases involving at least one day In bed because of flu, sore throats, colds and imilar illnesses was estimated at 10.048,000, compared with 12,238.000 for the week ended Oct. 19. It estimated the average number of persons sick in bed each day at 5,456,000 during the week. Since July 1, it said, 63 million persons have been affected by upper respiratory diseases. This re-

' suited in an aggregate of 190 million bed days of disability. CHICAGO (UP)-A report of 13 new flu deaths in West Virginia i sent the nationwide toll from flu ■ and its complications, chiefly i pneumonia, toward the 900 mark The United Press counted a tottal of 892 deaths from Asian flu, other types of influenza and their ' complications since the Aslan vt--1 rus first appeared in this country last summer. I New York bad the highest toll ■ with 134 fatalities, followed by

Georgia with 124 and Pennsyl-. I vania with HO. Only 15 states, mostly in the East and Southeast, have reported no flu deaths. Hoagland Firemen Plan Picnic Friday The Madison township volunteer fire department of Hoagland, will ; hold Its fifth annual firemen’s picnic at the Hoagland hayloft, Fri,day, starting at 9 p.m. The Hayloft is located one mile, west of Hoagland. This year s event will

include an auction of such items as turkeys, geese, chickens and rabbits. The public is invited to attend. Court New<Marriage Licensee Marriage licenses have been issued to George Anthony, 70, route 1, Lynn, and Nora B. Green. 71, Lynn, and to Orville Daimon Jones, 51, 2405 Redwood, Fort Wayne, and Rene Catherine Christ, 39, 3405 Redwood. Fort Wayne.

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Judgment Ordered In the case of Brice D. Roop, for Homewood urocery. vs William (Bill) Haley and Ruth Haley, the defendant, William Haley, was ordered to pay a judgment of $149.40. Estate Case Petition for Issuance of letters of administration have been filed tn.the estate of Artie L. Jackson. Bond was filed in the sum of $1,300. Trade in a good town — Decatur