New York City tallied 147,000 cases of influenza and pneumonia

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By Nov. 16, New York City tallied 147,000 cases of influenza and pneumonia, and 20,608, leading to an excess death rate of 452 per 100,000 individuals; which in comparison was the lowest of the Eastern seaboard cities.

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Source: Influenza Encyclopedia, University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine
Credit: Courtesy University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine.