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Influenza Epidemic Sweeping Japan Kills 690 in Tokyo in Ten Days
Most of the dead are children, and more than 2,300 deaths have been attributed to the disease since November.
An influenza epidemic sweeping Japan killed 690 people in Tokyo in the last ten days, most of them children, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. Since last November, more than 2,300 deaths have been attributed to the disease.
The report adds to news of influenza in Europe. On Tuesday, New York Health Commissioner Harris said officials there were taking unusual precautions against the epidemic reaching the United States, with daily telegraphic contact with European health offices, though cases in New York City had been declining since the second week of December. King Christian of Denmark was reported to have a slight attack of the disease, and the New Britain Herald’s headline said Switzerland and France were exceptionally hard hit.
Sources
- Evening Star (Washington), Jan. 12, 1927: Tokyo deaths, 690 in ten days <https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1927-01-12/ed-1/?sp=15>
- New Britain Herald, Jan. 12, 1927: Tokyo deaths, 690 in ten days <https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014519/1927-01-12/ed-1/?sp=1>
- New Britain Herald, Jan. 11, 1927: New York precautions against an influenza epidemic <https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014519/1927-01-11/ed-1/?sp=1>
This article was drafted with automated tools from the sources listed, checked by a review pass, and published by Daniel Varrone. Corrections: editor@monochromechronicles.com