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Excerpt from Special Tables of Mortality From Influenza and Pneumonia: In Indiana, Kansas, and Philadelphia, Pa;, September 1 to December 31, 1918 Sir: Special tables of mortality from influenza and pneumonia (all forms) in September, October, November, and December, 1918, for the states of Indiana and Kansas and for the city of Philadelphia are herewith transmitted. Corresponding data for other parts of the registration area for deaths have been partially compiled and it is hoped to publish them at a later date. Acknowledgement and thanks are given to the United States Public Health Service, which made available from its influenza fund $20,000 for this statistical study. These tables have been prepared under the supervision of Dr. William H. Davis, chief statistician for vital statistics, assisted by Mr. John B. Mitchell, expert chief of division. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.