Preliminary Statistics of the Influenza Epidemic

The author complains, "were there any necessity for demonstrating the utter inadequacy and lack of uniformity of morbidity reporting in the United States, such a demonstration would be fully available in the experience afforded during the present epidemic." The author details attempts to collect statistics in various regions of the world, as well as charting the pandemic on the basis of collected statistics. It also attempts to chart the origin and chronology of the spread of the epidemic. Additionally includes a comparative overview and analysis of the severity of the pandemic in various cities. Author notes that data is largely limited to influenza mortality, with an incomplete picture of influenza morbidity.