INFLUENZA DEATH-ROLL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17211, 18 August 1919, Page 6

INFLUENZA DEATH-ROLL

TERRIBLE TOLL AT SAMOA. VICTIMS TOTAL 8500. a POPULATION LOSS 19.62 PER CENT. [by TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON, Saturday. The influenza epidemic took a terrible toll of the inhabitants of the Samoan Islands, the figures being given in the report of the Samoan Epidemic Commxsion. The death roll to December 31, 1918, was estimated at 7542. Additional deaths subsequent to December 31 brought the total to probably 8500. Particulars are given in the following table dealing with the population of Western Samoa — Population. 100*2 .. .. . .. 32,615 1906 .. .. 34,962 1911 '* " .. •- 34,063 1917 . . • • • • ,£23 1918 (30th September) .. .. 38,3ft2 1918 (31st December) . . . - 30,730 The losses at Upolu and Savaii, respectively, to December 31 last were as follows :— „ , ... Before After Epidemic- Epidemic. I Upolu .. »• •• 23.955 19.1j£ | Savaii .. ... ... 14.2*23 u ' ao7 38,178 30,636 ! The total loss of population to December j 31 is given as 19.620 per cent., while the j | following table shows the percentages of j I deaths of men, women and children to the j | total deaths on Upolu and Savaii, respecj tively : — I Upolu Savan. I Men .. *.■ .. 43.079 43 6b7 | ' Women .. .. .. 35.640 36-2*29 j ! Children 21-281 20.104 ; | ===== I | ===== I