Flu Down

"We are feeling very happy," said a U.S. Public Health Service official last week, "about the influenza." This winter's epidemic has passed its peak.

U.S. cases reported had declined from a high of 148,688 to 47,273 in three weeks. Of the total reported in the declining epidemic, most had been of a mild type, promising no great aftermath of fatalities.

The Army, which began vaccinating 7,000,000 G.I.s last fall, also breathed easier. Its new antiflu shots, which reduced influenza cases 75% in tests, had produced "encouraging results."

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