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Auto Fatalities Surpass Contagions in Illinois Says Health Chief
Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings reports provisional figures showing 1,647 auto deaths in 1926 versus 1,587 from diphtheria to whooping cough combined. Pedestrians suffer most, with 828 auto pedestrian deaths, 25 percent under age fifteen. Collision between autos second and third causes include train collisions and dual-car crashes.
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