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red in Albemarle, from 27 to 13; Montgomery, from 19 to six; and Shenandoah, from 17 to five.

For cities with populations above 50,000, Portsmouth, with four deaths and a rate of 3.6 based on deaths per each 100,000 population (mileage death rates cannot be computed for cities) had the best record. Chesapeake, with 26 deaths and a rate of 27.6, had the worst. An increase from 10 to 17 was noted by Newport News. Decreases were obtained by Alexandria, 14 to

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