South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-23
FLU SITUATION
CROWS SERIOUS
Two Hundred Cases Develop
Since Monday-City
May Act.

The influenza situation In Misha-
waka was worse during Tuesday
than at any time since the dis
ease first developed in the city.
While no less than SO new cases
were reported TO the secretary of
the board OF health during Monday,
fully 100 We're added 10 this total
Tuesday. In fact, so serious has
the situation became in the city that
the physicians discussed with Mayor
GaylOr last night the ACCESSIBILITY
OF finding a suitable building into
which TO move patients who are IN
able 10 look after themselves or 10
provide the necessary remedies with
which 10 treat the disease. In some
instances the entire household is i'll
and unable 70 get nurses 20 attend
10 them. The mayor promised TO
cooperate in every way possible to-
wards curtailing the spread Of the
disease. and with this end in view
Will make a careful canvas of the
situation.
Hospital Is Crowded.
Every available space in the hos
pital is occupied with patients and
the sisters in charge are unable 70
find accommodation for any more.
With a population of over $1,000
Mishawaka has at the present time
only eight physicians and these are
beins worked so strenuously at the
present time that some Of Them are
on the verge Of collapse.
DR. 7. p. Feiglar stated to The
News-Times Tuesday night that the
city was face TO face with "A most
serious problem problem that
would have 70 be solved without
any loss OF time. He favored Sc
curing suitable building heat ted
and ventilated where such as those
sufferers above referred to could
be moved and placed in care Of
capable nurses. This was the only
solution TO the present conditions
according TO the doctor, who furth-
er declared that the disease had not
as yet reached the peak in Misha-
waka. He mentioned one instance
which had come under his obseTva-
tiOn during yesterday where a fam
lily of two grOwn-ups and three chill
dren ali OF one home were very i'll
with the disease. Although their
temperature ranged from los 10
los they had no one 10 look after
them. in consequence OF which they
were in a most serious condition.
other cases Of a similar nature were
IL etanced by the physician who at
tended no less than 81 calls during
Tuesday afternoon.
Death Rate Is Low.
Notwithstanding the numerous
cases that nave and are being treat
ed the death rate has been exceed
ingly low only four deaths having
been attributable to the disease in
the city proper A few cases Of
pneumonia developed during Tues
day and some OF them we're reported
last night as being critical
Physicians state that the lowness
OF the death rate Is undoubtedly on
account of patients remaining in
bed, a condition on which they en-
phatically insist.
Unless there is a decided abate-
ment in the number OF cases at
present existing In Mishawaka the
ban on al public gatherings will not
be lifted next Saturday night as had
been expected. The home guards
have offered their services in cases
where the health order is violated
whether II be by religious or by
any other orga mutations or societies.
II is not thought, however, that IL
will be necessary to use them, the
police officials being we'll able 20