The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-25
BUCKET BRIGADE
CLEANS EPIDEMIC
INFESTED HOMES
Owners of InSanitary Prem
lses Told 10 Clean Up,

Nike DonneIly. chairman OF the cill.
genS health committee, organized a
bucket brigade" this morning for mu-
nicipal housecleaning as an aftermath
Tor the health survey OF the past two
days. Thirty places on South Broadway
have been notified to clean up and iii-
teen or twenty homes will he visited by
the bucket brigade and premises cleaned
and aired, ready ior the return Of fam
lies which have been sent to hospitals
ior iniluepIa treatment
3ss in Hospitals.
Approximately 3SS patients arc now
in city hospitals distributed as follows I:
University. 100; ST. Anthony's. between
10 and 90 Emergency hospital, so;
state industrial school for girls, s.;
Presbyterian fhurch hospital. 20; De.
,enti6n hospital %; Baptist hospital
l5. Wesly hospital. l3 Hospitals to,
lay report general exodus OF GONZALES
cents which ovcrshadows the intake and
conditions all along the line are bright
,nigg up Forty children are still de-
,lincd at University hospital, but will
loin the eleven sent TO community House
,onyalescent hospital yesterday.
Wesley hospital discharged three
rases yesterday and received two pncu-
i1on!a patients today: University dis
charged thirty yesterday and today; St
lnthpny'i discharged three yesterday
and four tn, morning, Emergency re-
l,ased twenty Yesterday and two today
while twelve were declared oopvalescent
10 the state industrial school today.
Few New Cases
Thirly-iour new cases OF influenza
we're reported TO the board Of health
today and three deaihS-J. s. Harvey,
l624 Wed8 Second street; Edward
NaSty, Packingtowm and Ernie 'Jieep,
-7l1 Classen boulevard.
J. e. Stearley, superintendent Of
buildings and grounds OF the city
,chools. has begun the first step toward
O. thorough renovation OF school build.
lngs. Windows were opened today and
, general cleanup and airing i, taking
r'sed but, iuuigsiion will nji begin
uitil definite notice Of reopening oi
schools Is given.
Eleven motor dealers cars are on
outy today as the auto squad unit and
rc-Survey IS on to ascertain whether
orders for sanitary measures are being
complied with.
While calls are less the demand for
volunteer help is still urgent, SAYS Mrs
e.. J.. Daugheriy IN Charge OF this de-
usriment .....
1000 Cases In Tulsa.
Thhcrc are 1900 cases OF Spanish
lllucnza and pneumonia in Tulsa and
the total deaths there 10 date IRON
''tSe two causes is 22O. according TO a
Geographic report this morning from
ne Tulsa county health officer To Cap.
aim Weldon at the state health depart
tent Apache reported n total oi 822
gases, " oi which developed Yesterday.
Madill reports ~ new cases and one
death since Yesterday. Lawton has 52
rev cases; Choetaw II uew cases and
a total Of 0D cases were reported in
Cleveland county outside OF Norman.
Reports TO the state board of health
rom all over the state said DR.. Duke
state commissioner OF health. TODAY
Indicate an Improvement in some 10.
calities, but there are number oI
places in which the situation is nc
better and for the state as whole IN,
situation is serious, The state boart
VI health is cooperating with Captain
Weldon, OF the United States publ,
health servitc. has Been sending ply.
'ielans and nurses to the localities mos
IN need.
"The public should appreciate tha
this is most serious endemic Their,
have probably been 5000 cases in thii
state aud the percentage uf srriou
ones Is high. When pneumonia devel
lps from influenza, the death rate Il
'efy high Cooperation should be Civ,
en- by the public 10 the state board o
health and the local authorities in en-
forcing quarantine mtasures.'
DR.. Duke aist laid special emphasi,
IN the necessity for guarding against 9
relapse. III IS especially advisable.
he said that every precaution should
e taken when the epidemic seems on
he wane. Some Of the most dangerous
tasex fuaw dsVainu "a tkat .....