The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-22

INFLUENZA BAN PARTLY LIFTED
AGAIN CLAMPED ON.


ports that had been coming in to
them the members of the local Board
of Health held a meeting Wednesday
st which they decided to lift the ban
which had been in effect since issu-
ing the wide closing order by the
state Board of Health on October 9.
II was given out that the churches
would be permitted to hold services
on next Sunday, and that on Monday
after Thanksgiving the ban would be
lifted from moving picture houses and
other places, and the schools permit
ted to resume their sessions again.
Thus encouraged the janitors of
schools, moving picture houses and
the churches were making prepara-
lions for resumption, and were busy
cleaning up their respective places,
when another order stopped them
A number of new cases developing
in the city and county since the meet
ing of Wednesday, and the discourag-
ing reports that had come to the
Board of Health from other towns re-
sarding the spread of the disease i'm
peIled stronger action on the part of
the local Board A meeting was held
yesterday afternoon, at which reports
of new cases were submitted and a
general review of the local situation
was discussed. In view of the facts
adduced by these reports and in or
der to take no chances the order of
Wednesday was rescinded, and the lid
was ordered clamped down again
tighter than ever. BARRIERS who had
lain aside their masks were ordered
to resume them again, the pool rooms
which had been relieved of the
ban, were again placed under
the same provisions as before.
The Board arrived at the con-
cIusion that if one kind of public
gathering should be permitted all
other kinds should not be prohibited.
and in the interest of the public
health, decided to bring the pressure
on everything that would tend to
make the situation dangerous.
Up to yesterday several new
cases had been reported to the local
Board of Health, and the general i'm
preston was that the situation here
had been greatly relieved. The re-
turn of wet weather may be the
means of some new cases devolping,
DuI Tile DOdI0 VI I1Cdiln ID tOAy W
timistic regarding the situation. In
way Paris has been very fortunate.
All the old cases are showing very
satisfactory progress, and it Is be-
lieyed they will be entirely recovered
in a short time.
in surrounding towns the influenza
has developed a reaction or a re-
currence. with the result that the ban
IN
mountain section the disease is abat-
ing in some parts, while increasing
in others.
We have heard considerable talk in
Paris to the effect that all cases OF
the influenza have not been reported
to the Board of Health. This may or
may not be true. We hope 1t Is not
true. for in any case it is ineXcusa-
BILE in the interest of public health
ard if we are to stamp out the dread
full disease and do it effectually, there
must be a strict compliance with the
mandates of the Board of Health
Every case. even if merely suspected
should be reported to the Board OF
Health. and the house placarded
THE NEWS belives that this is abso
lutely necessary to the public health
IQ6TC Is duOtu6I ucdltn iOo
that is being violated with 1mpunit!
in some places. The Health Board ma
issued anti-spitting warnings and nat
pIacards to that effect posted In pup
lie places, but THE NEWS assert
that it is being violated CONSTANT!
in some OF the public places In Parls
Unthinking or careless persons spl
on the floors of restaurants AND otne
the disease-producing posslDilltles o
their action. In the name OF heaiIl
and for the protection or the Pupii
these places ought to be warned an
the yiolators themselves punished ]
they persist. One OF the greaos:
dangers. in the present influenza SIT
nation as indeed it has been al
along. is the careless habit OF splttln
on floors and on the payements, whe
If is well known such practice Is dan
gerous to health
n was stated yesterday that ther
was but little il any reason 10 leai
serious recurrence OF the lnnuenza
Paris. 1t is probable tnat tnrousI
out the winter there VIII De hu o., *
Of the disease, and the rale VIII,
up and down. In the past lew. u@!
there nave Deen ISpOhs0
Of colds affecting the nasal men
branes. but this is declared not to :
influenza. However, all patients al
warned to take all possible precal
tons both for themselves and tne
neighbors. Paris may naturally e.
pect sporadic increase In say
weather as that of the past rev oay
also during the Christmas snoppln
season with it's consequent crowdin
However, there is no cause for aiar,
except in the case of steady, co,
slant increase extending over hun
Der of days. And that ratio mas ~
been maintained here.
According to Cincinnati daily =
pers 166 new cases and 90 ne
we're reported to the City Health VI
Ger Peters. of that. city. claimed
was due to the peace celebration
Monday a week ago.