The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-11
SOME MORE FLU"
IN SOUTHS|DE CITY

Petersburg. Dec. 10.~-With sixty
seven new cases of influenza and sew
en- new eases of pneumonia reported
to the health department today, the
flu record in this city IS mounting
higher. Today's report shows twenty
five more cases than that for yester-
day. when IL was one case less than
that of Sunday. Only one case of
pneumonia was reported Yesterday,
while seven were turned in to the
authorities today
The record since the disease ap-
peared here last week is as follows;
%. Il. so. "A, 80, AZ, AZ, 81.
Since the first of the month only
four deaths have resulted here from
disease of the respiratory system, and
only two of these have been from in
fluenza, According to the health
authorities, the disease this time Is
riot proving as fatal as 1t did in the
big epidemic here in October when
i67 white and "a colored persons died
of the disease
Although the advisa bility OF again
placing the quarantine in effect again
was discussed by the authorities Mt the
t.gsnninE of the fresh outbreak, The
danger has not passed. and there IS
small chance of the quarantine being
Iplaee6 in effect
the report of the city health de-
partment for The month of November
shows the death rate of the entire pop
ulation to be 17.1S Fer thousand, as
compared to 6S.4S the rate for Oc-
toaer. Among he white population
titus month the rate was only s.sl.
! There was total of SO deaths in
| the city during the past month. In
| October there were EOS deaths. Eight
non residents were included in the
number of deaths this month.
/ Eighty-rine births were recorded
| in the city during the past month.
Among the white there were 81 births,
1873 males and % females.
Twelve cases of diphtheria and one
each of typhoid fever. tuberculosis
land measles were recorded,
| Only two changes were made in the
Petersburg churches at the annual
conference of the Methodist church
! at Charlottesville. The Rev. w. J..
Watt, pastor of the Blandford church,
was placed ON the superannuary list
and attached to the Washington
street NJ, e. church, of this city, lie
will he succeeded in Blandford by
the Rev. II, b. Scott.
Rev. r, v, Carson, pastor of the
Memorial NJ. f. church. was sent to
the Asbury aud Oakland churches. OF
Richmond being succeeded here by
1.-THE Rev, w. o, Gordon.
| The Rev. +. 3. Winn, pastor OF <he
! Washington Street NJ. f. church. is
RETAINED here, despite the reports that
he was sought by the congregation OF
the CourtStreet church in Lynchburg.
ire, Nv lar 20, t.2
jchureh here is pleasing 40 The conGre-
cation OF the Washington street
church,
Mrs Mary w Moody. e26 Terrace
avenue. has received official word that
| her son. Corporal John =. Moody, was
wounded in action in France. This is
Fthe first news of the wounding of the
| youth soldier that has been received
! here
/! Corporal Moody was a member of
/ Company G.. 3lSth infantry and went
to Camp Ire last September, leaving
for France last May. His brother, Ser
. geant William T, Moody. is member
lot the S2Srd infantry.
! Mrs Mary l., Hudalps 32s Grove
avenue, has been notified by telegram
from Northumberland Harris that her
| son, Sergeant George +. Butler. had
been wounded in action in France on
October 4. This liz the first news of
his being wounded, but his mother be-
licves that some mistake in the date
! ras been made for letter dated octo-
! Der 40 WAS received from the young
| soldier, who tells of enjoying good
health.
| Sergeant Butler was a member of
Company G. 21sth infantry, and was
| one of the first drafted men to be
sent TO Camp Leo. Before entering