New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
3,940 New Cases Reported
in Day, but Official.
Say Relief Is Near
Death Record Total.
500 During n Hour,
New Appeal Is Sent Our for
Nurses to Help at Mu.
nicipal Hospitals

There were 1910 new cases Of j.
fuenza reported yesterday. This !,
27S more than were reported Monde =
Despite that fact, however, Dr. Row.
S. Copeland, Commissioner Of the Ros,l
of Health, declared the figures 70 -
encouraging and said that in real;ty
they marked falling off ir the sn;
demic.
The increase for Tuesday over Mon.
day is accounted for by the fact tba.
great many physicians withhold san.
day reports until so late Monday TIM,
they are tabulated with the Tuesds,
returns. DR.. Copeland said he antiei
pated steady but gradual decline r.
the epidemic.
Heat Complaints Needed
The investigation Of complaint
against landlords who refuse to fur.
nish heat continued yesterday and sim,
monses were prepared for service to.
day on those ignoring the warning
of the sanitary police.
The Board Of Health to- morrcw Wi,
consider the advisability Of closing the
atres and dance halls on Staten Isisna
on Sundays to ward off further spresc
of influenza from New Jersey visitor.
who, being without entertainment q
home because Of the epidemic, flock I,
Richmond Borough.
The vending on the East Side of
printed "invocation' against inhuenEs
published in Yiddish is being invest
gated Complaints filed with the Healt,
Department allege that many Of tn
gullible poor people in the Jewish sec
tions arc buying the circulars at Oh
dollar each, the purveyors claiming
they will insure a household agains
influenza infection if displayed conspit
uously.
s69 Die in Single Day
Manhattan yesterday reported l,lO
new influenza cases; Bronx, Sf3; Brook
lyn. 1913; Queens, 343, and Richmont
165. Manhattan's deaths from the in
fection numbered 165; Bronx, 50
Brooklyn. 1877; Queens, 81, and Rich
mond, Is. Alanhattan's pneumouj
record showed 293 new cases; Bron
1876; Brooklyn, 204; Queens, is, al
Richmond, Is. Deaths from pnes
80 tAto
Bronx, 76; Brooklyn, 144; Queens, 20
and Richmond, 4.
The days death record from both In
fluenZa and pneumonia totaled S6s
New pneumonia cases numbered 7l2
With 9,254 deaths from both infu
enza and pneumonia reported Up t
date and fixing the mortality of tn
epidemic at ] per cent. the ratio &
the army camps, New York is est
mated to have had 1850 cases of in
, 1luenza.
Nursing and relief centres in Brook
ized by the Influenza Emergency Com
mittee. Those who cannot afford
doctor, nurse or food may obtain ther
by applying at the nearest dsstrie
Headquarters. They are located as fol
lows:
BRONX: One Hundred and Fifty
first Street; ST. AIMS Avenue an
l40th Street; 1A2d Street and Alexsn
der Avenue; $50 Union Avenue; 1oS
Washington Avenue; Morris Avenue
and East l77th Street; 16lst Street ant
Third Avenue; Lorlllard Place, neal
Fordham Road.
BROOkLYN: 50 Java Street; 10
Jackson Street; 1872 Flushing Avenue
1S9 Norman Avenue; 176 Nassau
Street; 141 Harrison Street; Schel-
merhorn Street and Flatbush Avenue
525 Grand Avenue; 1i6 Union Street;
32l Ninth Street; Seventeenth STREE
and Fifth Avenue; Division and BED
ford Avenues; 50 South Oxford Street
1860 Fulton Street; Ocean Avenue'
1888 Eastern Parkway; 564 HopklnsoF
Avenue; 1914 Fourth Avenue; II
Eighty-third Street; 62 Fourteentl
Street; 1923 Snyder Avenue and 2dS'
East Twenty y-seventh Street.
In Manhattan there are forty-hve dis
trict centres, location Of which ~eH
printed IN The Tribune yesterday,
Prohtcering Is Alleged
Complaints against profteering drug
slsts and physicians in Brooklyn hs'
been filed with the District Attorney,
Telephone service in New York la
been reduced considerably BY the ee.
demic among switchbo operator
Fifty per cent. of the public pay Sta
lion booths have been closed,