The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-10
Commandment MOffett Ready
to Send Hospital Corps to
Make Conditions Easier
Here In Ken0sha.
PROFFERS SERVICE TOlEY
More Gases Of Spanish Infusnza Axe
Being Reported and Nine Deaths
Occurred Since Noon Tuesday.
noctrs Making Reports Now.


to France, Commandant W. A. Moffett,
in charge at Great Lakes, is ready TO
laid Kenosha IN return Cor the courte-
sizes which Kenosha has shown 80 the
enlisted men from Great Lakes and
Camp Logan. In letter TO Mayor
Joachim this morning, Captain Moffets
proffers to KenosIa the service of men
| from the Hospital Corps at Great Lakes
Naval Training Station. With greatly
improved conditions at the station he
declares that men can be spared for
6enosha. Here is bis letter:
October s, 1914
Nv Dear Sir: -. -. ..- .......~S
La case the epidemic of infnenza in
Kenosha gets beyond control, that is
/ to say, if you are unable to obtain
nurses, either locally or from the Red
ECross, for use in hospitals, I am writ
ling to inform you that Great Lakes
ivan endeayor to help yon as far as it
en pla hrepta4 corps
men as we G4n spare to assist IN car
ing for the sick IN hospitals.
If this should be necessary, viii You
lplease communicate with Lieutenant
Commander Mink, Medical Corps, q.
is. n, senior medical officer at Great
Lakes Doctor Mink has instructions
to render every assistance possible.
am happy to say that the epidemic
iof influenza at Great Lakes is now
practically over, there having been only
sixteen cases in the past twenty-four
hours out of population. of over
forty-fve Thousand men.
Very truly yours,
W A. Moffe1
Captain, u S. Nay,
CommaMdark
There was no marked Improvement
surrounding the Influenza conditions In
Kenosha today. The toll of deaths
Esfnce Monday at noon was eight and
many new cases were reported to the
Health Department It is stated that
of the scores reported today many
were developed several days ago and
the over-worked doctors had been I'M
able to report them until today.
DR.. Windesheim today issued the fol-
lowing statement to the people of
the city:
Experiments show that the organ
ism causing Influenza does not multiply
outside the body and has very feeble
resistance. Patients for their own
good as well as for the protection Of
Others, should remain In bed during the
fever stage. This one measure would
very largely diminish the prevalence Of
Influenza as wei as common colds.
During epidemics individuals should
avoid theatres, mass meetings, especial.
IIy those who appear to have a severe
Eeold. Tt is very important to isolate
the first case Of in9uenza in homo
lin order to prevent a house Epidemic
The danger from the use of the CON.
mon drinking cup, the roller towel,
kissing, droplet infection, handker-
chiefs, pipes, toys saltwater glasses,
spoons and other objects which are apt
TO be contaminated with secretions
from the mouth OF nose should ba
emphasized. The anti-gpitting law
should be strictly enforced. Coughing
and sneezng, except behind b handker-
chief, is as great sanitary ofense 30
promiscuous splitting and elro1ld ba
lequally condemned
Quarantine.
The United States Public Health
Service does not consider quarantine
for influenza as practicable. Local
boards Of health have authority, If
they deem it necessary, to adopt and en-
force rules and regulations providing
for the reporting of cases to the health
officer and also providing for the iso1a-
ton, plaearding or quarantine of
homes OF other places where there ara
cases Of influenza IF the cases are
reported to the health officer promptly
and the home pIaearded, we feel GER
tain that it viii not be necessary TO
resort to quarantine in the present
outbreak of epidemic influenza.
Closing of Schools