Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10

Five addltlOndl uedtHS iIOIh IN
fluenza occurred yesterday. This is
a total OF 2l in three days.
A check OF the actual cases here
was made by Il. l.. Oberholtzer and
the investigation committee yester-
day. acting under the general com
mittee, which showed 2,742.
- a result Of the council Of de-
fense meeting held Tuesday night.
the various committees appointed
have been working industriously in
the campaign to combat the cpl
demic.
Rev. l.. S. Barton, chairman of
the executive committee, held a
meeting with his assistants, Miss
lnez simmons and II. @. Barnard,
early Wednesday morning and ar
ranged to have the school wards OF
the city canvassed in order to de-
termine the number OF Influenza
cases and TO have them properly
cared for.
Many Of the new" cases have
been OF several days duration, but
had never been reported, many OF
them being without any medical
treatment and without even proper
nurses care.
Only Few Children Stricken.
Two thousand and fifty-eight
cases are recorded from the school
wards OF the city; of these, how
ever, the greater majority are
adults, a very small percentage OF
school children being afflicted.
In the Central High school dis
trict. with an enrolment of 1923
students, 1913 cases have been re-
ported. In the Celia Clinton district
the enrolment is I'll students, pop
uation $500, number Of cases re-
ported 115, and 40 houses In which
the cases were recorded for quar-
antine. while IL first aid calls were
received. At the Emerson school
district. the enrolment being 3OO'
population 1000, 81 houses were re-
ported and 81 new cases recorded.
Horace Mann school has an enroll
ment OF 700, population OF 5000,
zoo new cases are on record, In lou
houses.
Irving schools enrolment is
SIS, LOO population, $40 cases OF
influenza in 226 hours, while 1--WE
first aid calls we're attended to. Ken
dali college has an enrolment OF
OILS, a population OF 5000, l64 new
cases in 95 houses, and three first
aid calls recorded. Lincoln's- enroll
ment being 567. with population
Of $500. l4l cases are recorded at
50 houses. Longfellow school has an
enrolment Of 5S6, $500 population
800 new cases at lSO houses, and -
first aid calls responded to. Lowell
has an enrolment of $50, 5000
population, l57 new cases OF intlu-
cnZa in 90 houses and I emergency
calls recorded. No report has been
received from the Usage school dis
lrict.
Riveryiew school has 6l5 students
enrolled 5000 population l40 new
cases in IS houses. Washington
school enrolment is 1895, with a
population of 1900, 125 new cases
have been reported in l22 houses.
Jefferson has an enrolment OF loi,
population Of 1900 and 100 new
cases of Spanish influenza in so
houses in that district.
Report All Cases Promptly.
All houses having the epidemic
VIII be promptly quarantined, while
all new cases in the city should be
reported Immediately. Persons need
ing any kind OF service should re-
port the same to the Investigating
committee in the school building in
your school district. This commit
tee Will answer the call and make
recommendations according to the
needs.
The girls OF the Washington school
PATRIOTIC league. met yesterday with
Mrs. T. w. Whitaker at her home,
and spent the entire day making
Sputum cups" to be used for influ-
enZa cases.
More than 500 cups were the re-
suit of the days work, and are an
important article in the fight against
me epidemic. The cups are fold
ga sheets of newspaper, in which
,he patients expectorate, or in which
spied papers and cloths are folded
up and burned. They are badly
needed by both home cases and at
me hospitals. and at least 1000 are
needed daily
Negroes Now Stricken.
conditions in the colored districts
pt the city are we'll in hand because
0t the quick and efficient work of
niily McClain, health officer. OF
20 cases OF Spanish influenza in
NAT quarter, only one death has
Set oeen reported, that of James
saunders. 40S North Greenwood.
VINO succumbed to influenza and
pneumonia Sunday morning.
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