The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-16
With This Epidemic Under
Control, Topeka Makes Plans.
Business Men To Pay for Daily
Inspection Of Stores.
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ONLY 19 new CASES TODAY
No Deaths anu 46 Releases Re-
ported ThsNout City.
No Danger Attached to Shop
ping at the Stores.

Now that the second wave of in
fluenza has practically passed and is
under the stringent control of the city
board of health, plans are being for
mulated to prevent occurrence OF
the disease in Topeka. City Com
missioner Porter and City Health Of
ficer Clark are arranging general
program covering the surveillance of
all diseases within the city.
The first idea, presented az noon
today to representative business men
and employers at the chamber of
proval. 1t calls for a daily inspection
of all institutions employing labor.
The Inspection, under the direction of
the city board of health, will be aided
enthusiastically by the employers who
will adopt military methods among
the employees and stand "sick calr'
daily, requiring everyone to report to
the heads of the departments any
sign of illness or indisposition. The
city board of health will provide
nurses who will call upon the en-
ployes Immediately and decide If he
should be at work or at home.
The merchants, Furthermore, have
agreed to stand the expense of the
board of health's inspection. The cost
of maintaining the inspection service
will be pro rated among the employ
ers.
1t is firmly believed now that the
epidemic is under control and that
there is absolute safety in trading at
Topeka institutions. The inspection is
for the purpose of preventing another
outbreak.
Adopt Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted by the as
Sembled business men today follow:
Whereas the board of health of the city
of Topeka now has the influenza epidemic
under full control, and in order to prevent
Il recurrence of such epidemic.
Therefore be it resolved, that the business
men of Topeka sanction the plan submitted
stores, factories and other places of bust
ness employing help daily. and that the
the firm and the number of people employ
ed and that proper publicity be given the
proposition in order that the public may
understand that the movement Is launched
for the purpose of preventing another In
fluenza epidemic. thereby making Topeka
the safest place in Kansas in which to live
and trade.
Only 10 New Cases.
Apparently conditions have reached
Ia minimum which has been MAIN
tanned for several days. Today up to 2
o'clock there was a report of only
nineteen new cases of influenza. Re-
leases, showing forty-six houses on
which the quarantine was raised to-
day, is a feature regarded by the au-
thorities as most reassuring.
According to DR.. H. L. Clark, city
health officer, there is very little
change in conditions in the city. How
ever, there is a decided change for
the better indicated by reports which
have dwindled to small daily aver
age since the restrictions were placed
in effect two weeks ago.
At present the authorities are not
ready to announce just when the re-
strictions will be released. But it is
believed that if the daily reports con-
tinue as favorable as they have been
during the last week, that there will
be some changes in the existing orders
some time this week. It may be pos
sible that the restrictions will be
raised altogether, altho Commissioner
Porter stated several days ago that no
change would be made in the orders
until reports showed that the disease
had been reduced to the lowest pos
sible minimum. at which point the city
health authorities would endeavor to
keep it.
Including Saturday and Sunday six
deaths were reported.
Saturday deaths follow:
Mary Louis kieth, age Al, 281
Michigan avenue.
Helen Louise Perry, age 13, 213 Tay-
lor.
Arthur J. Spivey. 72o West Twelfth
Grace Alice Burlington. age %, 304
West Twelfth.
Sunday deaths:
Fred c. Migliario, 1920 Lane
Work at the hospital is progressing
as well as can be expected, and there
are a number of patients now under
the care of the staff of nurses. An
influenza ward is being operated OF
the fourth floor of st. Francis hospital
For time ST. Francis was the only
hospital in Topeka that would under
| take to care for influenza patients
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