Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-09
CLOSE ALL FAIRS
DURING EPIDEMIC
Action Follows Conference Here
OF State and Army Health
Officials.
365 NEW CASES REPORTED
Fifty-eight Deaths SO Far-Many
Physicians Still to Be
Heard From.

STATE during the continuation or thc
tp'oemic OF Spanish Influenza issued
'''e Yesterday afternoon BY the cxccu-
I've committee Of the State Board or
''eaith i5 the last big step taken bv
tHe state health officials to curb ,tc
haiady running wild in Virginia. d..
EHnion G. Williams. State Health Con-.
missioner: Major Read White, of tho
Medical Corps, United States Army
ana Dr. Edward Mcclure, at confer.
elcc IN the state Health Departments
"hices' decided that this step would b.
taken in the inte.es. OF the Common
wealth
Localiy the mos, irpor:an, thing
fssh;o, 70 COMBAT tn d seasc is the re-
Schooi within eighteen hours out OF
sS moo, building. With seats screwed 10
10 nc noor; INTO an enormous. modern
Influenza patients arc pourins. 1his
hcniev,ment. !, Is hoped. will aid c.rsi
~ IN hg,pins the doctors attend M
ses &c e. inc city will also be districted
Yesterday saw go new cases rcpor,
ed o.; O'Clock in the afternoon. To
ests e;,.h, mere nave been in this city fifty
elSht dea tbs from the malady now riot
he throughout the United states This
makes the number reported 1865. On:r
;i 20 per cen, Of the physician ms have had
y. i
ones 700 tied up with calls to attcn.i
70 red-tapc affairs. 1t is thought.
though, that there have been good
many Guplieations due to person,s
ca Hing more than one physician.
MALADY SPREADS IN TOWNS
OF HAMPTON ROADS SECTION
Dr. Ennion .. Williams stated ,hs.
W Me- new cases reported in Norfolk
Portsmouth. 500, while a very great
NUMBER OF new ones had developed IN
sfi,v,ians she Hia1e. TIE result is that many in
action. Most, il not ali. city schooi
systems are closed. ana MANY of tSa
SsoouniE school .yster's. according TO the
ported in the Adjutant Generals oHices
lhat twelve local boards in the State
are a.; down down and out, With three others
suEeafon 50 am9s, me ssI9e eend,,ion At the
jutan;- General Stern has directed all
,hc boards In the State to wear steri-
I,aso ra sauSe TI; masks over the mouth and
70 protect others from the secretious
or the nose and mouth and the wearer
from the secretiona OF Others mouths
spray-borne disease. The Red Cross
society is issuin. these GAUGES locally
TOT cents each. Many persons are
To augment the $500 from the CITY
Council and the $4,000 from the Red
6ross society. committee with j.
=
mere 10 raise $4,000 uy suoscr:ptions.
once" "
MEDICAL G0IEEGE MEN
PRESSED INTO SERVICE
The. third and fourth year men o.:
the Medical College OF Nircinia have.
been pressed into service bv the star.
BoaTd re. ra OF Health and distributed over
me state as assistants TO the local ply
sieians The need of physicians is,
perhaps. worse than ever before in the
nistory OF the nation. Teleerams are
coming TO the state health autho-i-
doctors. This is the very request that
the local authorities have made OF ire
government "tth the result that there
is none TO spare.
rms condition lies resulted in gem
eral petition on the part OF heath Of
nciats 10 people TO protect themselves
avoid coughing and sneezins Deonle:
TO keep fingers and pencils and Other
things out OF the mouth to shun com
hmI.-,. mon ar'nkinS ,il cups; to avoid getting
or fresh air, but at the same time keen
warm; TO eat nourishinG food: to shield
the mouth and nose or turn face to
the floor when coughing or sneezing:
TO wash the hands before eating and
above all things else, TO go 10 he'd with
sn the nrst symptoms and remain there
CAR WINDOWS OPEN
RY ORDER OF BOARD
The Health Department is informed
that certain citizens riding on the
street cars are very unreasonable as
ruling that the Windows OF the street.
cars should he kept open during the
epidemic of influenza now ra sing. some
individuals going SO far as TO assault
the conductor because lie refused To
smut down the Windows.
The Health Department has already
Gautioned n the public before they, ride
warm 10 prevent any chilling of their
bodies. II citizens will not do this,
they have no one but themselves 10
blame for their discomfort.
Unreasonable and uapatriotic people
are TO be found even in Richmond.
However. the Chief OF Police has been
asked 70 respond promptly to any APP
not acquiesce in the very sanitary rule
designed to protect u stricken com
soWp mGnI!y agsiRit this ,e.ri1e disease
TO CARE FOR HELPLESS
The first soup kitchen 20 be opened
Eas vas at st: James Church. on West
franklin street,. I; opened yesterday
ems FOR the care OF those in the hands
o. the epidemic. the City Health De-
bsrement yesterday afternoon Issued
she statements:
The Richmond Health Department is
tskins. through the Instructive Visit
ing Nurses Association. that soup
kitchens be established IN the various
churches TO provide nourishmen; for
families who are rendered helpless by
the epidemic. viii all the churches
that are willing 20 cooperate please
Gall Mrs. W. w. Morton. so West
Franklin street. Madison 71,!
II the congregations OF each church
wiz furnish soup and milk, one OF the
members of the Instructive Visiting
Nurses Association board will consult
and help establish the kitchen and
will see that the nourishmcnt is dis
tributeu where needed.
'rh. regulation regarding dispensing
drinks at the soda fountains has been
mod.Aed to allow foo6-value drinks
sold. provided recognized methods OF
sanitation are used. Bottle drinks may
be purchased BY the general public.
Following is the modification made BY.
the Health department.:
"I.unchfs, milk, hot chocolate. hot
drinks and ice cream may stiIl be serv-
eo BY merchants, provided the method
ot cleansing the vessels used conforms
stt.. the regulations OF thiu department..
Drinks. OF course. may be purchased
In hotties by the general public"
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