The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Decision to Continue Prevent
i've Measures That Have
Kept Influenza Epi-
den1ic Out.
THE DOCTORS ALL AGREE
Conference of City Board of
Health and Keokuk Physi-
clans Results in Unani-
nous Opinion on Ban.

nous Opinion on Ban.
Since keokuk has kept the influ-
| enza epidemic sweeping the country
outside of the city, by Its strict
preventive measures, the thing to do
is to continue the prevention as long
as danger exists from the surround
Ing country.
People from the surrounding coun-
try are coming here to trade because
they know Keokuk is safe from the
epidemic, while other cities are try
ing to fool them about conditions in
the other places.
The people of Keokuk are not COM
planning because they cannot go to
church or the movies, and want no
chances of admitting the epidemic
into Keokuk taken.
The medical profession of Keokuk
is unanimous that the danger Is
present as long as influenza exists
in or around Keokuk which may be
brought into this city.
Therefore the ban on assemblies
here will not be lifted now, and meet.
ings of the board of health and physi-
clans of Keokuk will be held occa-
sionally until they agree the time for
lifting the ban has arrived.
Health Board Asks Doctors.
That is the resolution arrived at
by joint meeting of the Keokuk
board of health, thirteen Keokuk doc
tors, and the chairman of the KeO-
kuk Red Cross in the city hall this
morning.
The next joint conference will be
held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
when the situation at that time will
be canvassed.
Safety first was the slogan of the
doctors and the Red Cross. The
board of health was in the attitude
of the recipient Of advice.
The board of health made it clear
| that it will be governed largely by
the opinions of the physicians as to
when the ban shall be lifted.
Vital Thing Is Protection.
would the board be justified in
raising the ban, if we get the num-
Der OF cases in town down to say
| twenty-five?" asked the mayor OF the
doctors.
ut is impossible to advise what to
do under the conditions of day after
tomorrow or any other future date;
we might be invited to give our
opinion at that time" was the gist of
the answer.
twenty-five cases may be as in
fective as hundred" remarked one
doctor, voicing the idea of them all.
1.-The vital thing is to protect our
health, for if we have no health, Wen
have no business" said Commits
sioner Hickey of the board of health.
| Safety First, the Slogan.
In other words, if we err, let us
err on the safe side" said DR.. S. w.
man of the Keokuk board Of health.
/ 1t developed that the schools and
the picture shows are the ones who
have been talking most about the
removal Of the ban here. Mayor LOT.
ton highly praised the merchants for
] their loyal support of the city adj
ures which have prevented influenza
! becoming epidemic here.
Il am getting letters every day
lrOm IQe INSu SAooop oao ll1C
burden of them all is, take no
chances" said c. f. Mcfarland,
chairman of the Keokuk chapter. He
explained that the national Red Cross
is interested because it furnish es
nurses and aid to cities badly strtck-
en- with the epidemic, as it did to
Quincy.
"The board of health feels that 1t
\ Of no
! tors said Mayor Lotion, and they
gave it to him all around the circle.
every one advising against raising
the ban.
Once When Doctors Agreed.
"We're getting results now; let's
keep it up" said DR.. o. o. Clark.
prevention is to prevent assem-
blies of people" said DR.. Z. B. Dor
sey, land where there have been the
least restrictions, there has been the
largest number of cases and the
highest death rate"
1 "Keokuk has been safe due to the
care taken here, and the ban ought
not to be raised said DR.. H. A.
Kinna man.
There is no comparison with a
smallpox epidemic, because influenza
is more contagious and more fatal
and is transmitted in different
way" said DR.. Walter A. Smith.
! Some of the worst cases were con-
sidered slight colds at first" said DR..
IL. G. Wollenweber, land in influenza
when the fire starts, there is no tell
ing where 1t will end"
II is Benefiting keokuk.
And with that sort of unanimity,
the medical profession of Keokuk,
called in as expert advisers to the
city board of health, emphatically adj
yised against letting down the bars
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