The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
,SchOOlhOuses to Be Convert ed Into Temporary Hos
 pitals and Call Made for Volunteer Nurses
APPEAL MADE FOR
 VOLUNTEER NURSES
People Urged to Take Precautionary Measures Against Spread of Disease-Masks Should
 Be Used

Eleven deaths and 1052 new cases oi
 influenza were yesterday recorded 1T the office of the city board of health while 102 new cases were reported 1T the county. All physicians are busy night and day, and the cases are in creasing with a rapidity that calls upor the public to use the utmost care in con iucting themselves, and the local healtf ask everyone to co-operat' to the fullest extent in stamping ou the epidemic.
 Birmingham is taking her closins ordinance with good grace, and no on' has yet been heard to murmur or reg ister protest against the drastic ac tion of the commission, which was rec commended by the committee of tn board of health,
 Great assistahce can be rendered tn department of health in equipping tn, space in school buildings now availabl, for hospital purposes, by lending thu following articles: Cots of almost an, single mattresses and bct pads; sheets. pillows and pillow cases blankets and quilts; nightgowns fo both sexes. The articles for white patti ents should be sent to the Central Higl school building at Avenue F and Twen tieth street and those for colored pa tients should be sent to the colored higl school on Eighth avenue, north.
 APPEAL FOR NURSES
 It is planned to provide on this basi for 100 white and 100 colored patients the facilities to be expanded as tn, necessity indicates owing to the scarci ty of nurses, both white and colored an appeal is made for practical womeI a n u-h ar In tllx .eaC r, of and wait on the sick under the super vision of such trained nurses as may b, available.
 All who are willing to assist in meet Ing the emergency on this basis should tender their services and register theil names with the department of healtl today. The use of at least 10 automo piles, with drivers, would greatly ado to the facilities in reaching those in dis. Lress, either with the public healtl nurses or with material aid.
 The department of health Is undertak. ing to investigate. and, so far as is pos sible. to render relief to all persons re ported i'll and without means to provide for necessary care. All reports and in formation regarding such cases should be given to the city hall office, either in person or call Main 392S. It is de sired that arrangements be made to take care of persons sick wherever they are found and to avoid the overcrowding c1 hospitals many of which arc already taxed to their utmost.
 CARE AT PUBLIC EXPENSE
 This applies to all persons. including those entitled to be taken care of at public expense It is expected that the number of persons without means or place to be cared for will he sufficient to tax all present available hospital fla cilities, as well as such additional facii- ities and nursing service as may be provided. Persons who are willing to tender their services when called upon to nurse or wait on the sick are re- quested to register themselves with the health department.
 Those who volunteer to nurse patients with influenza should observe every pre- caution to prevent themselves from talk Ing the disease. They should wear a mask made of cloth or gauge over their All linens or other articles soiled by discharges from the patient should be sterilized by boiling or by the lse of chemicals before they are ear lied from the room. The rooms should ,e kept we'll ventilated and visitors should rot be allowed to enter them. assignments will be given volunteers as near their homes as possible