Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03
INFLUENZA DEATHS
DECREASE BY NINE
New Cases Yesterday Num-
bered So, a Drop of 152
From Friday.

There was a material decrease in
the number Of deaths from influenza
reported for the twenty-four-hour period
ending last night at . o'clock There
were thirteen deaths, decrease Of
ending at o'clock Friday night. when
the death list showed twenty-five.
There was a decrease OF four deaths
for the twenty-four-hour period ending
at noon yesterday, when the deaths
totaled eighteen.
The number Of new cases recorded
for the twenty-four-hour period ending
at noon yesterday was ifty-three, a
decrease OF 1852 cases, compared with
the day before, when they numbered
205. No additional report Of new cases
is given out after noon Saturday.
List of the Dead.
The list Of the dead reported last
night follows: Emma Radclin. ~
years. Providence Hospital; Dorothy
street northwest; George Haas. tr.. 20
years. 1882 I street northwest: Clar-
ence S. Wilson, 80 years, United States
Public Health Hospital No. Q; Robert
T: Wood. So years. st. Elizabeth Hos
pital; Charles Hodgin. SO years. Provi-
aOAS0 41ooPltdlS hdSpeT n,
% years, st. Elizabeth Hospital; Min
1.ie Shields, 80, years. St Elizabeth
Hospital; E. F. Weber, 81 years, 4401
Wisconsin avenue; Laura Hall, As
years, United States Public Health
Hospital No. 2; Myrtle Darling. Is
years. 1893 G street southwest: Harry
Ateger, 81 years. st. Elizabeth Hos
pital; Ailene Williams, 10 years,
Freedmen's Hospital
Urges Precautions.
Health Officer William C. Fowler
said last night that while he felt that
the situation had been mastered here,
he would again emphasize the neces-
sity OF the observance by the general
public of all the precautionary meas
ures In force and which were made
operative as a matter of protection
and public safety, to prevent further
spread OF the contagion.
The opening of the churches today,
DR.. Fowler said, would. in his opin-
ion' have no tendency to bring about
the spreading of the contagion. even
In the event that persons developing
the disease or carrying the contagion
attended the services, for the reason
that people will take precautions to
prevent contracting the disease and
contagton Is now Of a mild form. as
shown by the nature of the new cases
being reported.
The opening tomorrow of the
theaters. moving picture houses
schools and other places where the
public. gather, he said. would have nc
tendency to scatter the germs of the
influenza. The precaution announced
by the schoo1.authorities to exclude ali
pupils from the classes suffering from
heavy colds or who might be under
suspicion as developing the disease
DR.. Fowler said, would reduce to the
minimum all dangers of the contagioi
getting any foothold in the schools.
The request of the Commissioners
made to the street railway companies
to operate their cars with open win
dows has not been recalled. The man.
agement Of the street car lines ordered
their men to operate all cars with all
windows open. This order has beer
obeyed by the motormen and con.
ductors. but passengers insist on clos.
ing the windows. Many Of the cars
filled with capacity loads. come down.
town in the early morning rush and in
the rush hours Of the afternoon with
every window closed tightly. The ali
in such cars is a menace to the public
health under ordinary conditions
Health Omcer Fowler said. ana more
SO under present conditions.