The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-12
Business as Usual Again,
Health Board Rules.
Days Flu Reports Most En-
cOuraging Of Week.
ONLY Is NEW CASES TODAY
But Damp Weather Is Danger
Gus to Community.
Persons Should Keep Their
Feet Dry and Warm.

This morning DR.. H. L. CLARK, city
health officer, placed an order, to
take effect at once, permitting stores
to remain open according to the old
schedules. Under the new orders busi-
ness houses may now assume a sprac-
tically norma. status. .
The order issued this morning is as
follows: g
The following notifications of the closing
orders issued November 70 is hereby issued
and ordered into effect:
That portion of the closing orders re =
quirfng the closing of all stores except
grocery stores. drugstores retail bakeries
and butcher shops at 80 O'Clock, and the
closing Of grocery stores, retail bakeries
and butcher shops at 80 o'clock is hereby
close at their former hours. All stores must
be well ventilated at all times.
In all stores the rule limiting the number
of persons, excepting Ell. sioyes, to one per-
son for each hundred square feet of floor
space on the first floor and one additional
person for each three hundred square feet
of floor space OH other floors is continued
in effect.
The rules limiting the number of persons
that may be carried on a street ear at one
City Health OFFICER.
Limit Number of Customers.
The new order, however, retains the
feature of one person to 100 square
| feet of floor space, which means, ac-
store rs by 100 feet twenty-fivt cus-
toners would be permitted at one
Ytime. or in store so by $50 feet there
store 25 by 100 feet twenty-five GUS
persons at one time.
| The stores will also be allowed to
remain open Saturday night of this
| week. However. a number of inspec-
tors will be on duty up and down the
avenue keeping track of the number
OF persons who are present in a store
| at one time.
/ No change will as yet be made in
the schedule now in force regulating
the hour of arrival and departure of
the clerks in the Santa Fe offices. AT
present they arrive and depart in
groups of approximately 25 per cent
! at 15-minute intervals. This schedule
will be maintained at least for the
| present.
Only Is New Cases. g
The report UP to 2:30 O'Clock today
! in the Office of the public heath de-
partment is indicative of some defin-
ite improvement in conditions in the
city. The number of new cases to-
tailed 25, the smallest number re-
ceived up to the same hour, for a
number of days. Twenty-four houses
were reported released This proba
bly, means that the actual number OF
cases released is considerably larger
According to DR.. H. L. Clark. unless
the results shown on this afternoons
report should develop a considerable
increase, conditions may be regarded
as showing a decided change for the
better.
Weather May Start More.
There is a chance, however, tina
the cold, wet disagreeabIe weather
may result in colds and in further
spreading of the epidemic. In tn,
! cases of persons with bad cold, ther,
: is considerable danger of the diseas
developing into pneumonia. Every
one should be careful to keep thei
feet warm and dry.
sc Cases Wednesday.
, Wednesday Sc new cases of infu
) enza We're reported. Releases mum
, bered II. This means that approx
/ mately 120 persons are recovere,
from the disease. Two deaths wer
= reported Wednesday. They were
l Charles ]. Taylor. a Harvey eatin
: house employe, who died at loca
t hospital, and Miss Cordia Iuth, of 72
r East Sixth street.
the house quarantine regulations vii
I not be changed at all unless it is t
2 make them more stringent. Judgin
: from results in other towns, it woul
s seem that the quarantine is one o
l the most effective measures that ha
been adopted in the attempt to eradi
t cate the disease. Porter says tina
e altho it is impossible to place guard
| around the city to see that the quar-
antine rules are followed strictly, tn
neighbors of families who are nc
obeylng the quarantine regulation
could render considerable service i
: reporting violations of the restrictions
No deaths have been reported
Topeka today.