Arizona republican., 1918-12-05
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 ON DECEMBER g.;
 FLU ON THERUN
Dercease Of 69 Cases Of h.
 fluenza Yesterday Left But PTS In Whole Of City
 All Working In Harmony

With a further decrease of 69 cases of influenza yesterday in Phoenix and a total of only 27S cases in the city, which includes II in the hospitals, the epidemic of Spanish influenza in this city is declared to be not only in con trol. but being rapidly erradicated-
 It is practically certain that the city is to be reopened on Sunday, Decem- Der s.
 By districts, the remaining cases Of influenza in the city are distributed as follows: District 1, case; ,, 25 cases; 3, 62 cases: 1, F cases; ), 2 cases; 5, 15 cases; ', 4G cases; 8, r cases; 3, cases. Total, POT cases. In hospitals T cases, grand total, PTS cases. Re port of December 3 showed 347 cases, thus making a decrease of 50 ceses. New cases reported yesterday. in city, 21, in hospitals. 6. Total 2. Dis charged, city, 10, hospitals, 15. Deaths, city, 1.
 Better in County Too
 Reports last night indicated also that the influenza epidemic in Maricopa county was on the wane. pr. A. B. Nichols, who made a trip through the county yesterday, said last night that the situation was distinctly favorable.
 NOLipltlt NOIhlllS bCbNCSll all the agencies that have been fight ing, separately, to destroy the influ- enZa plague in Phoenix and Maricopa county, has been established under a working agreement prepared, it is said, by representatives of the state, county and city health officials, with the sane tion of City Manager Thompson. This statement was authorized by the Ari- Zona State Council of Defense yester- day afternoon, in an interview with a reporter of The Republican. That Dr o. II. Brown, state public health of ficer, has been placed in full charge of the operation of the plans was also stated. At the time of the interview but one detail of the program was lack ing,-final approval of the typewriter plans by Dr. Brown himself, who was said, nevertheless to have endorsed them in principle, although he had not read the text.
 Drawing Up Rules
 There are about 20 rules contained il this statement of procedure, publica tion of which was denied, pending thu authorized and final approval of Dr Brown. The rules comprise a sympo- sium of all the effective methods tha have been gathered from the various cluleS or the Unlteu states, where 1n 1 epidemic has been hardest to fight bu finally overcome. This information according to council of defense off cials, has been gathered at consider able expense by Chairman Addams o | the state organization. The informa tion of The Republican is, that afte ] these methods have been typed, the, were submitted to all agencies inter ested in fighting the disease in thi city, including the citzens' committe and City Manager Thompson, meetin with their unqualified approval. ] While it is understood that the plan contemplate a thorough sanitation 0 l the city and county, no haphazard ef 1 forts are to be tolerated, as deputie with full authority to act are to be ap 1 pointed to see that the plans are com | pletely carried into effect.
 It was expected that Dr. Brow would approve, finally, the fightin program last night, but at late hou this had not been ascertained. Tn reporter was assured, however, tha there would be no hitch in the schem, as Dr. Brown was already fully famil jar with every step of the plan.