Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-05
INFLUENZA.

While the health authorities have
the influenza epidemic now under con-
troll and there is an abatement of tie
disease, still the recurrence the latter
part of last week makes it imperative
that the people of the community con-
tinue to obey the rules laid down by
the Board of Health. On last Thurs
day the new cases numbered only
twenty compared to thirty-seven the
day before. But Friday the physicians
reported forty-seven cases and con-
sequently there has been no relaxa-
ton among those who are giving their
services in an effort to check the in
creasing number of cases. The work
at headquarters and throughout the
city has been running along In a
thoroughly systematized way for some
time AID throughout the county and
outlying districts efforts are being
made through the Red Cross to work
out a similar system. The greatest
need both in and out of the city is for
volunteer helpers who will go into
the homes of the afflicted and do the
work that is found there. The city
is paying thirty cents an hour to these
workers. The system worked out by
the Health Department is as follows:
Each day the physicians report the
names and addresses of new cases.
The city is divided into eleven dis
tricts and each case is placed by clerks
in the Office in its respective district.
A captain is responsible for each dis
trict and with list of the names and
addresses calls at the homes. Mem
bers of the Motor Corps carry these
workers from house to house. These
workers inquire the number in the
family, cases of illness and find out if
help or food is needed, and general
conditions. Then they report back at
headquarters. Their lists are looked
over and filed in the Office by card
index system and the more urgent
cases are attended to first. If help
is needed trained nurse or volunteer
helper is sent. If it is food the word
is telephoned to the Training School
or High School Domestic Science de-
partment. The Motor Corps carries
the nurse and helpers back and forth,
also food. Patients whom it is deem
ed wise to move either to St. Mary's
hospital, the General hospital, the In
Urinary, or the High School gymnas-
ium which has been fitted up into
temporary hospital, are carried in st.
Mary's ambulance or the Red Cross
ambulance, an emergency car con-
structed from a delivery auto, donat-
ed by George E. Rick.
Rev. Father O'Toole, who has been
i'll with pneumonia at st. Mary's hos
pital, is convalescent and was able to,
be moved to his home on Second
street the last of the week.
C. G. Pier, wife, and little daughter,
all of whom have been i'll with in
fiuenza, are rapidly recovering.
Miss Elizabeth Nellis, who has been
i'll with the influenza, at st. Mary's
hospital, has recovered so as to be
able to be removed to her rooms at
MISS Wheeler's
W. j. Webster, Gen. Agt for the
Central Life Assurance society, who
has been so very ill with pneumonia,
is now out of danger and convalesc-
ing.
John j. Dern, who has been con
fined for over three weeks with a
severe case of influenza, is up and
about, but it will take some time for
him to regain his strength. Mrs.
Dern, who has also been very ill, is
improving and John, Jr., has fully re-
covered.
]. l.. Brown, who has been ill with
the influenza, is now recovering and
will soon be able to resume his duties
at the American National bank.
The lid on influenza has been raised
in Milwaukee and Chicago and bust
ness resumed as usual. This is good
rews as it shows that the epidemic is
passing Ii may be two weeks or more
before business can be resumed in
Nausau.
George Bartlett has been very i'll
the past week. Mrs. Bartlett has also
been confine to her home by Illness.