The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-17
FLU INCREASING

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crowds in the downtown district, all cloth
general stores. and all ice cream and soda
fountains on Kansas avenue from Twelfth
street on the south to Fairchild on the
north, and all such places of business on
Sixth avenue between Van Buren, street on
the west and Monroe street on the east
are hereby ordered to close not later than
Z O'Clock on the evening of Saturday,
October 10. Cigar stores will be allowed
to remain open later than Z o'clock if not
the doors at one time Grocery stores,
meat markets, restaurants, auto supply
dealers , and garages and drug stores are
soda fountains In drug stores and cigar
stores must be. closed not later than 4
No Individual notices will be issued
publication in the newspaper will be con-
sidered sufficient notice.
City Health Officer, Topeka.
Many Cases at Hospital.
The emergency hospital was .casing for
teen have been released. Today several
more patients will be released
Another room in the hotel building now
being used the emergency hospital was
20 be opened up on the second floor of
the building this afternoon. This is the
into use for influenza patients. Most of
the rooms on the second floer have been
WHO have handled the night shifts. Ac-
cordinG to Commissioner Porter. the hos
pitaI is now working at practically its
greatest capacity. Not that there is no
more room there but for the reason that
more patients cannot be handled with the
staff of nurses now on hand. If the hos
pital is to be enlarged to care for the
rapidly increasing numbers of cases it will
be necessary to first enlarge the staff of
nurses.
The city authorities have been sending
out constant appeals for more nurses.
They are still calling. Three nurses re
ported this morning, but nothing is known
of the experience of these women until
they report for an interview. 1t is not
believed, however, that they are graduate
nurses. This morning the hospital lost
who was called away by the governme me mt.
ing both thru publicity given by the press
| and by carrying paid advertising to OBJ
tain nurses at once. Their success is any
women who can be of service in this
emergency no better time will ever come
for them to report than right at present
| The epidemic is at the highest point yet
attained i'll Topeka.
Death Rate Per Cent.
Aceording to the figures compiled by
oeRa is ree tTe death ase IN
of every 100 contracting the disease are
| dying.
| reported in the offices of the public health
department, which it is thought may have
tended to Influence people in not reporting
cases. As telcphoned in this morning il
was to the effect that people believed that
the city was making a charge of So for
putting up the notices warning visitors OF
the presence Of influenza. This is an enron
eous impression. The city authorities
gladly tack these cards up entirely free OF
| charge. The case only has to be reported
There is law, carrying heavy penalty
which demands an immediate report on al
! cases.
One of Porter's inspectors in reporting
! host1lfties among the Mexican popula I: oI
said the Mexican woman could No sabt
anything. But when the inspector called
another Mexican woman who understood
better, mention of the Jail house" provided
an instantaneous sabe Her children haf
the influenza and cards were placed on tht