The Washington herald., 1918-10-09

Drastic measures to check as
far as possible the ravages of the
in I uenza epidemic were planned
yesterday afternoon at a confer
ence between DR.. w. Fowler, Dis
trict Health Officer; DR.. H. S.
Mustard, head of the District
Public Health Bureau, and nurses
working with the health authori-
ties in combating the disease.
Four health centers will be es-
tablished throughout the city, each
center to be provided with one
doctor and from six to twelve
nurses. The doctor and nurses in
charge will give advice as to pre-
ventive measures and precautions
that must be taken in homes
where members of the family are
i'll with the disease.
Emergency Medical Aid.
In urgent cases where immediate
help is needed the doctor will visit
the home and administer the proper
medical care until an attending ply
sician can be summoned.
Those needing medical attention are
to call the central headquarters ana
the call will be referred to the proper
center. This will prevent one family
receiving a visit from more than one
nurse while other victims are dying
for lack of care.
The important thing" DR.. Mus
tard. declared, is to down the epi-
demic, and we can't do that without
team work. Fighting the influenza
here is quite as important as fighting
the Huns in France for the efficiency
of the government here must be main
tanned"
Canteens for the distribution of food
to families who are in absolute want
will be established Throughout the
city. Hot, nourishing food will be
provided
Report Many New Cases-
The number of new cases for the
District reported at the local health
office yesterday was the largest
since the epidemic first appeared in
the city. DIR. Fowler announced late
yesterday afternoon that 2,174 new
cases had been reported since morn
ing.
It is the belief of the local health
officers that the number of victims
of the disease reported daily will
increase considerably before the epi-
demic is under control
NUhf1o hn nnn1her IF
yesterday showed a marked increase
ably less. Thirty-four deaths oc-
CURED during the period from
o'clock Monday night to 9 o'clock
forty-one deaths resulting from the
epidemic.
Deaths from the disease yester-
day were:
Yesterday's Death List.
Catherine V. Bryan. 10. LIT B street
northeast; James r. Goodrige. s. 4s'
X street southwest; Josephine NJ,
Conway. 20. 1925 Q street northwest
Anne c. Heinrito. s, 54 B street
southeast: Milo A. Barnett, $, sibley
Hospital: James Tamisica, ., Gal
laudet College; Loran S. Gildea, 81
1882 * street northwest; Nora T
Stevens. 81, l122 Sixth street north
| west; T. Eldwood. 2s. colored, lZ'
Ninth street northwest; Maria VIII
Jams, sS. colored. 2ess Twelfth street
| northwest; John Corcoran, IS, colored
Providence Hospital; w. p. Welsh, 81
! Steel Plant; Rubin A Monroe, 8. -
/ street northwest; Francis c. Bills
13, New York City; Margaret @
Travers. q. 1896 NJ street northwest
Gay Seton, Is, Providence Hospital
Frank Keoshing. Is, Garfield Hospital
A. B. Foster, 81. Luges Sanitarium
Mercedes D. Cordoya-Davila, 3S
Thirteenth street northwest; Walter
H Harris, q, Washington Asylum
Hospital; George E. Carter. 50, 10
Seventh street southeast: Franci.
Langley, 30, 4s4 M street southwest
Edward Woodson, a, Congress
court; Mary L. Hutchinson, 81. Blu'
Plains, d. c.; John Garvin. So. Provi
dence Hospital; Wilbert z. Miller. =
! 3o D street northwest; James Henry
1 q, colored. Washington Asylum Hos
pitAl; Annie ". F1aherty, II, 12i7 Thir
ty-fifth street northwest; psue East