The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-17
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Worst of Influenza Over is Hope of
State Board Of Health.

Worst of Influenza Over is Hope of
State Board Of Health.
Raleigh, Oct. 17.-Save in few
communities, the crest of the infu-
enza epidemic in North Carolina
seems to have been reached and the
State Board of Health entertains
high hopes that North Carolina will
be able to return to normal life with
in the next fortnight or two. The
situation in Eastern Carolina seems
to be abating good deal and the
west, evidently, has taken time by
the forelock and busted itself wag-
ing prevention campaign.
Reports yesterday received at the
State Board of Health Indicated the
formation of logical organizations to
aid in the care of those affected as
well as for the purpose Of taking ad-
vantage of all available precaution-
ary measures. Locally, the situa-
tion seems to be improving except
at Camp Polk where several new
cases were reported yesterday.
Calls for assistance yesterday de-
creased and the State Board of
Health feels that there is reason for
the hope that the height of the epi-
demic has been reached.
Sveral additional doctors and
nurses are being placed in answer
to pressing calls, Additional doc
tors and nurses are being released
from communities tat have passed
the worst stage of the epidemic and
are becoming available for service
elsewhere
Wilmington Passes Epidemic Stage.
Col. Charles w. Stiles, of the Pub
lie Health Service, today advised the
mayor of Wilmington subject to the
approval of the board of health of
that city to allow churches to re-
sume services Sunday and the
schools on Monday. Bankers and
other business men are advised to
return to normal Immediately except
that the sale of soft drinks and ice
cream from other than paper cups
or direct from the bottle is advised
againts. Wilmington was the worst
stricken city in the State from the
influenza, but has now reached a
point well beyon dthe epidemic stage.
Situation Still Acute.
While the situation in the State as
a whole is much broghter there con-
tinues much danger. A number of
communities are yet in an acute
stage, and the warning is given that
generally there should be no relax
alton of all possible efforts both to
combat the further spread of the dis
ease and also for the local care of
the affected.
For this purpose the State Board
of Health strongly urges that doc
tors, nurses and other attendants
upon the sick, and patients also,
make use of face masks. and care
full hand disinfection. The exercise
of the utmost care will mean the
saving of many lives from pneumo-
mia, this disease following influenza
being of a highly contagious nature.
Careful experiments have proven
that during ordinary or uloud speech
cted material from the mouth is
sprayed from distance of from one
to four feet. During coughing in
fected material from the mouth for
a distance up to ten feet. Masks
over the face prevent the infectious
material from being injected by the
sick who are not masked There
fore the State Board OF Health urges
that both classes should as a pre-
yentive measure wear masks.
The type made according to the
Red Cross regulations is excellent
and is inexpensive. 1t does not ma
terially retard breathing. 1t should
contain four layers of buttercloth, be
about five by eight inches in size,
and have tapes for fastening. Masks
may be sterilized bf boiling and
used over and over, but they should
be marked on one side, and the
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