The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-28
GRIP GAINS HERE;
PNEUMONIA FALLS
Increase in Influenza Is Laid
to More Promptness in Re-
porting New Cases.
COPELAND Is GRATIFIED
DR.. Lubin Dies, Making Third
Victim of Epidemic Among
Bellevue's Staff.
COPELAND Is GRATIFIED

Reports from a majority OF the emer-
gency health centres in New York
showed again yesterday decrease IN
calls for help from victims OF influenza
and pneumonia. In spite OF these re-
ports. which were looked upon as graft
flying by Health Commissioner Copeland,
and the reports from hospitals OF an
ample supply Of vacant beds the increase
in new cases OF Influenza totalled 155.
This was more than Offset by decrease
in new pneumonia cases TO SIS from $50
reported on Saturday. Nineteen FEWER
deaths from pneumonia occurred also.
The Health Commissioners appeal to
physicians to report influenza and pneu-
monia cases they have treated has met
with hearty response. to which Is laid
the Jump in the number Of new cases
compared with Fridays totals.
In some congested districts the emer-
gency centres were hard pressed to meet
the calls for nurses and physicians.
Many centres had fewer than fifty in
auiries yesterday and the majority OF the
others reported n big decrease.
DIR. Copeland drew attention to the
decrease Of 222 new cases of pneumonia,
and while he was not inclined to say
definitely when the epidemic will end he
gave It as his belief that the peak In the
curve OF the disease has been reached
and that there will be a steady decrease
from now on. He added:
The influenza epidemic is now def
nitely localized In our tenement districts,
where the disease invaded large fami-
lies living under conditions which have
made the isolation OF an influenza or
pneumonia patient almost impossible.
Had we known OF the first few cases In
these crowded districts We could have
removed the patients or the families and
this secondary infection would not have
occurred.
THE general situation 10 much i'm
proved. Many OF the new cases re-
ported to-day are old and should have
been reported several days ago. The
decrease in the number of deaths is an
indication OF this. l should say that
the situation shows decided improve
ment."
The Kehillah. or Jewish Community,
L. the most recent organization TO come
to the front in the fight against the
epidemic. All OF its agencies are send
ing out Information on the care OF cpl
demic patients and the safeguards
which should be used. Special infor-
nation headquarters will be opened
ave OceohNo ~ Ne'' ,
physicians and nurses to cases which
might not be reached otherwise.
Several physicians in Manhattan OBJ
jected to the Health Commissioner
| recent remarks about the negligence
| OF their reports of new cases and the
| subject will be put before the New
York County Medical Society this eva
| ming at It's regular meeting in the
Academy OF Medicine.
DIR. Lubin of Bellevue Dies.
Or. Edward X. Lubin OF Bellevue
Hospital. died yesterday after brief
I attack OF influenza. He was the third
| physician in that institution to die as
the result of the epidemic. The Others
were Dr.. Coleman Siff and DR.. John a
Pennington.
DR.. Lubin received his commission n:
First Lieutenant in the Army Medi-
cal Corps two weeks ago. He was Tho
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lubin OF
las West 120th street and was gradu'
| ated from Bellevue Medical Schoo
last March.
The Health authorities after n sur
| vey OF the cemeteries in the five Dor
oughs reported that the situation u
much improved and that the laborer!
| furnished by other city department,
! Though the Health Department viii
help to solve the burial problem.