Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-30
QUARANTINE In CITY
TO BE OFF TUESDAY
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agree to cooperate with the health
bureau no matter what decision was
reached by those authorities.
Dr. c. r. Phillips, county medical
inspector, announced to-day that the
situation has improved greatly in
the lower end of the county with the
exception of Swatara, but that it was
considered advisable to continue all
restrictions in the Lykens valley dis
trict.
Epidemic Decreases
That the epidemic is slowly de-
creasing was again intimated by DR..
Raunick, who also said it would be
practically impossible to say wheth-
er 1t would abate sufficiently by next
Tuesday to permit reopening of
schools and business places. The
health officer said that should the
situation continue to improve until
next Tuesday it would not be neces
sary to extend the closing order.
Should the number of cases slightly
increase or reports indicate that all
danger has not passed the closing
order may be continued until after
November 5. authorities believe.
Fewer Deaths
No estimate was made to-day on
the number of new cases which have
developed. Since late yesterday aft
ernoon six deaths from influenza
have been reported through the
local Bureau of Vital Statistics. Yes
terday burial certificates were issued
for thirty-seven deaths caused by
influenza and five by pneumonia.
Health officials explained that these
burial certificates were issued in
cases of deaths some of which dated
back to October 81, and that one
undertaken alone who had been un-
able to arrange for funerals because
of the shortage of coffins, took out
nineteen of the certificates.
All schools, churches, theaters,
poolrooms, soda fountains, saloons.
wholesale liquor stores and other
places closed in the city and the
lower end of the county because of
the influenza epidemic may reopen
after noon on Tuesday, November 8.
This announcement was made last
night by DIR. b. Franklin Roger, act
ing state commissioner of health.
The ban also will be lifted at that
time in Pike, Monroe, Adams, Cum
berland, Lancaster and York coun-
ties.
Closing orders will remain in ef-
feet indefinitely in Millersburg.
Lykens, Williamstown, Elizabeth
vile and Gratz until the epidemic
shows further improvement, DR..
Roger said. Local restrictions also
will be continued for a short time
at Hershey and Swatara.
The lifting of the ban on Tuesday
at noon will not permit saloons to
resume, however, as it is election
day and state law prohibits the
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that all other business places and
however.
The New Order
The statement issued by DIR. Roy
er follows:
After making a careful review of
the mortality~ figures from influenza
all restrictions pertaining to the
closing of schools, churches, theat-
ers, moving pictures, saloons and
roe, Adams, Cumberland, Lancaster
and York counties and in Perry
county with the exception of the
borough of Newport, will be remov-
ed on next Tuesday, November 5, at
IL noon.
In Dauphin county the restric-
southern section and in the city of
Harrisburg at IL o'clock noon, next
Tuesday, November 3. Conditions
are still serious. however, in the bor-
oughs of Millersburg, Lykens, Will
Elizabethville and GratZ
and the restrictions will be con-
tinued in these boroughs. until the
epidemic shows further improve
ment. 1t may be necessary to con-
tinue some local restrictions at Her.
shey and Swatara."
Members of City Council are to
meet at 4 o'clock this afternoon to
receive a complete statement from
City Health officer Raunick on the
situation in the city. DR.. Raunick
made a short report yesterday and
announced he would consult num-
Der of physicians in the city about
the situation, then submit sugges-
tions to the commissioners.
Epidemic Still Bad
The following statement on the
general influenza situation in Penn
sylvania was issued at the Capitol:
Reports received by the State De-
partment of Health up to noon to-
day indicate that the disease is still
spreading in the mining sections of
the state. An urgent call for nurses
and doctors has been received from
the mining sections of Elk and Tioga
counties. Along the Monongahela
valley section, Westmoreland and
Washington counties the disease is
spreading rapidly and very little i'm
provement is noted in Allegheny
although the death rate in
is diminishing.
The epidemic is apparently de- |
creasing in Blair, Lebanon and Berks |
and fewer cases are report
ed in the emergency hospitals. Con- /
1itions are also improving in North !
lmpton county and in parts of Lee /
nigh county. Conditions in Lacka- |
and LuZerne counties con- |
.inue serious.
Additional nurses were sent to- |
lay to Lackawanna, Westmoreland |
md Bedford counties and additional |
doctors were sent to Tioga, Elk, |
and Westmoreland coun-
les. Beds, blankets and cots have |
Curtisville and Oakdale."
Nine new cases of Spanish infiu-
,nza were received for treatment at
hours preceding noon
o-day. Two patients were sent to the
Hospital and two deaths
occurred. The dead are Lloyd Zleg-
er, cas- Dauphin street, aged 32, at
10 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
md Mrs. Robert Cannon, aged 33,
S39 Swatara street, 500 last even
ng.