The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-12
Only Few Deaths
Have Resulted
from Influenza
in Canon City

III canon lily
= whiie-tbe- cases-of influenza report
ed have totaled about 1900. so far only
81 deaths have occurred in and around
Canon CITY.
This goes to show that the disease
has not been as fatal as we are often
apt 70 rhink.
It II bad enough and every precau-
tion should be taken against contract
ing II, and the best possible care given
the patient who does contract It.
Physicians agree that most of the
deaths result from lack of care. neg
lect or carelessness of the patient in
exposing himself or trying to get out
of bed too soon or from com plications
with other troubles the patient may
have.
The quarantine put on by the health
authorities of the county. community,
East Canon and South Canon has met
with hearty approval Of the public.
It is generally felt that with those
who have the influenza and those
who are attending them or closely as
sociated with them. separated and
kept from going about among the well
that the conditions win be greatly
Improved. People in general who are
auarsntined take it pleasantly know.
ing that IL is best for all concerned.
Many people are taking the serum
| treatment and arrangements are being
made BY which it may be more gen.
orally given. The serum is not rec
commended as an absolute preventative,
as people who have had the .fiu" have
been known to contract it in a recent
time. But generally people who
have had the FLU" do not take it in
recent time, and generally people
who have taken the serum treatment
do not take the '.nu''
! II is . good thing for the community
and for the individual to ward on
. panicky feeling. There is no rea-
son for any great fear in the matter.
1t Is right and proper to take every
| precautiou against the spread of the
disease and to give the patient every
attention and care. But there is no
reason for every person who takes a
cold or gets the "au" fearing that he
ls going 90 cash in his checks right
away Even those physicians who
believe most strongly in the material
istic will assure you that fear has
something TO do with the progress OF
disease
With only 81 deaths out of 1900
/ cases. there is surely no cause for
any great alarm.
Here are the facts and figures coE.
corning the fatalities resulting from
/ the influenza epidemic in this city and
surrounding community:
1 From the best ngures obtainable at
this time the territory below referred
to includes a population OF abou:
IL 900 people This district tributary
10 Canon City includes all that terri
tory embraced in Canon City. South
Canon. East Canon, Prospect Heights
Lincoln Park. Brookside. Chandler
Park Center. Orchard Park. the Royal
Gorge and Wolf Park settlements !.
In this district there has occurred
/ in the past IS days 81 deaths attribut
able to the influenza and the pneu
monia complications that most gen
orally follows. OF this number IL
deaths have occurred in Canon City
as follows. John J. Morrison. Octo
Der 9: Jesus Alercon. November 1;
Christopher Ochava. November 2; vio
la NJ Chenault. November 4 Raleigh
Austin. November IL: Alfred Gramms
November H. Jesse n. Boiin. Novem
ber i6: Harklana Upton. November
\ II; Fred Pennington. November 20:
/ Walter Bah. November "a; T. d
Wiley November 26: Andrew Allen
November ~. Albert Fisher. Novem
Der 81; NJ. NJ. Wilson. November "a:
I Alice Smith. November IS: Nui Shi
geta. November 90: Victoria Farrar
December 5. Only one death resulted
in Canon City in the past eight days
South Canon has lost three cases
as follows; Delard E. Arnold, octo
ber 81; Helen Blaznah, November IL:
John Basic, Noxember %.
Prospects Heights has lost five cases
as follows: Joe Nave. October 81 /:
Joe Yanzie. October 60; Joe Bemis,
November ?; Frank Yara. November
s; Frank Adamic. November IS.
Lincoln Park has lost four cases as
follows: Bob Kosocich. october 81 f:
Mike kosovich. November s: Ralph
Ralston. November 90; Robert Lee
Stocked. November "a.
Brookside has lost one case. Jennie
4 Moschetti. November 5.
Park Center has lost one case, Paul
Pesrcy. December I.
Orchard Park has lost none and Eas,
Canon has lost none.
/ Chandler has lost six cases as fol