Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-21
FLU" BAN WILL END
LAST OF WEEK #
VICTORY GOES ON
Fight on Epidemic Nearly Over,
Board of Health Declares; to
Abandon Hospital.
NO NEW CASES IN DAY

Places closed during the influenza
epidemic will hc rcopcncd the last of the
present week by official order of the Board
of Health, II the present encouraging
trend Of Improvement in epidemic con
ditions continues, according to word gwen
out by Dr r +. Ellcgood, president OF
the Board oi Health this morning
Everything now points - an carly
removal ~ the closing ban, Sald l)r.
Ellegood, much to our satisfaction. and,
Of course, 10 that oi the general public.
The sit alton throughout the city. the
environs thereof and in the state general
" il steadily showing clearing up IN the
epidemic
The Century Club hospital will be
shandoncd tomorrow or next day. About
fifteen patients VIII bc removed 10 the
/ Country Club, where there are 16 empty
beds Several will be taken to the Home
for Convaiesccnts and many will he dis
charged There have been no deaths at
the Country Club in the past twenty four
hours no new admittances and nineteen
/ discharged
Dr. Ellegood declared that the sup
posed order from the Board Of Health
for the public 10 fumigatc places where
sickness had occurred. or which had been
closed 10 stamp out the disease, was an
error
BOARD To FUMIGATE.
AZ! pubic places which have been
shut during the epidemic must BE- thorough
/ Iy cleaned, nc sad. The board OF
I Health officials will then inspect these
! places and if they have been cleaned to
i the inspectors satisfaction. tho board
will proceed to fumlgate Places must
then be well aired for II least forty
eight hour before reopening 10 the
! public.
Since aturday noon to 1880 o clock
! this morning. there have been fifty deaths
reported to the Board Of Health Ac-
cording to State dealth Commissioner
Wells. there have been no adverse re-
ports received from down state on the
"hu situation and word from every
source shows q continuous waning OF
the disease.
CHURCH EVENT POSTPONED.
Owing to the prevailing epidemic OF IN
flucnza the last return and mark-up Of
the dent paying OF BrandyWlne NJ f.
Church. which was to have been held
tomorrow evening, has been postponed,
the time to be announced later.
4 six-rnonths campaign for raising the
QFDt Oh @otOOt oi4 t]it J1llit1i " a In
auglIrated on Tuesday evening, May %,
The return and mark-up was held on tine
fourth Tuesday evening Of each month
to receive rcporIs and acknowledge faVors
| 81. .933 nave been paid, which leaves S6l7
to De paid The pastor and official board
appreciates what has been done.
Master Robert J Vance Of l03 East
Seventh street. who was i'll two weeks
with influenza, has fully recovered.
FRED MOORE DEAD.
Fred Moore. son Of the late William
A Moore OF Booker Scott Moore.
died today Of influenza. ] he father was
/ buried Saturday
NEW CASTLE WINS FIGHT.
At the two hospitals in New Castle
there have bcen Only two deaths since
they opened. instead Of four as has been
reportcd One death occurred there
Yesterday There are now I9 patients
1T the r. Psfochial School Hospital and 3b
cases At the hospital in New Castle Club.
New admttances have virtually ceased
and both places are amply prepared
, 10 care for their sick, or additional patients
"As showing the situation throughout
the country, said Mr.. Wells a tabula-
ton made by the Census Bureau, Wash
ington. discIoses that IN forty-six leading
cities in the two weeks from September
2s to October II, deaths from influenza
increased from 776 10 6,l22: and deaths
from pneumonia from ia to 4,409
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