Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-19

| well persons in the family. Washing
and scrubbing won't kill the germs;
fuc,igation is necessary to do 1T.
| HITS ENTIRE FAMILIES.
| Probably everybody in the city has
noted the startling way in which the
influenza has spread through entire
families. when it once got hold upon
q household The cause lies in the germs
| from the sick, which were brcathed
| in ny the we'll
| The city Board of Health has fur
| ther requested that all places of pub
lie gatherings which were ordered closed
| by the board ON October 2 be at once
| fumigated. cleaned and thoroughly aired.
| There is an pecially good chance
! to do this now without Inconvenience
| to either patrons or proprlctors, while
| the buildings arc closed. IL is precau-
| tionary measure which will prevent
; any possibility of a return of epidemic
! conditions Nobody desires this scourgc
/ to sweep over the city again, bringing
: sickness and death and making another
| shutdown of public gathering places
| necessary.
| In study of the 2S death certifi-
! Gates most recently issued by the Board
/ of Health i; was observed last night
! that only four were due to other causes
3
"a epidemic deaths which were the
latest to he filed in Yesterdays official
death record, two died yesterday. six
ON Thursday. eight on Wednesday,
five on Tuesday. two ON Monday and
one on Sunday II may be seen from
this that the death record filed within
any "a hours are no indication of the
actual number of deaths during that
time
DIR Grier, Of the Board Of Health.
paid visit to Philadelphia Yesterday
and found that city much worse off
than Wilmington IN regard to the in
fluensa epidemic
On the whole the epidemic seems 10
he clearing up down the state, though
some places show an increase Of cases
rrp;Ic wANr REorFNiNG
The BOARD of Health and the new.-
papers nf the city are being swampei
with the increasing number ot calls
a. know when the churches, schools.
theatres, saloons and other public gather
ing places will be allowed TO reopen
After nearly three weeks of mo place
10 20, even the lvcicst OF trcckled
small boys have been heard 70 express
q desire 20 go TO school again
Ia the Same vpItlt, the grown-,ips
nre beginning 10 banker for the movies
ON The first SUNDAY on which the
churches shall once more be allowed
Ia ring their bells to summon their
members to worship, there viii be con
RregatIons Of a size 10 gladden. every
ministerial heart
There IS little likelihood Of the clos
ing order being removed hy the Board
IL Health for i week yet
The reduction of he number ol pa
ticnt< NJ the Wilmington Country CLUB,
who Yesterday numbered at,out 80.
has made il possible 10 improve the
ventilation there considerably The sick
are kept in the porche~, near the open
windows. rather than IN tho middle
rooms. farther removed from the open
Tho situation il now well under con
troll al the Country Club
The Manufacturers ASSOCIATION yes
tcrdav obtained fvc of the twenty
ordtrirs advertised for. 70 work n
the Country Club
FIFTY rItKrE At CENTURY GLIB
Tnc New Century Club had .13 pa
ticnrs remaining Yesterday No new
patients arc beng taken there. hut
an the sick viii lc kept lntil rccoy-
cred All the eases are progressing fay
crafty but il is ~ course indefinite
bc SICK patients Al the clup
The commission for civilian relief
ii The Delaware Red Gross under the
charge 81 Miss Svni Gordon. i doing
a splendid work in investigating cases
at widows and orphans lrt: IN financial
,r other need by the cpidcmic The
commission VIA organized locally over |
j veal aE1. Il cGrt especially iur cases |
III distress among the families - Sold |
i"r~ and sailor Tie home ~cr1lre bureau /
oi the commission Is doing q special !
task Of visiting and cheering the rel |
atives of men in the service, and giving !
any friendly assistance. such as writing
ter all pf IL, oi course. confidential The /
commission also was empowered by |
: he Red Gross 10 act III amy emergency /
and under that clause Is undertaking |
. survey III the city with regard 10 fam
lilies where deaths from influenza have /
occurred The list of families visited /
Is made UP from the Board Of Health |
death records
In a tactful way the civilian relief
workers have learned where they could |
be OF service Eight volunteers from
the public school teachers are help
ing the commission in doing visiting
and clerical work This work has been
gong on steadily since October 6, when
the death rate from the epidemic be-
gan to be high. There are three workers
out visiting families today.
SEEK NEEDY WIDOWS
The commission is fndinf all the widows
left with small children through the
death OF the father during the epidemic
or children bereaved of parents, who
NAV need assistance of various kinds
Instances where there Is inadequate
insurance money To meet immediate
wants. financial help has been gwen
from the funds Of the Civilian Relief
Commi> sion. Sometimes carfare TO take
he bereaved ones to relatives or friends
has served the problem for the bereaved
ii has been advice on what
to do. help in getting into touch With
relatives. or consolation, that have
been wanted
The commission has IN no way in
rcrfercd with the regular channels Of
help Where needs have been more
han temporary, the civilian relief has
put the bercayed families into touch
With the proper institution 10 care for
their wants The cases requiring fol-
ow-up work have been attended To
II cooperation with various institn-
lions Widows who are eligible 10 pen
.ions have been put IN the charge Of
the widows pension committee. The