The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-19
Heavy Demand for Vaccine.

AS the result of the publication Of the
report from the Bureau OF Laboratories
on the use OF the anti-infiuenza vaccine
several separated communities have
made a heavy demand for II. Many big
manufacturing and other concerns ap-
piled for and secured enough of the vac
cine for the incubation of their en-
ployees.
1t was learned yesterday that Admiral
Usher, commandant OF the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, has issued an order forbid
ding naval men to ride. in the subway.
When Commissioner Copeland was asked
about this order he said he considered Il
good advice
In this connection DR.. COPELAND has
written another letter to all of the trans
portation companies in the city empha-
Sizing the necessity Of ventilation In the
cars. the prevention of undue crowding
and the warning about sneezing and
coughing into handkerchief. He also
warned the companies that the Sanitary
Code has been amended so that dry
sweeping Of platforms Is a misdemeanor
and punishable by fine or imprisonment
or both.
At the request Of the War Industries
Board. representatives Of the Chamber
Of Commerce In Queens took a census
OF employees in factories in that bor-
ough where Government work is being
done. There are more than $4,000 work.
ers and the census disclosed that 1896.
workers, or approximately IL per cent,
were away from work. In some of the
plants engaged In Government work 1t
was found the percentage OF absentees
ran as high as IS per cent
Want Teachers to Help Nurse.
At q conference OF representatives OF
the sixteen branches Of the American
Red Cross in the borough. held in Long
Island City Thursday evening. a reso-
luton was adopted asking the Board Of
Health to close the schools and places
OF amusement until conditions improve.
Ut also was requested that school teach
ers be assigned to assist in nursing cpl
demic victims
The Flushing Hospital Is reported fl j
to capacity and emergency hospitals are
being opened. The Whitestone Red Cross
headquarters will be turned into a hos
pital with sixty beds. Other buildings
have been donated for the same purpose.
The New York City Women's Elmer
gency Committee. cooperating with the
Motor Corps of the Red Cross the Motor
Corps of America. the National League
for womens Servic and the Mayors
Committee of Women on National De-
fence. furnished soup and broth for
about 5000 influenza and pneumonia
patients yesterday. Every request for
soup or broth was met.
The distribution of the soups and
broths was not alone to private patients
but to many of the hospitals which
were unable to cook the liquid food
through lack of sufficient employees.
At a meeting Of the Bronx County
NadicaI Gociafv recently the RuRReatiOn
OF Dr. Arthur ]. O'Leary. acting as
sistant sanitary superintendent in that
borough, that the Second Battery Ar
mory in The Bronx be turned into a
hospital, was approved, and the secre-
tary Of the society SO informed the
Health Commissioner yesterday in let
ter. The letter also stated that Bronx
specialists have agreed to offer their ser
vices as general practitioners during the
epidemic.
Reports from Jersey City last night
indicated that the epidemic has de-
creased to the point where the ban on
theatres, saloons and other public gath
ering places will be lifted to-day II
was also decided to reopen all schools
on Monday. They will have been closed
for ten days on that date.
The epidemic Is reported to be start
ing in Sussex county, N. j. This indi-
Gates that the epidemic has spread to the
northern part of the State from the
south. An appeal for medical and nurs-
ing aid has been received from Cape
May county.
The surgeons bulletin issued at Camp
Upton yesterday showed twenty-ax
new influenza cases and nine deaths.
These figures compare with twenty-nine
new cases reported yesterday and thir-
teen deAtha