Evening journal., 1918-10-10
CITY Death RATE
FROM FLU GROWS
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rccuy 10 influenza or pneumonia, from
week ago Monday up 10 1880 o'clock
today, as officially reported 10 the
Board OF Health is 269. This does not
include IS deaths which took place at
the Country Club Hospital yesterday
nine In the day and nine last night
which would bring the known total up
10 PSI deaths. These figures are not
complete, as deaths are not reported
until the burial permits are taken out
by the undertalsers.
II must be remembered that the city
ordinance does not require physicians
10 report the number Of persons suffer-
Ing with influenza 10 the Board Of
Health. In the flrst days OF the cpl
demic, the Board OF Health and the doc
tors made an attempt 10 estimate the
number OF cases. No further Official /
counting was attempted after the num- |
Der OF cases went over the ten thousand |
mark. All that can be said Is that doc 4
tors are working every minute they can
summon physical strength 10 do so, but /
hundreds Of patients continue 20 be un- I
able. The doctors and visiting nurses /
are forced 90 give their first attention /
10 the most seriously m. especially 10 /
The increasing number OF pneumonia |
patients.
Because OF this. and the shortage OF
doctors and nurses. those who are not
dangerously sick, but are sick enough
10 be in bed, have suffered discomfort
md hardship.
Many families have found all their
members down with influenza and no
help procurable, medical or from
friends and neighbors. They have
weathered through the sickness by do
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hose who were least IN getting meals
and attending 20 wants OF the Others.
lradesmen In various lines, calling al
houses, have told OF finding entire
families sick and giving them a drink
of water and going TO the store on er-
rands. frequently their neighbors
have not realized the helpless cOndi-
hon OF such family. 10 has been one
OF the peculiar situations OF the epi- {
aemic that would be impossible under {
normal conditions.
Again Asks for Government Helm. I
Realizing that the local situation CON
tinues serious, United States Senator ]
Willard Salisbury today telegraphed y
Surgeon General Victor Blue, u. S. A., {
Tor immediate help by doctors and I
lurses OF the United States Public (
Health Service. Although the city had 2
ieen promised such help last week the I
loctors and nurses have not arrived. 8
senator salisbury now wants to know
Why. D
The telegram follows: d
surgeon General Rupert Blue, Il
Public Health Service, C
Washington, ID. c.: n
What is the explanation OF the
failure Of physicians and nurses 20 3
report here when we have so many a
assurances from Public Health y
Service that they have been and are n
being sent? Not a sinale doctor v
or nurse has arrived. I was assured II
last Thursday personally on tele- C
phone by one OF your officials hav- c
ing Polish name that he had deS- u
patched five doctors and ten nurses n
here. Your DIR. Shelby assured me I
here Saturday night that he would
recommend six doctors and fifteen I
nurses be sent Immediately. They
were 10 come from Ohio and In a
diana and begin TO arrive Monday +
Not a single one here. Where are y
they and what can we depend on? d
WILLARD SALISBURY. "
Hany Deaths Reported. r,
Sergeant Earl Luii. aged 30 years, son Il
Of Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Luz, Of No. 1928 NJ
West Fourth street, died yesterday at M
Camp Morrison, Va, Of pneumonia. He
was In the medical corps and had been Il,
IN the army for about two years Pre- G
vious to enlisting he was employed by h,
the Hercules Powder Company at IN
plant in New Jersey plans were not m
completed at noon for the funeral rs
which VIII be held at Greensboro, Nd, m
his former home where inierment Will en-
also be made m
John L. Cassidy, Of this city, address m
not known was among the Camp Dix o.
soldiers who died yesterday Of influ- AZ
enza. n,
The funeral Of James Lloyd Cham ri
bers, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. James A. n
Chambers. OF No SOC West Seventh
street, a soldier. who died with pneu- Cl
mania at Edgewood Arsenal. Va, on
Monday, will be held at O'Clock to n,
afternoon. Services will be held st
it the house Of his parents and inter- ri
nent made in Riverview Cemetery.
Lawrence Galloway, who has been en- III
oloyed as a painter at the Harlan plant, cr
vent to his home at Harrington sew OF
'ral days ago suffering with influenza.
)ouble pneumonia has developed and %
e is critically IN. fr
fhht DuIAdl DoAt>. OF
Undoubtedly many people who think te
ley have influenza have nothing worse ia
ian severe colds. Even So while avoid III
g a foolish over-anxiety. everyone nj
l0uld take all precautions against this On
ghly contagious disease. Dr
The Harlan plant Of the Bethlehem II,
eel Corporation has set men 10 max 20
z twenty boxes and the American Car IN
d Foundry Company has put en- Ro
Dyes at the making Of twenty-five 20
xes. 30 be used by the local under far
Sers. fur
other Deputy Coroner Named nic
At a meeting Of the Board Of Health {
sterday afternoon, Mayor Lawson wa
una that there IS a city law on the arr
atute books which gives the Mayor II
ower TO appoint the nearest magis- fait
ate 10 the coroner's office as acting doc
9soner In the sickness Of the coroner zoo
~ ~ Mayor acted promptly upon hist Cou
la.' and appointed Harry B. Strad- y,
,,.a ecting coroner. Mr. Stradlev that
s,,,, 20 20 work vigorously and a. re- nos,
on,. VI ms admirable efforts There ,,,sro ci,,.
-, NMo bodies In tho rnorg,,o ,t,te ~ ~
.. ,ooh' eli the others being nror9,,,,.. ~ u
~, coroner John r. snrins- ~. Der
WIN influenza. is much nless.S .o -, - lhe
Nr. Sliauleys work. Mayor T,,,.se,, WIN care
out Of the city this morning I'm .,son was theI
a funeral. attending dea'
William Shaw heai,h a., froi
With influenza. ''pA ica'