Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-01
HEALTH OFFICIALS
PI AIMING TO CLOSE
ALL PUBLIC PLACES
hdon. Drastic Measures to
Stamp Out Spanish
Influenza.
TAKE ACTION TOMORROW

The poard of Health officials Of the
city and State after considering The local
ait,,n,ion in regard to the epidemic oil
Spanish influenza tokay decided tn close
all public places tomorrow, unless there
should he n change for the better "A
resolution passed Ivy the Wilmington
Board of Health. giving notice oil tins
action, follows.
Resolved. that the citizens OF,
Wilmington be informed through
the pres. that unless there be
chance for the better during the next
twenty four hours in the epidemic Of
influenza. whicr Is now prevalent in
this city. the Board Of Health viii
exercise ta powers and close ail
schools. both public and private, and
all places of public gathering, Of every
nature. until such time as in the opin.
ION of the board, said schools and
places may he safely opened.
Dr. Clifford ! Scott. superintendent
Of Public Schools, today said that It was
impossible to state how many children
were III with influenza lie said that
many children were reported absent
from school. but that how many OF these
eases were due TO the "hu he could
not say
ne NANhFy w NfttNtiiitk tit
through the comminglng OF persons IN
crowds. led Ia the resolution adopted
hy the board following a lengthy confer
encc at the Public buildings In me
house on the east side. where there
are twenty boardcrs, 1T was reported to-day,
that all of them were Ill, presumably
with the influenza.
Health officials said this afternoon,
that there was no list Of new eases re-
ported TODAY, because the pfNslcians
had no time To make out even skeleton
ICED report and send 10 tho health office
BOARD of Health officials. Of the city
and State. are today discussing whether
il will be advisable TO close the nuhhc
schools, and moving pictures theatres
because of tho epidemic oi Spanish IN
fiuensa IN thus city. Definite hgureF
of tho actual number Of cases IN the city,
were not ohtainable up To noon today,
| hut II was Sem officially stated that
there were nj least 1000 cases here
AZ the Country Club. under the super
vision of Miss Jeannctte Duncan, stafi
! al nurses is being well organized, nc
attaches of the club are To he coInmena'
! cd. because when notified that the ciuf
was to he taken over, for emergency
hospital purposes, they agreed to atand
/ by and give every assistance possible
/ As has been the nase. up To to-day
| a majority of the suffcrerg come from
/ boarding and rooming houses. Some :"
! the cases. physicians say, may due to th'
i fact that most uf the homes are without
| fire for short period after y RAINY spell
| and the fact that some cases have oc-
! Cured under such conditions leads e
/ this assumption.
The Emergency Fleet management
| having taken over the New Century Tub
is arranging for the care Of the shipyart
workers. from the Harlan and Pussy
and Jones plants here.
The volunteer nurses enrolled undcl
tho Rcd Cruss in this city have cone
forward IN u ! crisis and are dong splendiC
work. according 10 officials OF the Boarc
of Health Without the aid OF thes'
brave women. the situation IN this crl
it IS said, would he more deplorable thar
il is.
Newspapers of Philadelphia, TO-DAY
contained an appeal from the Pennsyl
vania-Dclawarc division of the Rec
Cross asking all nurses on the voluntee
/ roll to report for service at once, a
| the headquarters on Walnut street
Philadelphia is up against severe condi
tlons in the handling OF the disease, AM
the notice is TO ascertain at once hoy
many nurses are available for servIc.
at once. both in Pennsylvania and Della
ware.