Evening journal., 1918-10-29
CITY GETS BACK
TO NORMAL LIFE

III lNOhifIitL LII -
Each day sees a more complete return
Of Wilmington to normal health condi-
tions and TO the usual activities OF city
life The death rate now is only a lit
tie above normal, as for the past four
days only thirty death certificates. from
causes due TO the epidemic have been
fled at the city Board OF Health Offices.
This is a happy decrease from the fifty
and sixty deaths occurring daily fort
night ago.
The opening OF the Public Library
brought Joy to many readers who re-
visited its alcoves yesterday and brows-
ed around among the books and maga-
zines to their hearts content.
Many anxious readers will be gad TO
learn that no charge will be made on
books overdue for the period during
which the library was closed by the
Board Of Health, from October 3 TO Oc-
tober %. Beginning with tomorrow, 2
cents a day will be charged for books
/ that are overdue. so patrons should re-
| turn such books today to save them
selves from having to pay the fine.
The movies were crowded with happy
patrons again today.
The passing Of the epidemic Is fur
! ther marked by the closing OF all the
/ emergency hospitals except that at the
Country Club and one at New Castle.
Both Of these hospitals expect 10 close
shortly. as they are discharging a num-
| Der Of patients each day and receiving
/ few new cases.
/ The emergency wing. Homeopathic
/ Hospital, closed yesterday after being
used three weeks as a convalescent
ward for the Country Club emergency
hospital. This emergency hospital, like
that at the Country Club was under the
supervision Of the Board OF Health who
called on the Red Cross for nurses and
aids, and on the State Council Of De-
/ fense. the Red Cross Bureau OF Civilian
! Relief and the wOmens bureau Of the
Red Cross for equipment. Later DR..
& J. W. Richards, Of the Public Health
Service. gave his personal attention TO
! this convalescent ward in attending the
fpatients daily.
When the cOnvalescent ward was
opened the local doctors, nurses and the
women OF the city were as quick 10 re-
spond in offering their services as when
/ the Country Club emergency hospital
was opened.
The local Board Of Health felt able TO
cope with the medical end. but gladly
accepted the assistance OF nurses and
/ lay women helpers. The board was
/ fortunate in securing through the Red
/ Cross Bureau OF Hygiene Miss Olive II.
! Kirkby. r. ", as head nurse. She was
assisted in the wards by Miss Margaret
| Garrett, r. ~: Miss T. NJ. Matthews. r.
IN: Miss Marion Mason. r. "; Miss l..
| McCllntOck and Mrs. Haines. The SER
vices OF Mrs. +. c. Downing, Miss NJ,
/ Zenner. Miss NJ. Powick, dietetians.
were greatly appreciated in the diet
kitchen. Among those who worked so
diligently and faithfully for different
departments were: Miss Marion Bead
enkopf. Mrs. Harry r. Graham, Mrs.
| John B. Bird. Miss Ethel BOnham, Miss
/ Flora Buckley, Miss Miriam Webb. Miss
:. +. Baird, Miss Ella Walker. Miss +.
w. Johnson, Miss Mildred Denny. Miss
LILLIAN Armour, Miss Frances Smith,
Mrs. VI. A. Maucher, Mrs. 2. Andrews,
Miss Maggie HorFan. Miss Edith Good
win, Beatrice Scisler, Mrs. c. X. Brown
! ing. Melinda Stevenson and four dental
students from the University Of Penn
sylvania.
The csnteen service sent workers
/ from their bureau each day 10 assist
the dietctans and members Of the W.
| C.. r. L. also helped in this depart
ment. The liberty kitchen donated
broths and delcacies, and kind friends
among The members Of the board OF
managers Of the Homeopathic Hospital
sent ice cream and helped in many
WAYS. while the cooperation Of the
superlntendents Of the Delaware and
homeopathic Hospitals was invaluable.
One hundred and twenty-nine patients
we're sent there by the Board Of Health
from the Country Club and from the
rhildren's ward at the Peoples Settle
ment. In closing the ward, twenty
three were discharged, and Of those
siilI in need Of medical attention, six
teen were sent to the Country Club,
one 10 the Delaware and one TO the
Homeopathic Hospital. Although the
ward was opened for convalescent patti
enis. some serious cases were sent later
and all recovered except two pneu-
monia cases.
The emergency wing has been thor
oughly fumigated by the Board OF
Health and will be opened as soon as
possibie by the Homeopathic Hospital.
n enables this hospital to receive 2
considerably large number OF patients
and furnishes new accommodations for
the nurses. as a large part Of the fourth
floor has been fltted up for their use.