Arizona republican., 1918-11-19


the epidemic of Spanish influenza
which after six weeks is admitted by
the physicians of the city and the /
health officers to be even more preva-
lent than it has been at any time since
the disease first appeared in this part
of the state.
Following a largely ATTENDED meet
| ing yesterday afternoon of physicians,
| officials and citizens, at which the
matter was thoroughly discussed and
a committee named to formulate a
plan to bring the epidemic under con-
! troll, recommendations were drawn up
by this committee at an evening meet
ing and placed in the hands of City
Manager Thompson, who was assured
by practically all the business men of
Phoenix that they would stand square
ly behind him in the enforcement of
these recommendations.
The new regulations 20 into effect
this morning. They are as follows:
Recommendation Made
Pursuant to the motion made at the
mass meeting al the Y.M.C.A stadium,
Nov. 18th. the committee from the
| Maricopa County Medical society COM
posed of Drs Ancil Martin, Kimball
Bannister and w. W. Watkins, met
with the health officers-Dr. H. X.
Beauchamp for the city of Phoenix, DR.
A. 3. Nichols of the county and Dr.
Orville II. Brown of the state-and
make the following recommendations
directed toward suppressing the influ
enza epidemic:
l. That the present quarantine reg
ulations as to public gatherings be
continued until the epidemic subsidies
,. That no additional regulations
regarding the closing oil business
houses be enforced.
3. That the police department of the
city enforce the present city ordin-
ances regarding the amount of cubic
air space per person in business
houses, and that no more people than
this ordnance allows be permitted TO
be in any business house AT one time.
4. That. the police department stop
the collection of crowds on the streets
and street corners.
). That influenza cases be placarded
and people warned to stay away from
houses where the cases are. That a
stricter quarantine than this VIII not
be of value.
6. That FLU" masks of DR.. Browns
} pattern be recommended for all people
in contact with cases and those who
| are in contact with many people on the
streets-but that this be not compul-
make these masks and sell them at a
small profit.
l. That a survey of the city be
made twice a week to detect influenza
cases.
s. That one free vaccination station
be established in medical supervision
and control. where careful record of
cases vaccinated be kept; that other
. stations be established if required.
9. That a general cleanup of alleys
and streets be made. That the city
wash the downtown sidewalks and
streets every night.
10. That posters as to the dangers
of coughing, splitting and sneezing be
posted.
, II. That committee from this
: meeting be appointed TO take charge
of the cleanup work. the inspection
, afterwards. the bi-Weeky survey and
p the publicity propaganda shich is nee.
essary to inform the people AS to the
" necessary precautions TO take.
IL. That this committee act in CO
operation with the city health officer.
G 13. That the ministers of the city
= he requested to arrange for al hour Of
prayer.
l. Back Up City Manager
=, Both the meeting of the doctors and
i that of the business men last evening
- were held at the American theater. The
meeting of the business men was pre-
: sided over by H. NJ. Fennemore. The
y recommendations of the physicians
were heartily adopted.
| CITY Manager Thompson was in
structed to appoint a committee of
three business men, in accordance with
section / of the recommendations, to
carry them into effect. That commit
/ ha Cd
The city manager was assured by
| the business men that he would have
the backing of the entire community in
}. CARRYING out the provisions 70 the re-
5, port. Mr. Thompson replied that the
= entire resources of the city would be
placed squarely behind the resolutions
a Many at Meeting
r More than 200 business and profess
IS sional men were present at the after
noon meeting at the Y. NJ. G. A, sta
s dunn, testifying to the interest which
It has been aroused to the urgency OF
e stringent measures in the present
r crisis. Rev w. S. Buchanan presided
a Among those who spoke at short
length were DR.. W. W. Wilkinson
|. Charles Akers, DIR. O. H. Brown, state
health officer: DR.. H. X. Beaucamp
e city health officer; c. NJ. Laney, coun-
s, ty attorney and member of the county
e health board: DR.. A. B. Nichols. county
health officer: DIR. Allen H. Williams
N Dr. w Warner Watkins, David Gold
k berg Ray Brandon and Dwight B
e Heard.
IS The experience of other towns il
IS Arizona where the Influenza epidemic
"a had spread was described by the doc
tors as were the various methods EN-
49, ployed to combat it. The value of thu
is influenza vaccine was discussed, TIL
% state health officer being strongly il
is favor of its use in this epidemic il
Of Phoenix but was opposed by DR.
i, Beauchamp who declared that he had NJ
faith in the vaccine and that he coult
IS not recommend its use.
a Other physicians present insisted
he that the use of the vaccine had tended
s. to minimize the danger of the influ
l. enZa.
IN In City 5000 Cases
Iy 1t was brought out that since the ap
pearance of influenza in Phoenix LA
J. cases had been reported within the cit,
ar proper; that there probably had BEEF
to 5000 cases in the city proper since tn
&c epidemic started. In october Their
in were SO deaths from influenza, and il
ir November 81.
he From DIT. Nichols it was learned tina
there probably were from 1000 to 10,
g. 600 cases of influenza in Maricop
TX county.
,g Ray Brandon representing the the
: alter men, stated that they did not wan
ID to open their theaters at this time
re that their whole desire was to cooper
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