The sun., 1918-10-07
INFLUENZA.
PNEUMONIA.
Decrease. %.



It was announced at the Office of the
the twenty-four hour period had been
reported as follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL, decrease
OF over the preceding reporting period /:
pneumonia, 81, an increase OF IS.
observation-disclosures, 70. decrease
OF 3 =; pneumonia. 20. a decrease Of 1s,
No figures were available for The
Bronx. Queens and Richmond
That most Protestant clergymen read
the Sunday papers before entering their
pulpits was made evident by the re-
Spouse which ministers made yesterday
TO DR.. Copeland's appeal printed in yes.
terdays morning papers TO start of
their services by urging worshipers to
observe the Health Departments request
ito sneeze or cough into handkerchief"
In many churches, in the greater city
clergymen impressed upon their parish
toner's the necessity Of obeying all of the
departments regulations.
An Episcopal clergymen in Brooklyn
teiephoned to the Health Commissioner
that there was a common communion cup
for communion services scheduled for
? yesterday mornings service and he
wished to know II IL wouldn't be wise
under the circumstances to postpone
communion. DR.. Copeland said he ad-
vised him to postpone 1t by all means
The name of the church was not made
public,
Catholics Cut Services short.
The Commissioner also advised against
in The Bronx last night because OF the
danger accompanying sneezing and
coughing In indoors crowds.
At the request OF Bishop Mcdonnell,
Brooklyn priests shortened their SER
vices as much as possible as a precau-
t,onary measure against the influenza
epidemic. The windows of the churches
were opened and the buildings thor
oughly ventilated. The pastors called
the attention OF their hocks TO DIR. Cope
lands instructions of the Board OF
Health regarding the use OF handker-
chiefs when sneezing or coughing.
Or. Copeland. accompanied by DR..
Charles T. Nesbitt. health officer of Ak
ron. Ohio. who Is studying. New Yprk'a
methods in handling an epidemic. visited
the Kingston avenue, Kings County and
United States Naval Hospital in Brook
lyn and the Willard Parker Hospital In
Manhattan yesterday. One ward in the
willard, Parker Is filled with Japanese.
Among other things, Commissioner
made arrangements for the city to re-
ceive fifty more navy patients to-day.
The patients whom we saw are not
suffering from such profound prostration
as they were In the beginning" DIR. Cope
land said. THE cases now are OF q
nilder type. which We hope means that
the disease is growing less virulent"
schools Not TO he Closed.
I'VE have received letters from a mum.
her of anxious parents asking that the
schools be closed" the Commissioner con-
AInued, I'VE advised with our own de.
psrtments. with DR.. Ettinger and other
authorities and the testimony, was that
1t would be wise TO keep the schools In
this connection that the Journal OF the
American Medical Association says tina,
the closing of schools IL a doubtful pro.
cedurss~ 1t il all right In small towns
hut in big cities the schools are a ma RI
Of the disease control and II is unwlss
10 close them.
Il am gratihed to observe the cheer,
full compliance OF thestregoers with ths
regulations of tho board. Coughing and
sneezing are conspicuous for theh
absence In theatres. We started out
with definite policy of control. Tn,
fact that New York. the greatest city In
America. has had proportionately fewei
cases than many other titles makes u,
feel that ou- programme has beer
carried out and successfully carried
out"
The Department OF Health ha,
changed Section c Of its work anf
r, theatresoins schedule" to read as fol
lows:
"All Offices shall open at s.a0 A. VI
and close at 80 r, NJ, provided. how
ever, that where Offices are maintalne,
IN connection with and IN some build
Jugs with any OF the trades, businesses
or occupations otherwise regulated b.