Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-01
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
SPREADS TO RICHMOND
Eighty-Five Cases Reported 10
Health Department Between
Noon and O'Clock.
TOTAL NUMBER is NOW 1875
Schools, Theaters and Churches VIII
be Closed II DR.. Flanagan Thinks
Situation Demands Move-Not I'm
duly Alarmed, However,.
TOTAL NUMBER IS NOW 4.

Spanish influenza is here in consid
eraole @ force. Local physicians had re-
Yesterday and the total had Increased
to 42o by o'clock yesterday AFTER
noon. There is a possibility OF a quar-
antine being established to prevent SOL
diers from Camp. Lee coming to Rich
mond, and there is also possibility
OF closing of schools. churches. Sun
theaters. But no drastic action VIII pc
taken unless 1t appears TO be abso-
iuteiy necessary and 1t is probable
that the people VIII simply be warned
OF the chance of infection at places
where people congregatc.
While Spanish influenza has taken
Dr.. Roy, K. Flannagan.- acnief ofiicer
OF o,, the Isalth Department;sstated last
fed at sthe fact that. although the
malady had been in this fneighborhood
Tor Tor weeks, 1t had made nothing like
istic Of II In other parts of the coun-
try. Among those reported with the
disease are several who are also sur
terins with pneumonia, but no deaths
have occurred
DR.. Flanagan stated yesterday that
nis ms ia last ire report from. Richmond College
cases there. The patients are being
nursed at the Generai Hospital No
y, under direction OF army physicians.
win stas Msa1tny nyes1erday a conferred
Mon G. Williams upon the advisabiiity
of o auarfantining f the city against so,-
sosrse sr ipom amp Lee no from which
has been traced The question was
carefully, considered. but no decision
has yet been reached
PRECAUTIONS BY PUBLIC
PREVENTS SPREAD HERE
Dr. Flanagan says that the reason
the malady has not spread as rapidly
IN richmond as In other municipa lities
is that ths the people have neen educated
taken precautions against catching
tho disease.
Speaking of the general situation,
his department was doing everything
In Its power, but in trying to check
the disease there were decided limita
tlons. IT was like trying 10 stop peo-
Pile from catching cold Spanish grippe.
he said. was disseminated by cough
ing. sneezing in peoples face, drink
ting fingers in the mouth and by all
ferred.
DR.. Flanagan further said that peo-
Pile are not forced to go. to moving
picture houses or to church or to Sun
Gay Gay school. conservative; as to these
duty. in warning the people against
seeking crowds. He admitted, now
ever. that If 1t should become vital to
the situation he would not hesitate 10
close even these places.
The schools were in another cate
CORY. according to DR.. Flanagan The
children are compelled to go to school
and. therefore. the Health Department
should protect them as 1t Is doing by
barring pupils who come from homes
where the malady has been manifested
DR.. Flannagn also said that people ala
not have to associate with soldiers
However, he was only giving the diff
ferent sides to the arguments and CON
cluded by saying that all OF these mat
terS were being weighed and action
would depend upon the changing ma
ture OF the situation.