Arizona republican., 1918-10-31
|FTY-ONE NEW
 CASESDAY TOLL
 IF INFLUENZA
Situation In City and State
 Is Unchanged; Health Of ficers Say; Opening Closed
 Places Thought Unwise

faces Thought OuWlSc
 Fifty-one new cases of Spanish in fluenza and four deaths up to o'clock yesterday afternoon was the official report for the day by the city health department. That is the report only of two thirds of the city of Phoenix or that part within the city limits. There was no official report available for the remaining one-third of the city outside the limits where numerous new cases are known to exist and propor- tionate number of deaths. There is no record available for the county at large. There is no record available for the
 Thirty new cases were taken to the Phoenix emergency hospital up to o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 The situation in the state remained unchanged yesterday, Dr. O. H. Brown, state health officer, reported yesterday. Holbrook reported ei~tt new cases and four deaths since Sunday. Dr. Fred Loe was rushed from White River to Globe by Dr. Brown to aid in the sit uation there reported as serious and spreading.
 No Change in State Blackberry through Dr. Espinoza, re- ported 16 recovering from influenza and four new cases. Dr. Patton wired from Ajo there were 27 new cases. Flagstaff reported 12 deaths for the day Dr. D. M. Shulman of Tucson was detailed to Cottonwood to take charge
 According to the report issued by Dr. Brown the new cases of influenza in the state for the past five days were as follows:
 | October 24-317 cases; October 25- 256; October 26-29O; October 27-215; October 2S-1S1. During that length of time 11S pneumonia cases have de- veloped. The death record from those cases is: October 24-51s dnaths; Oc- tober 25-35; October 26-17; October 27-56; October 2S-2S.
 New Outbreak at Williams
 That the situation in Williams was not yet under control was made evident yesterday when the following telegram was received from Dr. Mary Neff who is there
 We thought we were about through here, but enough new cases have come in to keep up the program for several days"
 Unwise to Open Now
 In answer to the question: Should theaters, churches. schools and other places of public gathering be opened now" Dr. o. H. Brown. state health Of ficer yesterday replied: ''No."
 Tt is quite evident they should not be opened at present" Dr. Brown con- tinued. There is no use in opening up now, only to be closed down again later on. To open now would do more injury to business and the state than n in hoe passed.
 Tt is the history of Spanish influ- enza that before it runs its course, 40 per cent of the population becomes af- fected.
 "The problem is to develop immunity protection in the blood. This may be done successfully in two ways. One is by contracting a mild form of the dis ease and the other is by vaccine. it seems. A mild form of the disease puts living germs into the system Vaccine puts dead germs into the system. The disease may be kept in a mild form if the patient will ~o to bed at once and remain there several days after he thinks he is well'
 Prevent Rapid Spreading
 Dr. Brown said that by preventing public gatherings the disease is kept from spreading too rapidly, keeps it in a position where it can be handled by the limited number of doctors and nurses available.
 T want suggestions, I want advise" said Dr. Brown Several have come to me to talk about opening up and pre- sented good arguments. The moving picture men have called up me and several of the clergymen. 'I have also received a letter. turned over from the Maricopa County Medi- cal association, written by the Phoenix | chamber of commerce. The letter states that moving picture theater managers and churches want to open. Several clergymen, as l understand it, met with the directors of the chamber of com- merce, business men and moving pie ture theater managers. After the meet | ing, the letter was written. It has come to me that the clergymen were not active in urging opening, that they I followed the leadership of the moving picture men, and the letter. therefore. is misleading. It should have said the moving picture men wish to open.
 Nevertheless personally, l shall take no action until after a conference of the medical association, although that association has referred to matter, or passed the proposal, up to me. shall ask the doctors to meet some evening soon, possibly Saturday even ing. to consider the natter 1 Volunteer nurses are urgently needed at emergency hospital to as sist in the care of the many influenza patients now there. Not only are women nurses and aids needed but men help is in demand. g -O-