The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-19


outbreak OF the influenza epidemic was
held at the City Hail Monday night
with Mayor Cooper presiding
There were present, in addition to
the members OF the council. a number
OF gentlemen concerned In the situa-
lion now confronting the community.
some OF them by special invitation.
and addresses were made by ID. w.
Ress. Prof Milo L. Whitaker, super
intendent of the city schools; A. +.
Sharman OF the Board OF Education,
Prank B. Sweeney. T. NJ Harding of the
Board of Education. DIR. f. c. Webb.
dty health officer. DR.. Otis orendorff.
Rev. Don Frank Fem. G, c. Hawkey
and others.
Mayor Cooper gave n very clear.
comprehensive review OF what the city
Was doing TO minimize the ravages Of
the disease so far as II was able to
accomplish II by Official enactment
Following his statement of the mat
ser be declared an open forum for the
discussion or the proposition. asking
especially for an expression of views
as 10 what further action should be
taken TO safeguard the public health.
Following an inquiry by Prof. Whit.
taker as TO the vaccination OF people.
especially school children. with the
Mayo Brothers serum for the preven-
ton OF the disease. Mayor Cooper said
that the city had purchased 500
worth OF the influenza vaccine and
that in addition Dr. Webb. the city
health officer. had obtained n suffi-
cient quantity OF Il from other sources
10 innoculafe 1900 persons. which be
said. would be ample for the immedl.
ate needs of the community. Mayor
Cooper stated that the vaccine treat
incnt would probably be given free TO
all who desired H.
Prof Whitaker said that the school
authorities would gladly cooperate
With theBroad OF Health and the city In
the vaccination OF the public. and in
formally rendered the use of the
Washington school building and the
assistance OF the school nurse and
such teachers a. was desired In the
administration OF the vaccine. Mr..
Shzrman. on behalf OF the Board OF
Education. said that the Washington
school building was at the disposition
OF the health authorities. and that
everything would be done by the
school authorities 10 facilitate public
vaccination and would contribute in all
other ways In their power to check
the further progress OF the contagion.
After an exhaustive discussion OF the
subject Alderman Grant Dickinson
made the following motion. which was
unanimously adopted:
The Board of Health In hereby en-
powered and instructed to provide and
furnish to the heals hcnfcer of the
city sufficient vaccine for influenza
TO vacclnate free all who apply for Il:
the Details to be attended TO by the
sinH1fA committee and the health cai-'
car in connection with other perSons
ara organizations with which they.
.nay deem Il savisablc to associate. No
liability Of amy kind is exist or charges
40 be made against the city on account
hereof"
Dr. Webb stated that Approximately
..b00 persons In the Canon City dis
trict had been yaccinated against the
influenza within the last three months.
and that probably not to exceed 1000
would apply for Il as free PROPOSE
ton. Thus far. he continued. about
1.4e0 cases OF the contagion had been
reported In the Canon City district.
The disease he asserted was subsiding.
both In the number OF new cases and
IN the virulence OF it's attacks. In nm
other week. DIR. webb declared. there
will be very decided change for the
better II the present ratio OF aba'e-
ment continues. which he thought was
highly probable. He gave NO assur-
ance that the disease would be on.
tireiy stamped out; In fact. intimated
that sporadic cases OF X might con-
finue all winter; or even longer. but in
bis opinion. would not be serious
menace to the public health.
DR.. Orendorf spoke along somewhat
similar lines. and gave some statisti-
cal data to indicate that the disease
could not be entirely eradIcated by
even the most drastic measures by
the Board OF Health HG cited the
case Of Paris where 1000 deaths werc
opurrtnR daily from it despite the mil
r fxaulrttels lnvoksd for NJ aup-
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