Arizona republican., 1918-12-10
COUNTY CLOSES
FLU HOSPITAL
NWONAN' SCLUB
Reopening of City In Oppo-
sition to Supervisors
Causes Break; County Flu
Bill May Reach $4,000

Opposition to the city in throwing
open the town at the present stage OF
the influenza epidemic was voiced by
the board of supervisors yesterday
when the county ordered the cmer-
gency hospital closed.
The city will now care for its pa
tients Independent of the county de
clared the board and county health
authorities. who believe the same mis-
take is being made here as in Denver,
san Francisco and other cities in the
United States. where the ban was
lifted when the epidemic was in the
same stages as it is i'm this city
Since the city has taken this ac-
ton, despite our opposition, 1t can
care for its own cases and we will care
for ours" said the supervisors The
city was determined TO open the tow
and it has done SO. We can only hope
that history will not repeat itself and
Phoenix suffer as other places have
suffered by taking this action too
soon
Keep Ward at ST. Joseph's
The county. on recommendation Of
its health department, viii maintain
ward at st. Joseph's hospital. Patients
who could not be removed from the
emergency hospital to their homes
were taken there last evening. The
county will continue to conduct its
emergency hospitals in Mesa, Tempe.
Chandler Buckeye and Glendale
John p. Lopez. appointed by the
board Of supervisors as their repre-
sentative to have charge of the emer-
rencv hospitals during the epidemic
may be forced to resign if the schools
open on Monday.
As county agent, he has rendered in
valuable aid, but the board realizes
that his duties as superintendent OF
schools would necessitate his leaving
the emergency work To some one VINO
would give it his undivided attention.
Mr.. Lopez said he would be swamped
if the schools opened and he did not
sec how it would be possible to give
as much time to the hospital situation
as it demanded The board, consiG-
cring tho opening Of school on Monday
as problematical did not name Mr.
l.oper's successor.
Cared for Many Cases
Mr. Loper stated yesterday than
there were not half as many cases in
the city as there we're ten days ago
although none of the emergency hos
closed for some time TO come, even II
the end Of the epidemic were in sight
Phoenix. with its two emergency
hospitals. the Woman's club and St
Josoph's hospital have had the great
est number Of cases. while the next il
line cared for by the county has beer
Mesa. with it's emergency hospital
equipped to care for 120 patients
Tempe has had as many as - case
in the hospital at one time, and othe
county districts have averaged 81
cases AZ once.
ut is impossible to estimate the COS
TO the county at present said MI
Lopez. while all the bills have becl
filed with the board of supervisors
they have not yet been totaled. / be
Iieve it to be not less than $4,000 III
10 date. with $4,000 of this amour
for nurses salaries. The city will re
imburse the county its part. but can
not say how much that will be
Give Out 1000 Pints Booze
Since the emergency hospital opened
October 10 there has been practical,
no expenditure for physicians, tn
county and city health officers, DR.. \
r. Nichols and DR.. II. X. BeauchamT
caring for the great majority of cases
Mr.. Lopez stated that he believed tina
500 would cover the bill, for, in ad
dition TO the rendering of service b
the health authorities in the city an