Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-26
ADMIT NO MORE PATIENTS
|. TO EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
Health Authorities Prepare to Turn
John Marshall High School
Back to Board.
DIR. FLANAGAN RETURNS
Is Encouraged by Outlook, and Be-
lievcs Influenza Epidemic Shows
Decided Dccline-New Cases TO BE
Taken to Virginia Hospital.

No more patients will be admitted
to John Marshall emergency hospital,
according to an official announcement
made last night by the City Health
Department.. through Graham lTobson.
or the administrative Board. The hos
pital authorities. as we'll as the munich
pal authorities, recognize the fact that
the only way to. clear the emergency
hospital OF patients and allow the build
ing to return to normal conditions is
to put positive ban on the rurthcr
admission of patients
Arrangements have been made AT
y, nirsnsa ,n osp,,;a n and a, the CITY Home
wise be brought to John Marshall. The
City Health Department will maintain
tients that has been exercised at the
John Marshall emergency hospital.
Or. Roy *. Flannagan, who has just
returned to the city from charlotte.-
VILE. was an interested visitor TO the
hospital yesterday afternoon.
wn ,,sn do You 1hink Of IT. the situation
asked.
II would no. say .he epidemic shows
but certainly decided decline. AS
anticipated and have stated all
along. the number of deaths. now tina;
tonatelE lnrsc 10 the number of cases"
URGES CARE or PATIENTS
IN HOMES WHERE: POSSIBLE
The City Health Department, is urE
ing the care OF patients in their ow,
homes where practicable. and many oil
the organizations of the city arc pla,I-
ming 10 take over by districts the care
OF people who are ailng with the dis
ease and are unable to secure proper
nursing.
John, Marshall and two to-day. The
list Is as follows: Mrs G.. " Lythgoe.
ii6 South First Street: Mrs. l.. y. High.
Sl3 Semnes Avenue: walter Haley,
Meade, MaTSlanu.
son, colored; William Mcleod. 1906
MSS. West Ms5shall Street: Clarence Il.
Street.
Teachers who have been III them
families, or for any other reason have
not volunteered for duty a, John Mar
Sn Y re f9sd do ne srss, shervfG lust nov
been stoidily on duty since tho hospital
opened., and who will need a few days
rest before the schools reopen.
shift. beginning a, o'clock IN the the
m nor, NJ and Mrs: Fisher, superin,en-
hospi,ai.
One, OF the volunteers in tho die,
failing down 10 iifigh;' OF STAIR" p y
Graham. the crthopcdic surgeon. VAS
called and the young woman was later
taken Ia her home in the ambulancc.
The following figures were obtained
in the receiving ward yesterday ar
ternoon: total admissions. 125: total
number discharged, 361: deaths. a.: dis
charged yesterday, %: admitted ycstcr-
p!tal, 1877
Richmond schools will certainly not
open before the first of the month
according TO a statement last nigh, bv
Acting Superintendent Albert RI HlIi
With orders prohibiting the admiss ion ,
OF more patients 20 John Marshall |
emergency hospital. which also affects
Baker emergency hospital, there arc
still .neary 200 patients In John
Marshall and over 100 in Baker. With
but one week left OF October. IL would
be obviously impossible to clear these
Two school buildings Of patients before
The first OF the month. even If other !
schools We're allowed 10 open.