The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-12

public opinion be enlisted in the
education of the people in the rec.
ognized methods of its prevention,
and especially about staying away
from crowds and places where it is
likely to exist.
Within the last few days such in
sistent representations came in from
Louisville that the disease had again
reached such epidemic proportions
as to require action by this Board,
its officers on last Wednesday after
noon called a conference of leading
general practitioners of that city in
order to get reliable, first-hand infor-
nation. 1t was the unanimous opin-
ion of these gentlemen that, while
the disease was far milder and, diff
fered from the earlier stage of the
epidemic in that it attacked children
more frequently than adults, it was
far more prevalent and widely dis
tributed than at any previous time,
and without a dissenting voice they
recommended that all restrictions be
re-imposed, several of them asserting
thatthey were advising all families
under their care to keep the children
out of school and that both the chill
lren and parents stay away from all
public gatherings until the danger
was over.
Immediately upon the simultane-
Gus perfection of the vaccine for the
prevention of Influenza and its fatal
complications, by the laboratories of
the Rockefeller Institute, the Mayo
Clinic and several private manufac-
turers, few weeks ago, and its APP
proval by the Surgeon General of the
Army and other proper authorities,
this Board began earnest effort to
secure it in quantities but, on account
of preference being properly given
to the urgent needs of the Army and
other branches of the public service,
only small supplies could then be OBJ
tanned for use in few highly infect
ed districts and families. While this
conference with the Louisville ply
sicians was being held a wire was re-
ceived from DIR. Rosenow, Director
of the Mayo Laboratories, at Roch-
ester, Minnesota, that 10000 doses
Of the vaccine had been sent to the
Board and that 100000 more would
follow as needed, for free distribu-
ton to all health officials and physi-
clans who would keep and return to
this Board for tabulation the records
and results of all NEGOTIATIONS.
With these generous supplies of
vaccine in its possession and with
strong and active Health Department
and excellent public spirited profess
sion, to administer it, even in the
light Of grave conditions revealed by
the conference, it was decided, for
the present at least, to place supplies
Of vaccine in the hands of all health
officials of the State for their own
use, and for distribution to physi-
clans who will keep and return the
record OF cases, and to ask the City
Health Department of Louisville, and
Of other cities so far as practicable,
to open one or more Free Clinics for
the free incubation Of the INDECENT,
placing very liberal construction
upon this term.
Recognizing that picture shows,
ten cent stores and department stores
during special sales and other hours
of congestion, are constant sources
of danger in an epidemic like this,
these and all similar places were
commended to the special care Of the
boards Of health Of all cities, with
authority, even to the point Of clos
ing, to impose any restrictions nee
essary to protect the public health,
and it is especially recommended
tat during the period Of this cpl
de mic all children under sixteen