The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-05

One hundred and eight new cases of
flu were reported to the city board OF
health before 2 o'clock this afternoon.
These 1OS cases represent only the
new cases and do not include any
left over from Wednesday. The We'd
nesday report showed 1875 cases for
that day. No deaths were reported to-
day.
According to a statement by Com
missioner w. L. Porter the new flu
restrictions in regard to street cars
were found impossible of enforcement
in that they left too much to the i'm
asination OF the individual conductor.
For this reason new orders of a more
specific and definite nature were is
sued today and went into effect this
noon.
The new order in regard to street
car passengers provides that when the
cash meter on the cars show that
one of the big two-man-crew cars is
loaded with eighty passengers that
car must be considered loaded, and
must not pick up any more passen-
gers until the load has been dimin-
ished The load prescribed for the
smaller two-man-crew cars is fifty
passengers, and the load prescribed
for the small single man-crew cars
without veStibule partitions is fifty
Six passengers.
The one other feature of the amend
ment to the flu ban is that section
providing that hotels, restaurants and
grocery stores must stop the sale of
cigars and tobaccos at 4:30 o'clock In
the afternoon the same as other bus
mess houses selling those articles.
Increase Over State.
General increases in the number of
Influenza cases were shown today in
reports received by the state board of
health from all sections of Kansas.
The increase does not seem to be con-
fined to localities or districts. In the
main. how ever. the fatalities are below
those of several weeks ago when the
state encountered its first attack.
Thousands of bulletins containing
special istructions for the care and
nursing of influenza and pneumonia
patients have been sent from the
health board offices in the state house.
An effort is being made to give the
new bulletin most general circulation.
as many valuable suggestions to aides.
attendants and members of house
holds in charge of patients are con-
tanned in the pamphlet. 1t is the de-
sire of the board to place these pam
phlets in every home where sickness
occurs and in the hands of persons
caring for the sick.
Bad Over County, Too.
That the influenza epidemic in
Shawnee county outside the city of
Topeka is proportionately nearly as
bad as in the city was indicated to-
day by the statement of DR.. w. B.
Steward. county physician, that from
ten to thirty new cases are being re-
ported to him daily.
Every effort is being made to stamp
out the disease: churches and all pub
lie gatherings. have been forbidden and
all schools in the county employing
more than two teachers have been
closed until further notice. Doctor
Steward stated that the disease seems
to be quite evenly distributed over the
county. with the exception of Ross
Vile and vicinity, where it seems to
have gained a greater hold. Several
death have been reported in the last
few days.
Apparently the flu epidemic Is GO
Ing on its way unchecked by the eff
forts of the city board of health and
all of the doctors of the city to place
prevention and cure in its path
Stores. business men and the citizens
in general are doing everything In
their power to obey the mandates OF
the board of health as regards safety
measures and precautions against the
spread of the disease. There have
been no arrests as yet for violation OF
either the closing order or of the
stringent quarantine order.
All day Wednesday the wage earn.
ers and bread winners of the afflicted
families were presenting themselves
1T the board CT helth office in the city
1ali seeking permits giving them per-
mission to enter and leave their homes
But one or two cases were fount
where other than the bread winner:
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