Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-10-17
INFLUENZA GRIP
ON CITY WILL BE
BROKEN SHORTLY
CONTINUED from page one

AbOublnutu lIOHl page Out.i
DR.. Helene Ratterman. DR.. Richards, of
the Public Health Service, will be put
in charge in Wilmington, assisted by
DR.. A. S. Warder, DR.. w. F. DOlan, DR..
Van Stone, DR.. Ida Mccormick, Dr. Ella
Hunt Or. II. NJ. Stang, a government
doctor to be transferred from COrney's
Point, and two interns sent, from out
side This will mean that ten govern
ment physicians will continue TO work
In Wilmington. DR.. Scott has arranged
with Dean PiersOn, OF the Hahnemann
Hospital Philadelphia, for the twelve
doctors who were to be recalled to the
hospital from Carney's Point. to re-
main at Carneys Point until Monday.
There are also three government ply
slcians at that place, making fifteen
doctors In all.
DR.. Scott has made further arrange
ments with the Ley Construction Com
pany, erecting munitlOn works at Port
Penn, TO send a number Of their com
pany nurses 10 help out I'm Wilmington
for awhile, until the number Of pneu-
mOnla cases lessen. They will help at
the emergency hospitals.
DR.. Scott said this morning that the
mington people 10 keep up all their
precautionary methods, and not to re-
lax In the least. He said that the local
situation is very encouraging, and II
remains with the public to keep 1t So
by cooperating in every way with the
Board of Health. Or. Scott has several
times spoken in high praise Of the way
the Board OF Health has handled the
situation, and gives the board a great
deal Of credit for measures which have
checked the epidemic in this city more
quickly than in most other places
where 10 has ilOurlshed.
The chief responsibility has fallen
upon the Board OF Health and its Of
flcIals have been on the Job -ceaselessly !
and self-sacrllcingly during the cpl
demic. Wilmington may well be CRATE
full to the Board Of Health for its
promptness and efficiency in taking care
Of the situation.
The United States Public Service Dl-
rector. DR.. Scott, and his assisting gov
eminent doctors have co-Operated thor
oughly with the Board Of Health Of the
city and State, and have gone to work
with a thOrOughhess that has helped
greatly in putting the epidemic on the
down grade.
Today. the Wilmington Country Club
Hospital reported forty empty beds, and
the New Century Club Hospital re-.
ported thirty-five empty beds. DR.. Scott
stated that the few new cases reported
are Of a mild form Of influenza, prac-
tically all the severe cases being old
ones. Among these early cases, there
are pneumonia cases in very large
numbers. the most serious element OF
the local situation today. The pneu-
monia arising from influenza is an in
sidious disease OF serious nature, and
requires the utmost care in nursing.
patients are warned
against getting about too soon, as many
OF the pneumonia cases have been a
relapse Of partially recovered influenza
patients.
The Board Of Health will ask ply
sicians TO prescribe only as much liquor
as IS necessary in treating patient.
By state law, the wholesale dealers
may not sell liquor in less than a
quart. 20 be consumed or the premises
one quart Of whiskey can make a man
drunk. unless he spreads it over a rea-
sonable length Of time. Three indl-
NlUuNlS WIN Uuu ANAa'htAf At"A NttN-+
quart within a brief period OF time
were seen careening down Market
street last night The state law also (
requipes that retail dealers may sell
liquor only TO be drunk on their prem
ises. The Board OF Health closing or
der forbids the retail dealers TO have |
drinking on their premises during the /
Of the order. The request !
of the board that doctors shall not pre-
scribe more than is necessary for a |
patient will mean that neither whole /
sale men nor retail men can I'LL the /
doctors prescriptions, but that patients |
will have to get them fllled at a drug |
store. There are several druggists in |
the city who are licensed to sell liquor. |
DR.. Franklin B. Roger. acting state |
health commissioner Of Pennsylvania, I
who several days ago sent Geographic |
complaint that Coatesville negroes were
bringing back large quantities of liquor
'vom wilmington, has sent a coDgratu-
atory telegram TO Mayor Lawson,
which reads.
Thank you for your telegram. De-