El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-23
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DR.. Tappan Believes "Flu"
Situation Improving;
Praises AoY Hospital.


The influenza situation has i'm
proved 10 such an extent on the
south side that I believe we will be
able TO lift the quarantine on public
places by November l." announced DR..
J. ". Tappan. Of the federal and city
health departments. Wednesday morn
ing by November 10. I believe the
epidemic will have almost entirely
disappeared. OF course. there viii be
scattered cases all winter"
DR.. Tappan reported that since the
opening Of the AOy emergency hos
pital, 100 patients have been admit
ted, Is have died and "a have been
cured "A wonderful work has been
done at that hospital" said the doc
tor. and I believe the Red Cross and
other organizations cooperating at the
institution deserve great credit"
WhOoptnE Cough Often FATAL.
The death rate in the Mexican sec
tons that followed the spread OF the
influenza epidemic there was due
largely to the fact that there already
was an epidemic Of whooping cough
among the Mexican children" said Dr.
Iappan- Whenever a child suffering
from that cough is attacked by in
fluenza7 the chances are that the COM
blned attack will prove fatal. y good
percentage Of the deaths on the south
side have been children"
Two Deaths Mt AOy.
There were only two deaths at Aoy
emergency hospital from Tuesday TO
Wednesday afternoon. They We're:
Jose Mendoza, 800 san Marcfal
Alfalfa Pena. soOs Rivera street.
aged IS.
Six more patients were discharged
at the hospital. making the total TO
date 30.
Death List Is 22s.
There were 229 deaths in the city
during the week ending wednesday
noon. registrar F. 4. Mayhem re
ported This was an increase OF IS
over the previous week. The total
was made up OF So Americans. IA
MeNlcans and two negroes, and prac-
tically every death was caused by in
fluenza or pneumonia, Mr.. Mayhem
said
Physicfans Practising Are GO.
directory Of the physicians Of
the city was compiled at the city
health office Wednesday, showing So
practicing that profession. An at
tempt will be made to communicate
with each one every day in order that
figures showing the total number OF
new and old cases might be prepared
for the federal government every
evening. IS requested.
Nearly Checked in Army.
That the spread OF influenza among
soldiers at Fort Bliss had been almost
entirely checked was indicated by the
report Wednesday Of Lieut. c. Il Nc
CURE. registrar at the base hospital
He reported for the - hours ending
noon Wednesday, as follows:
Three influenza and IS all other
cases admitted; 81 men returned 10
duty; four deaths; 579 remaining pa
tents. including 1854 influenza, lis
pneumonia and 232 all others.
The names Of the soldiers who died
are:
Pvt. Davis wardiow. SD field ar
il'ery.
PVT. August C. Rosencranz. SD field
artillery.
Pvt Francis Downing. sI4th cav
airy
Pvt. Eugene H. Frey. 18th cavalry.
Six Die on Northslde.
Deaths Of civilians on the northside
during the past "a hours OF influenza
were the following.
Miss Kate Stoker. 1877 Arizona
Philip Patrick Lynch. 1923 North
Mrs. Mary Lyon. so7 South Camp
bell
5. H overstreet 1919 North Kan
sas.
Miss Dolores Ochoa. s11 west Main.
George P. Ugarte. 2325 8Iagoffin-