Arizona republican., 1918-10-18

this time According to Dr. Brown and others who were at the meeting the peak of the epidemic in the north ern part of the state seems to have passed, while in some of the mining districts it is getting worse, notably the Globe Miami district.
 More Favorable Here
 The situation in Phoenix, Dr. Brown stated, was more favorable. Here it had not yet assumed the proportions of an epidemic, and the authorities pro- posed that such a thing should not oc- cur if prompt efforts were availing.
 While the meeting was in session County Attorney Foster of Gila county telephoned Adjutant General Harris that there were 1000 cases in the dis tricts, and that they had sent to the coast for nurses and doctors.
 Dr. Brown made very complete re- port of the situation throughout the state, and his personal experience dur ing the epidemic at Winslow, and asked for counsel and help.
 Needs Prompt Care
 Spanish influenza" said Dr. Brown, lis probably our old friend la grippe. It acts in two ways. Generally it strikes suddenly, the patient is very sick, and if he goes to bed at once he will probably feel like getting up in two or three days. Here is the danger point, for a relapse may occur that will be fatal through pneumonia or heart trouble. In an occasional case the dis ease comes on so gradually and easily that the patient is too far gone to be helped before it is realized that he is sick. These are exceptional cases, tut insidious,' and must be watched.
 Most cases if properly cared forSH continued the doctor, ''are mild, and but few deaths occur. Some people seem to be immune, as was the case in the Flagstaff normal, where IS pupils, who cared for all the rest of $50 v-ho were sick, did not contract the disease.
 ''Winslow was in a panic when I ar rived. A lot of people were down at the depot and insisted that go 10 their houses at once, when the thing that needed to be done, in the interest of the whole community, was to find out what the situation was and remedy 1t if pos siple.
 Epidemic Serious at WinsIow We found there were about 300 cases. A fire department truck was turned into an ambulance, the high school into a hospital, more doctors and nurses sent for, and we dug into the work. The ambulance for days had i 40 or 30 calls ahead, and did nor catch up for the better part of a week. But things are better now, and the number of cases decreasing.
 Only 20 deaths have occurred al 1 Winslow in all, and the cases in the hospitals we rigged up number Cnly about 30 now as compared to 150 we had at the height of the epidemic. h. fluenza apparently has not been as hard on babies as adults, the mortality being less.'
 | Dr. Brown then related in detail wha- had been done at Holbrook, St. Johns l Springville, Snowflake, Williams. Flag staff and other northern towns, and tn. results attained, telling of the haroi, work of many doctors and nurses, wht have worked night and day trying tt do the work that normally would re quire many more to handle.
 Can Be Controlled
 The epidemic is spreading gradual 1 ly," continued Dr. Brown, and ther, is every reason to believe that it vii | spread everywhere, but it can be con trolled if proper measures are taken Under usual conditions about 40 pc cent of the population contract it. bu this can be reduced. At Winslow ", used a serum from the laboratories o Dr. Watkins on myself and the hell we had, 100 persons in all We used nose and throat spray of to 10 pc cent argyrol twice daily, and wor gauge masks when attending patients Only one of these helpers had a seriou attack, so these prophylactic measure are undoubtedly effective.
 We should require the establishment of spraying stations, such as we had a Winslow, and compel their use, an should have vaccine stations as well fo those who want it. Hospitals shoul