The sun., 1918-10-22

DROP OF 1858 IN
NEW GRIP CASES
Deaths Also Show Marked De-
crease, but Later Figures
May Make Change.
NET OUT FOR LANDLORDS
Several Fuel Saving Apart
ment House Owners Served
With Summons.
NET OUT FOR LANDLORDS

decrease OF SOS cases OF influence
was noted In the reports made to the De
partment OF Health for the twenty -fouI
hour period ending Monday morning Al
10 o'clock. which would be very encour
aging II It were not for the fact that
many doctors neglect to report theil
eases Sunday and early Monday but wal
until the day IL older, II they report al
al. This results In embodying Sundays
But even considering this the decrease
can be taken as an indication that the
epidemic Is decidedly upon the wane, DR.
Royal s. Copeland. Health Commissioner
declared.
His prediction OF Saturday that the
epidemic will be over by Thursday" still
holds good to the extent he now ex-
plains, that IL will be materially de-
creased but must run its course"
In spite OF the shortage of doctors
many patients have got well and left
hospitals. SO that there Is now room for
a great many more patients The NUM-
cipal Lodging House, converted into a
hospital TO care for the overflow, Will
transform to its original service after
to-day.
Faithful Work OF Nurses.
Many more nurses are needed for
home nursing. The Henry Street Settle
ment Ia supplying nurses and aids for
service throughout the city. These
women and girls have entered the homes
of all sorts OF people since the epidemic
began. nursed the sick faithfully and
provided for them in many cases. Most
- A.. nil h..,,
pay.
There is absolutely no provision made
for just an emergency as has arisen. the
care OF poor patients in their homes.
The Department OF Health assumed re-
sponsibiiity, and through tho kindness OF
volunteers and expenditures of its own
funds managed In a measure to care for
them.
There certainly should be some pro-
vision for caring FOR poor patients in
their homes" DR.. Copeland said. "Other
States do II. The Health Department
took care of the poor because there was
no one else to do IT
Many New York landlords who refuse
TO turn on heat In houses where there
are influenza patients may find them
selves In trouble some way or other
nobody seems to know just when or how.
II want TO zee some OF these landlords
In JAIL" DR.. Copeland said yesterday az
ter receiving a note OF commentator
from the Mayor. who expressed tile same
wish In legal phrase.
Round Up Fuel saving Landlords.
Several fuel saving landlords were be-
ing dug out Of their patriotic coalbins
yesterday by inspectors OF the Health
Department and served with summonses
TO appear Mt Magistrates courta just
what will take place in the courts 10
conjecture. II Is strictly up to the Mag
istrates.
No one seems TO be able to find any
particular chapter or section Of the
Criminal Code that will saddle respon.
sibility OH the landlord.
Appeals to profiteering landlords
seem to have little effect, for numerous
cases OF patients suffering In cold rooms
have been reported TO the Health De-
partment. Threats have done no good,
but the department hopes for drastic
results from the summonses
Following bulletin received from the
United States Shipping Board yesterday
Borough President Van Name of Rich
rnond announced that precautions would
BE- taken to protect shipworkers OF
staten Island.
After receiving a commission of Lieu
tenant IN the army LIT. Coleman Slmp-
son Siff. "a. a graduate OF Bellevue
Medical College. who was to sail
soon for service. died OF influenza Sum
day at his home, 1868 Eighty-second
street Brooklyn.
Believing she had contracted influenza
Gertrude Wayne. %. of 176 East Fifth
street, Brooklyn. committed suicide.
Her body was found lying In the back
yard of her home yesterday. She had
cut her throat with a razor.
There were only seventeen new cases
OF Influenza reported from Camp Upton
yesterday and five deaths.
Quarantine on Capfp Dix.
with the epidemic under control and
rapidly being blotted out among soldiers
the quarantine which for more than a
month has cut of Camp Dix from the
outer world was lifted by Mator-Gen.
Scott yesterday. While the new cases
Of influenza reported are less than half
a dozen day pneumonia Is still develop
ing among convalescents. Altogether
sol soldiers have died OF influenza or
pneumonia of camp population OF APP
proximately $4,000.