Evening journal., 1918-09-30

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today that IL he had 500 cots az his dis
posal he cotld at once MI them with
influenza patients. The Country Club
by using the large ballroom and en-
closed porches. can be made 10 accom-
modate several hundred patients. Suf-
lcient nurses have been secured for
the Country Club Emergency Hospital.
Il is reported that the epidemic has
broken out among the employees Of the
Marlin-Rockwell munition plant at Port
Penn.
One suggestion which the City Board
OF Health may make is for the flremen
10 wash down the city streets with
hose. The street and Sewer Depart
ment cannot procure men. with the lin
tied funds at their command 10 keep
the streets In clean condition. and
householders In spite OF repeated ap-
peals have been utterly careless in let
ting waste remain upon the city streets.
They were warned that dirty streets
meant danger In cases OF sickness, and
because OF deafness TO the warning. the
dirty streets are now an important fac
tor In helping 10 spread the epidemic.
The public and parochial schools
have been fortunate In having very few
pupils taken with the disease. 10 which
children seem less liable than adults
lnasmuch as we'll people do not carry
the germs around 10 give the influenza
to others, the school authorities feel
that the pupils are safer In school
than al many Of their homes, where
they might be exposed 10 Infection from
influenza patients. The schools are
clean, warm, and we'll ventilated Dr.
Clifford J. Scott. superintendent OF the
city schools, said this morning. that
the decision regarding the closing OF
the schools would rest with the City
Board OF Health. The orders OF the
board would be followed by the school
authorities. The city schools have la
bored under so much OF a handicap with
shortage OF teachers, and beginning
later than usual in order 10 help out
the labor shortage, that they sincerely
hope the epidemic will pass them by.
as Il seems likely 10 do.
The Homeopathic Hospital has offered
two floors OF its new building 20 the
Red Cross. for use as an emergency
hospital for the influenza cases. The
Red Cross has been put In charge OF the
equipping and running Of the emer-
gency hospitals, by the Council Of De-
fense.
There are ten cases at the Physicians
and Surgeons Hospital, but no deaths
due TO influenza. A number OF cases
there are developing into pneumonia.
Miss Duncan, formerly superinten-
dent Of the Delaware Hospital. who has
enrolled FOR service overseas, has tele-
graphed Washington for permission TO
take charge OF the emergency hospital
here.
Yesterday Miss Eva y. Hayes. who
Is organizing the nursing force OF the
hospital, appealed 20 the
Federal government for twenty-five
nurses.
The Communicating OF the New Cen
tury Club has cancelled all meetings
which were TO have been held there. |
This includes the Red Gross linen /
shower for the aid Of France. which |
has been postponed Indefinitely.
The main precautions that can be |
taken are 10 keep warm. clean and |
flush out the nose and throat two OF
three times a day with a solution OF /
lisierine anC water or other antiseptic. |
Eating OF onions Is a popular prevent |
I've specific around the city.
Delaware Hospital has bedn closed % |
visitors, to prevent spread Of the inlu- !
enza among its patients.
Superintendent Lyons OF the hos
pitsl. in speaking OF the step taken.
said:
The fact that stands out most clear
y Is that no mechanism exists in VIII
nington by which the incidence or seri-
BUSINESS Of disease may be accurately
yuaged II is a fact that many ply
'icisns are not in the habit Of report
ng even the reportable diseases to the
3oard OF Health. as the law requires.
Moreover, influence and pneumonia are
lot reportsble diseases. am Informed