Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-18
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The situation down state IL still showing
improvement, only one call being
received for n physician
Local Health officials fear that the
opening Of churches IN Philadelphia,
for which Philadelphia pastors arc "agiag
an earnest campaign, might seriously
affect conditions here. This may be
, another factor which will delay the
removing of the closing ban.
Abatement of the influenza epidemic
in Wilmington has been so marked In
the past few dayr that government
phyfician3 stationed here have been
ordered 10 places where they are more
vitally needed
DR.. z: " Scott. who has directed
the local work Of the Public Health
Service. and three of his assisting phys-
cisns. Or r. G. Woodward DIR stephen
w Viewer and DR. Helene Ratterman
left ON the 5 O'Clock train for Colum-
bus O, Yesterday afternoon, where
thev received notice from Washington
to report immediately. There are now
ten Public Health Service physicians
left n the city. Dr Richards, in charge,
DR. A. y. Warder, DR.. w +. Dolan,
DIR. Van Stone, Or Ida Mccormick,
Or Ella Hunt. DR.. H. NJ Stang, a
doctor who will be transferred from
Carney's Point, and two intcrns, who
will be sent from outside
Because many calls have been sent
for government doctors To attend
other than influenza patients, under
Misunderstanding of the Federal or
ders, which send the doctors over the
country TO care for influenza only, the
Board Of Health has been forced tn
make n new ruling Anyone who wishes
doctor TO attend an influenza or pneu-
| rnonia patient must apply to one Of
the regular city physicians II the physi-
cian cannot answer the call he will
apply for a government physician, but
| the call for government doctor
| must hereafter come from a city doe
| tor
CRITICIZE local DOCTORS.
There have bcen many complaints
| that local doctors, when called, have
sent word they would come rs soon as
possible, and then have kept patients
waiting . day or two before they APP
| pe8rcd
In the height Of the epidemic this
| could hardly be helped. as the doctors
were working night and day and m
| government doctors had arrived Per
sons who heard the new rule Of the
board hope il will not result IN a nov
| unnecessary delay in getting medical
| help to influenza cases.
| People III the city should not get the
idea fhat the epidemic Is virtually over
] In he neighborhood around the People
| Settlement. scores of new cases of the
disease developed yesterday some u
| them were instances where the whole
| family was found slck In BrowntoWn
| many new cases are reported daily
| Scattered over the city there ls stall an
impressive number of new cases every day
The beds in tho Emergency Hospital
| for Babca. nj the Peoples settlement
arc filed with sick little folks There
were seven new admissions YESTERDAY
| Tho Peoples Settlement IS not able q
| take care Of MI The babies which they
/ feel should be admitted for lack Of sui
| iicicnt nurses 10 attend the children
| They have found it very bard to be
Obliged to refuse babies whose mothers
were sick, but it has mad u be done
! Volunteer nurses Will receive a hearty
welcome IT the Settlement since the
first OF October there have been fifty
| sick baby influenza patients taken care
Of at the Settlement Emergency Hospital
| LIQUOR ORDERS CLASH.
An interesting development came Up
in the liquor selling situation yesterday.
| According to state Law, wholesale liquor
| dealers may not sell liquors IN less than
| quart quantity, TO be drunk away from
| the premises According to the order
Of the City Board OF Health, liquor can
only be sold upon presentation Of 4
| doctors prescription, calling for hq1or
1 . H. F.%
! liquor who fills the doctor prescription
| NAV only dispense the amount called
| for IN the prescription.
Now, a quart OF whiskey IS consider
able OF dose, an amount hardly neces-
sary IN the treatment Of a mild case Of
| influenza. and If the wiling patIen'
| imbibes II WITHIN a bntf period Of time
| II makes him drlnk-aS drunk as three
men Who ug-zagged hilariously douT
| Market street on Wednesday night
The Board of Health allowed The
| wholesale dealers 10 remain open only
| because many doctors we're using wins
| KEY as a remedial agent To avoid
its use for any other than mellclna
| reasons, the Board OF Health is now
| requesting the doctors 10 prescribe only
| as much liquor rs Is essential, which
IN general is less than one quart. Thl:
means that doctors prescriptions call
ing for less than quart cannot be tlllec
anywhere IN the city except at drue
store licensed to sell spintuous drinks
| There are several drugstores IN the city
| which have the necessary license; they
must have federal license.
DRUNKARDs EASY VICTIMS
Retail men can sell less than a quar-
| of liquor. but they cannot open thei
saloons because Of the closing orde
of October ,, and the state law require
that liquor sold by retail men mus
be drunk upon the premises A whisky
soaked man is an easy epidemic victim
and a menace to the public health. TIL
Boar of Health feels that the whole
sale dealers hav no shown cooper
alton IN selling lntoxi ants In a mod
Grafton which would prevent this menace
On the other hand, purchasers poin
to the tremendous protlteering by Phil
adelphla drugstores, which have quad
rupled liquor prices. according to loca
talk They wonder if the same thinI
will happen here under the new con
ditions
Because of the decision not to sent
new cases to the New Century Clul
| 4Iarn MIL continue ~ he many r,attapt