The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-14
Want Better Records.


satisfied that the records of the in
Hueuza epidemic here are inaccurate.
and wishing 10 have them in as com
i'lete shape as 1t il possible 10 get
them. Or, Flanagan yesterday re-
quested the Boy Scouts TO help him in
getting his records straight
Thete is general belief that the re-
ports being received at the office Of
The chief health officer are In many re-
sPectS Inaccurate, He must have them
correct IN order that the work of the
relief committees nay he conducted
with some degree Of certainty AK 10 the
extent of the disease
The Boy ScoAs, viii this morning,
under direction of Scout Executive
| Weaver. make a canvass of all the doc
tors offices in the city, to aid the doc
tors in making out their reports for
the health department.
The general Inference is that the re-
| ports given the health department give
a far lower number than really exists
I On the other hand, 1t may be that the
number Is exaggerated, under the in
| fiUence Of the a larmist notions that are
permitted to get abroad
ttt-H4-.E1 vs. N X head CT EheE bs..,fd al
health of New York city every indi-
Vidual viii simply keep his poise, keep
| Tree from unnecessary alarm, and fol-
law out the ordinary rules of cleanii-
iess and health. he will minimize the
dangers of the influenza
Cut Out Hysteria.
There is no nsa In growing hysteri-
cal 40 has been pointed out by Dr.
Flanagan, The disease itself is bad
enough, but the disease combined with
general hysteria and alarm ia worse.
Let every individual do all In his
power to keep the disease away from
himself, and ii will soon be stamped
out
Don't spit SO the spray may reach
anyone else.
Don't sneeze or cougat without COW
ering the mouth.
Sf+ese two little rules. IL observed by
Every man. woman and child. would
tend to wipe out the ma lady In day
The head Of the health department
of New York did not deem II neces-
sary 10 close UP any of the places of
amusement. He depended a great deal
upon the common sense of the people.
and rather than stir up condition OF
hysteria, he urges cooiness and poise.
He says the greatest danger Is to be
found in crowded street cars.
An effort win be made today. it is
i'd. to have the street car company
put its open cars on the various lines.
There is little chance of scaping germs
l!i Tue CHOSEN tAlE. II any happen 10
appear therein. Open cars present
more ventilation. and they save time.
The pay-as-you enter car is a source
Of much delay In going from one point
to another There is no delay in the
open summer car, for all the passen-
gers can get 10 their seats at one time,
and do not have to wait for the pur-
chase of jackets, the giving of change,
and the various other little delays oc-
casioned in the passing of crowd of
passengers into closed car,
More Help Needed,
While the situation liz being held
v ell ia hand, there is demand for more
volunteer workers. 1t was said last
night that the outlook could not be
termed roseate. and that there is no
telling what the future may bring
forth The workers and the officials
are cxerting all their energies, and
apparently there seems to be some en-
coUragement looking toward an abate-
ment Of the disease, but nothing is to
t be taken for granted
The cots at the high school continue
to MI, and unless there is A sudden
change for the better, the hospital VIII
( be filed before the convalescent are
/ permitted 10 get away.
/ The ADDITIONAL schools that have been
prepared for the reception of patients
are ready. and will be utilized as soon
as necessary
Baker school Is being prepared for
the coiored patients. II was stated
/ yesterday by Or. Flanagan that the
disease had not effected the coIored
/ peapl" with the force with which it
had hit the whites. They have been
" armed however to avoid crowds. and
to use al the usual precautionary
measures. and 70 help each other.
1t is pointed out that the -Golorad
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