Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-28
Anticipated at Park View.

Anticipated at Park View.
DR.. Fowler's advice was anticipated
by the Park View Community Center,
which last night closed the doors of
the Park View School. Newton and
Warder streets northwest, to social
activities which were to have been
held there. The building will be
orders of John G. McGratii, commu-
nifty secretary, until further notice.
1t is expected the example will be
followed by other community centers
throughout the city.
DR.. Fowler's suggestion not to hold
porting of eighteen new cases OF
Spanish influenza and one death in
the last twenty-four hours in the
District.
The latest victim was Charles A.
seventy-five years old, who
certificate shows that the cause was
grip and pneumonia.
Forty-two cases were reported to
the District health department for the
hours ending yesterday
noon, and the eighteen new ones re-
bring the total to sixty new cases in
the last sixty hours.
In the opinion of DR.. Fowler there
is a possibility that there are hun
dreds of cases in the District. many
of which are of mild form and not yet
reported. The experience of other
cities has shown that while at first
the number of cases may be small,
they increase gradually to q certain
point when there is rapid rise in
the number of cases.
Order for Mouth Coverings.
The District Chapter Of the Red
Cross has received an order for about
$4,000 more mouth coverings for SOL
ginia, West Virginia and Maryland.
A few days ago the chapter received
from the Potomac division of the Red
Cross an order for $4,000 of the gauze
masks and this has been increased by
5000. The District chapter and it's
various auxiliary members are work.
ing day and night on the filters.
The public schools being closed to-
day. Supt. Ernest L. Thurston had no
way of determining whether the cpl
1emic has spread to any extent among
the children.
All principals were instructed to-
lay, however, to watch pupils closely
whom they report Monday morning
and to send home any children who
show evidence Of q heavy cold. In
doubtful cases the teacher 10 instruct
I'd to notify ono Of the medical in
.pectors of the school system.
In the Camps.
Reports from the statistical depart
ment Of the surgeon generals office
Of the War Department state that the
epidemic is still prevalent in the vari-
Gus camps and cantonments of the
most of which are under
The number Of new cases reported
up to 10 o'clock this morning. or in
the total number of cases to 1891.
The number Of new cases is 152 more
than the number reported for the
hours ended yesterday
noon.
Camp Meade reported 1,oss new
cases. Camp Pike, Ark, led with 1914.
Camp Dix had Loaf and Camp Devens.
Camp Devens reported $40 cases yes
terday noon. and the decrease noted in
today's report shows that the epi-
demic is on the wane in that camp.
Cases Of Pneumonia.
The number Of pneumonia cases re-
ported up to 10 o'clock this morning
was SIS. as compared with TIT report
ed for the twenty-four hours ending
yesterday IlOOH. camp OlA leu Win
lib. Camp Upton had seventy-nine
and Camp Lee fifty-six.
Two hundred and forty-three deaths
were reported from pnemonia- Dew
ems, which has suffered greatly by
the disease, had ninety. as against
yesterday. DIX had sew
for the twenty-four hours up to noon
yesterday. Upton had fifteen and Lee
thirteen.
A report from the United States
public health service announced that
since yesterday noon several cases
have appeared at Pensacola and at
william population Of Portsmouth and
in Virginia, is becoming in
fected with the disease.
The health service also reports that
the situation among civilians in
Is still serioua while
theil but not Alarmtngiy IN the west
Tho public health service Is having
printed q booklet on Spanish innu-
en8a, which will be ready in q day or
two. and can BE- obtained by making
at the surgeon generals
The booklet states that young. &C
ceptible to the disease. Persons are
advised to avoid crowds, such as
street cars and meeting places. It is
pointed out that when the epidemic
was raging in Berlin the street car
were particularly affected
by the disease.
Sneezing or coughing without COW
ering the mouth. it says, should be
looked upon with the same contempt
~ expectorating on sidewalks and in
other public places.
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