The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-18

s&btfSS ttMtc INVARIABLY YVSluItfSn
from pneumonia. which had Its
beginning In influenza.
fwrHfy-sfx new cases were adj
United To John Marshall yester-
day. against nineteen Wednesday,
To date. 534 have been admitted
OF whom seventy-seven have been
discharged.
The last OF the colorcd patients
who have been under treatment
at John Marshall were transfer
rcd to the Baker school {colored),
known ~ emergency hospital
unit No. 2, yesterday. So far,
there are seventy patients. all
colored, at Baker.
While the epidemic among
white residents OF the city Is on
the wane. according to the health
authorities. II now appears TO be
invading the colorcd sections OF
the city. the number OF colored
cases having shown n marked In
crease daily for the past several
days.
New cases OF influenza and
pneumonia reported to the city
health department yesterday al
most doubled those OF Wednesday,
while the number of deaths re-
corded showed a falling OFT.
The health authorities an
nounCcd COS cases not hitherto
reported and twcnfy-six deaths.
- Chief Health Officer Roy X.
Flanagan explained that all of
the cases reported yesterday prob
ably did not develop overnight or
even within the last day or two,
but that nj least some OF them
had their origin several days ago.
Despite the big increase In the
number OF cases not hitherto re-
ported, DIR. Flanagan and his
aids continue optimistic, and say
nothing has happened within the
last few days to alter their be-
lief that the worst In over and
that ting peak OF the epidemic has
been reached
A falling off in the mum Der Of a did
tiona1 fatalities reported yesterds
was also held to be encouraging
the health officers. and this in spi
OF the fact that up to 3:45 o'clos
Yesterday afternoon as many patien
suffering with influenza or pneumon
had been admitted to the John Ma
nitted up to midnight Wednesday,
DIR. Flanagan says the public mu
be prepared for fluctuations from d.
10 day. both in the number OF ne
cases and the toll of deaths. Thi
he said. was not unusual in epidemi
Affecting the public health, but. to II
contrary. was rather to be expecte
These fluctuations, according to IL
n af IA x,E5 lxs
have no bearing whatever on the gel
eral situation. 4:
Administrator Graham b. Hobso
who has been active in the local can
paign against influenza. and who h,
spent most OF his waking hours
the John Marshall emergency hospit
since the beginning of the epidemi
expressed the belief yesterday tn,
he institution probably would I
cleared of patients within the ne.
TWO weeks.
The health authorities have a.
ranged to transfer patients as IA
Is they are able to be moved, and
-oom is made in other institutions
he several local hospitals, in ord,
hat when the han on the opening
The schools is lifted. the John Ma
hall high school will he ready ,
resume It's educational activities
he same time the other institution
II learning are re=npened-
AT present. all three floors OF job
are being used for the n
,eption of influenza and pneumon
patients.
Work of clearing the hospital /
sending convalescent patients to otht
institutions will begin on the top. {
bird. floor and proceed by floors III
II the building Is entirely empt
This Administra Hobson believe
viii be accomplished early in Noven
Ser il not by the first OF the month.
To date. there have been reporte
o the city health department SEE
,ases OF influenza and pneumonia an
,s5 deaths.
Five hundred and twenty-six pr
tents had been admitted to the oh
Marshall emergency hospital up I
s.45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, eigt
cen of whom were received yestel
lay. AT that hour the number {
cases being treated at the institutio
was 52s. Seventy-five patients. it wa
said. had been discharged.
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