The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-02
MONTPELIER
Census of the Sick Being Taken on Sug.
gestion of DR.. Pache.

DR. H. l.. Pache, inspector of the state
board of health, attended meeting of
the Montpelier board of health Tuesday
evening in city hall at which he made
the statement to a reporter that there
were 1900 cases of grip in Montpelier
and 1000 in Barre, Following the meet
ing he told Mayor Mitchell that DR..
Charles Dalton, secretary of the state
board of health, assured him by tele-
phone that four or Ave physicians would
be sent to these two cities Wednesday.
He further stated that an effort would be
made to get fourth-year students of the
medical college TO come to help in the
two cities and that an effort would be
made to bring second-year students of
the same college to be used as nurses.
He also said other efforts would be made
towards getting other nurses and that If
they failed in securing the fourth and
seeond-year students then other help
would have to be brought here to help
out in the condition. He said he would
advise division OF Montpelier into dis
tricts and a physician assigned to each
district OF course, the critical cases
would be attended to by the physician
as before, but the general run of cases
would be cared for by any physician al
| lotte6 TO any district, so that better care
would be given the patients and less du-
| plieation of travel done He advised
| Montpelier to duplicate the Barre effort
of canvassing the city to find out just
| how many cases there are and the exact
condition of the families as to medical
needs, food and fuel He was surprised
to find women caring for patients crit
ically i'll at Heaton hospital, where ex-
pert trained nurses should be in charge
Of these cases; but he remarked at the
wonderful cooperation Of the people IN
general in the effort to give comfort to
everybody.
The board of health called the public
safety committee executive together and
they accepted the obligation of conduct
ing canvass Of the city to-day. They
held the meeting last evening and this
morning were early on the job. John
Adams, for the war chest distribution
committee, stated that the war chest was
available for funds in this need and mon.
ey would be appropriated for use among
families where immediate needs must be
taken care of. Upon motion Of j p
GdlieBH6It WHO hle0 Nlhut tHE mptiDH
that the canvass be conducted, it was
voted TO select a committee to whom the
people may 60 for help in any manner
| This committee is Mayor Mitchell, j. q
Gallaher and John Adams S. s. Ballard
chairman Of the automobile mmittet
Of the Board of Trade, who was called
TO the meeting, promised to mobilize the
automobiles to be used in carrying nurse;
and physicians sent here or those here
who do not have conyeyances and Il
carry canvassers to-day if need be. II
is hoped to complete the canvass tonight
although probably it cannot be done
When the cards are completed they viii
be filed with H. ID. Larrabee and dupli
cate card will be left at each home to b,
forwarded to Mr.. Larrabee when another
member Of any family is taken i'll.
DIR. Paehe said, in response to ques
tion of Mayor Mitchell, that the malady
is the same grip that prevailed here il
1890 and that il took the name of Span
ish influenza from the fact that this out
break developed in that country anC
travelled through portion of Europe
and then was brought to our shores. Thu
board Of health was much delighted wher
he advised that physicians We're to b
sent here Wednesday. They now hops
for the fourth and second-year students
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