New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Marked Falling OFF From
Totals Of Saturday and
Sunday Reported
EQUAL Distribution
OF Cases Planned
Hundreds of Extra Beds
Provided For; 1883
Cases in Day

New cases of influenza reported in
New York yesterday showed marked
falling off from the totals Of Sunday
and Saturday. In all, 1883 cases were
recorded, with 157 pneumonia victims.
Reports for the two previous days had
been we'll above 1000.
Health Department officials cx-
pressed the hope that this indicated
tnat the peak Of the epidemic had been
passed. They feared, however, that the
fact that many physicians make no
reports on Sunday may have had some
effect upon the total.
A clearing house for the distribu-
ton of influenza cases to city hospitals
was established yesterday. Up to the
present there has been 10 even dis
tribution of the cases. Conditions have
varied greatly with the situation of
the hospital. Some institutions have
been filled to overfowing with cases.
Others, in unaffected districts, have
had practically none. The purpose of
the clearing house is to equalize the
burden.
Arrangements for the hospital clear
ing house are in charge of James Mar
ray, director of the Board of Ambu-
lances, who will collect data from
every private institution in the city
and report to the Commissioner of
Health each day. There are 10000 hos
pital beds in the city, of which 10000
are located in private hospitals. The
Commiss ioner has arranged with naval
hospital authorities to submit cases to
be removed to city hospitals before
assigning them, so that the new plan
may work effectively.
In preparation for possible sudden
growth in the number of cases here,
arrangements have been made to take
care of hospital overflow at the NUM-
cpal lodging house in East Twenty
NTH Street, which has capacity Of
6J0 beds, and also at new pavilion
at the Kingston Avenue Hospital,
Brooklyn. with a capacity Of 400 beds.
The order of the Health Department
70 business places and oces regulating
and fixing new opening and closing
ours was pat in effect to day.
No reports had been e;ved at the
Office of the comm ssioner last night
rs TO the success of the move. SAM
iary inspectors welc watchlry the ST
ra,ior and the Intcrborough Rapid
ransit Company lad is cheeker., On
the Job early yesterday to noe the cf
feet on the rush hour JAMS in the
>ubnays and on the elevated trains.
At he headquarters of the company 1t
vas said that nothing deiiat., could
lie aid as to tho effect of the orde- on
the transp portation problem until TO-
day.
The Health Commissioner has called
upon every landlord to furnish morning
and evening heat in every home in The
. A 4
ministrator, Delos ". Cooke. mas been
obtained and he seconds the order Of
the commissioner. Enough fire 20 re-
move the chill in all office buildings
Is also included i'll the order.
1853 Cases in City
Manhattan reported 453 new cases
hour period ended yesterday; Brooklyn,
3l4; The Bronx. 430; Queens, 11G, and
Richmond, 10. Reported deaths from
0huenza totaned 70, while pneumonia
claimed ia.
Many additional cities throughout
ne country Yesterday closed theatres,
churches and public gathering places
because Of the epidemic. In Cincinnati
me saloons were ordered closed at 7
o'clock last night. Baltimore has sus-
pended public meetings, including n
lice Of Cardinal Gibbons as d bishop,
schedulted for October 21. Virginia has
postponed the opening dates of its
state fair. Schenectady, n. Y. closed
ITS schools and theatres in the face of
an increase in the number of influenza
cases there. Barber shops and soft
drink establishments have been ordered
c'osed by Norfolk health authorities.
Pennsylvania Needs Physicians
The state health authorities of New
Jersey have ordered a sweeping state
vide suspension of public gatherings
placed IN effect. From many points in
rennsylvania appeals for medical and
nursing aid are being sent out. Com
missioner Copeland has received a re-
Vuest for twelve physicians from the
~utnorlties at Minersville. Penn.
influenza caused postponement of
social fall terms of court in New York
Yesterday. In some cases many tails
men tailed to appear because of the dis
Ease. Lawyers and jurists are also list
ed among the victims.
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