The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-05
bE[LA|RE NEEDS
NURSES TOF|CHT
FLU" EPIDEMIC
BOARD OF HEALTH WILL PAY SIS a
WEEK TO PERSONS WHO Voh-
uNTEER SERVICES.
Meeting Was Held Yesterday Afternoon
Following Suggestion OF Q. 5.
Health Service.

In order TO properly combat the
Spanish influenza epidemic now raging
In Rellaire, the board o. health OF that
c,tv nassed a resolution agreeing TO pay
aersors who volunteer their services rs
.o,rses< 9.5 -.Y. week. Thor" are h~H-
oeeds OF people in Bcllaire who are cap
able Of handling patients under the ol-
rection Of physicians and regular I'SlS-
tered nurses. Persons willing 70 take up
,he work are requested 70 apply to CITY
Health officer DR.. D. ". Boone wnen
they be assigned TO cases neso'hs
nurse.
The meeting Of tho board or nca1'n'
members OF the school hoard and citizens
..as held Yesterday afternoon ut the
suggestion OF Dr. J. f. Hunter. or the
Knitted States Public H"alth service de-
6artment with headGUarters ut Column
b,,s DR. Hunter attended the meeting
and offered many suEc"Sttc rs I" conln"C
the disease. Flo informed IN" H"ard "'
health that tho volunteer nurs" service
~ othor norts Of .hr state proved r fall
nre until n fixed compensation was
agreed upon ard according TO ms
statement the Offer I" ray wages i'r
nursing Influenza patients met WIN Il
hearty reSpons" ami the hcattn Hu''o,'
ties had no difficulty in securing the
nurses.
DR. Hunter is touring tho stat" making
o survey Of the Influenza situation IN
vartcus localities He has visited all the
affected portions OF the stat" but stated
that conditions in other Ohio towns ar'
similar to conditions in RelIalre. C!eai'-
linees he said. is on" method OF '"'"-
batt;ny the disease. In Fast Palestine
~. disease WAS stamped our in six Ga:S.
/, uben the citizens took II upon them
solves to clean the streets n''"ct
DR.. Hunter had in mind the condition q.
HeIlaire streets could uo- DO learned. OUT
r. I, presumed that il was hint I"
the Bellal-. authorities :" got busy ah''
clean the streets. 4 duty th;' mas ''"'
hosn nerf ,r,ucd for several months.
Anoth,r matter thar n" board ~
hen1th.s attention was called To was the
rigid enforcement OF the quarantine laws
In Rc,iairr. which h" understood were
being grossly violated by NUMBER 81
,eon.e There should ~ n" h"S'tancy on
,he mart OF tho health authorities ~ on
ror ing the closing regulations ami any
one violating thrm should b" prosecutor
n. said the organization IN i'rl!air" was
pood but rhcre appeared 70 D" laKitE III
Enforcing tho quarantine laws. II" was
,n,ose1 70 removing t''.. present r"Stri"-
Hons as lonE as IN" futur" outc''n" az
~ d;.s,sc WAS uncertain. Under rT"S-
aat conditions he h"l' ys.'! that IN" clos
inc regulations should prevail until inc
1,sease was stamped ont anr X i:"t still
ation becomes w"rS" h" suggested Il
more stringent r!"Stn- "rcH-.
He recommended the establishment OK
IN emergency hospital IN which I" cor
Nne persons afflicted with tn" disease
md II WAS mainly through his suEE"S-
ton that the board ~ health passed IN"
resolution agreeing t" p" st' per W""N
,or volunteer nurses tn" third floor
az tho Ballair" city hospital Is nov being
used for that purpose. hut the help nee
.ss.rv to successfully combat IN" diS-
t. ;n,daouatc Two men can no
u.sd 70 advantage in Keeping tho plar"
clean and it was suggested yesterday
that the board &c health employ SuGh
nelp.
erease in th. number ~ cases In E"ilhir"
and the situation. while nor alarming. IL
still very serious. Four deaths occurr"!
In 4he. past twcnty-tour hours NJ the
Bellaire hospital. All were Foreigners