Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-10
INFLUENZA CREST
BY NEXT WEEK
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received its first patients this morn
ing. The Health Officer thinks that
the epidemic continues to spread and
that there is no noticeable change for
the better. Half a dozen physicians
filed reports this morning at the City
Health Bureau stating that they had
an aggregate of sixty four new
FLU" patients within the last
twenty-four hours. If all the ply
sicians would have reported the de-
partment thinks they would disclose
that several hundred new cases de-
veloped over night.
Nc Cause For Alarm
Because only a few physi clans are
making daily reports of their new
cases the Health Officer said it is
impossible to make an accurate CAL
culation as to how rapidly the dis
ease is spreading. But DR.. Raunick
thinks that the Harrisburg physi-
clans are doing very effective work,
Harrisburg in general is paying heed
to the advice on car and treatment
of the patients.
There have been some deaths,
but he characterized the number so
small, compared with the large
number of serious cases, as to be re-
markably low. The Health Officer
and committee of members of the
cd an hnnF
morning, discussing matters pertain
ing to the maintenance of the emer-
gency hospital in the Saltzman resi-
dence.
Dr. Raunick said that the city will
not open an emergency hospital un-
til the situation becomes more serious
and that then he will have to be
satisfied that the regular hospitals
cannot take care of all the most
serious cases. He said that for the
present there is no cause for alarm.
With at least two hundred new
cases reported in the city, and two
more deaths during the last twenty
four hours, the influenza situation in
Harrisburg shows no Improvement.
and DR.. Raunick, city health officer,
estimated last night that the crisis
likely will not be reached until some
time next week.
S,yteen deaths from influenza have
occurred in the city since October /.
and 1929 deaths Throughout; the
state. Besides :he deaths due To in
Hut MA, there haze been 769 deaths
due to pneumonia. Pneumonia in velv
maLy cases deyelop2s from spanish
iui:u.nZa.
DR.. Raunick last night issued a
statement declaring that residents of
the city should abstain from crowd
ing the stores during the prevalence
of the disease.
New Liquor Order
"A lot of the effort of our closing
orders is lost. IL people insist upon
crowding the stores, especially when
they have no intention of doing any
shopping" he said. keep out of the
stores unless you want to buy some
thing and then don't linger after
your errand is finished"
DR.. Roger last night issued sup
Elementary liquor order as follow
"Supplementing order dated october
3. proclamation October a, and SUP
Elemental order October s, concern
ing disseminating sale of alcoholic
stimulants except for medical pur-
poses, I beg to advise you that your
order should cover sales by brew
| cries. distilleries. and manufacturers
In communities where no drug
stores are available, arrangements
had better be made to furnish ply
sicians alcoholic stimulants for use
| in treating the sick"
~ Cases at Hospital
Forty-two cases of Spanish infiu-
| enza now are under treatment at
| the Harrisburg Hospital. Six were
admitted during yesterday afternoon
| and last night. Three patients who
were there for the disease were dis
| charged last night.
DIR. WIENER NO BETTER
DR.. Hyman r. Wiener, 234 State
| street, who is at the Harrisburg Hos
pital suffering with Spanish influ-