Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-17
INFLUENZA ABAT|NC;
SCHOOLS REMAIN OPEN
Board SuStains Rec
concentration OF Chief ..
49, Health officer.
lsi.ANNAGAN MAKES REPORT
Tells of Facts Concerning Disease
Which Were Discussed at Chicag"
y. Mecting-Fropcr Charges Made by
Graduate Nurses.

prematurely on account Of the Spanish
influenza prevaiency in the city, Act
Ean S She i"I lea ii ONCE nSr Just a bask
from the Chicago public health meet
ing, the Administrative Board yes,cr-
onmendation made 10y The Richmond
Academy Of Medicine and Surgery that
the schools be closed Immediately as
ahs atHgSara aEa an hfnsr spread oil
Apparently jnstifying the stand
s taken by DR.. Flanagan and the board,
!. the, epidemic seemed to rccede ycstcr-
day. Only 300 new cases were reported
for Saturday afternoon. Sunday and
4 Monday. This is compared to the re-
ports for the same period of the pre-;
eleven deaths were reported. Nine
deaths were reported yesteray as hav-
& ing occurred since Saturday noon.
HOBSON AND MCCARTHY
FAVOR CLOSING SCHOOLS
Voting on Commissioner Graham +.
Hobson's resolution 10 comply with
the academl's request the board up
held DIR. Flanagan by vote of
to-, Commissioners Back, Folkcs and
Glenn voting against the resolution
and Commissioners Hobson and Nc
Carthy voting for it.
Or. Flanagan, in his report OF his
visit to Chicago; stated that he most
emphaticaliy resented the "imputa-
ton contained in published reports, OF
. the Academy of Medicine meetings that
! the Health Department is not fully
alive to the Influenza situation or Is
not doing everything that sanity and
careful study of the disease here and
elsewhere dictates. The results OF the
policy OF the Health Department up to
now has been beneficial TO Richmond
he said. Il beg TO assure YOU that in
the future. az in the past. no measure
for saving life that reason and eX,
perlencc commcnds will remain untricd
to rid Richmond OF communicable dis
ease"
DISTINCTIVE GERMS HAVE
NOT YET BEEN FOUND
The Official result Of the aer, Ghicago
s she board oar :Hut tic :olowinr sopcla
sions in relation III to ir nm siaea ana ,hs s
opinion OF recognized authority:
That the germ OF influenza has no, not
Pfeirer influenza bacillus is nov grave
ly questioned as the cause). influenza
In this respect is now back on par
distinctive germs have not been found.
THAT the disease is COMMUNICATED
by means of the saliva Of an infected
cough and measles are spread-!n the
spray of tho cough and snec2c, from
mouth TO hand. and on glasses, uten-
sils. towels, etc. that others have
used
THAT the complications following
the disease. and not the disease u, (
MEASURES APPROVED
TO CONTROL INFLUENZA
approved measures OF control are:
''rroinp. reports by physicians OF all
that accurate knowledge may bc had:
and isolation Of the patient and school
nSsifasGn apGied lh at Susie Snsf through
every possible avenue Of publicity.
Organization for handling cases, in .
Whatsoever numbers :<cy may occur,
hDSnifll
attention and family relief work.
The regulation OF public drinking
buildings and convcyances. the stop;
ping of all unnecessary crowds. and .
the arrest OF All who are found vic.
latinE rules adopted for the contro!
CLOSING Of schools and places OF
public gathering, have The result OF
spreading the epidemic over a longer
period OF time. also by releasing teach
crs mul,iplies the number OF helpers
available for nursing and relief work .
and arouses the public to the gravity .
Of the situation. II does not. however.
reduce the ultimate number OF cases .
of the disease and has the disadvantage .
OF turning large number OF uncon- .
tro!led children loose. in the commun- .
Sion ana schoo nurse service, children
on, the whole are much better OFF ~
school and there are fewer deaths /
among them. In the country districts (
may not he true. In Richmond with
IhA schools opon, the proportion OF /,
children 10 adults reported sick is ! /,
To &nd the deaths since opening are
fiv. time 80 many in adults as In
children Cn October to y
Mrs. Jesse W. Farris secretary of the ,
Graduate Nurses club, actuated By
complaints tina, nurses have over
charged patients during the influenza ,
epidemic, has made public the follow f..
ing approved rates OF charges:
al M NJ,
e-al nursing, for less than one week
per day, So; Obstetrical eases while .
waiting, per week $25: ohStetrcal .
nursing on active duty. per week sSj:
Isolated cases, preparation and assist /.
ing in operation s., preparation and /
assisting IN laho! cases 50, massage
per hour So visits. each 81: when
more than on" patient. each extra pa
tient. per week, 50 70 ST. ,accurdinc to
seriousness Of caScl pci day. 81 TO $50.
HEADING COCC ONCD