Evening journal., 1919-10-02
URGES COUNCIL
To PREPARE FOR
FLU COMEBACK
continued from First Page.

VINO are unable 10 care for themselvs.
As was demonstrated last year The
hospitals in case OF an epidemic find IL
impossible 10 give all The aid that we
need and for that reason feel that
municipal hospital is needed in VIII
mington, or at least that Council should
cndow a number Of beds in each hos
pitol for the care OF the needy poor
What we have done in the past has
usually met all requirements, but as
was shown last winter in The case OF
an epidemic, or II some OF the high
explosives stored i'm Tie vicinity Of the
city should wipe out portion OF VIII
mlngton, we are TO a great extent un-
prepared for the care of the injured on
a very large scale. other cities hayc
met win just such disasters. Our turn
may come at any time.
We should have medical inspection
III our public schools. one sick child
may send the disease to score or more
OF The homes in this city. Let every
child That is sick, or shows any signs
Of being sick upon the beginning Of |
the school session, be isolated until It is |
! given attention by a physician. In IIo- |
boken this has been tried out and has |
resulted IN a great reduction in The 4
mortality among The children OF that .
city. Our vaccine physicians might be
used for this purpose. or the police
surgeons Under the best Of conditions
we can not do too much to guard The
health of The children Some Of them
are in homes that are not conducive
10 good health and even some of our
schools are not flt for the children to
be In.
Il pom the first indication Of The 'nu' |,
90 TO bed said the doctor. "and call
a doctor. Don't fool with the 'nu.N"
one physician, Or. EllegoOd said. had !
admitted on questioning That he had !
treated patient with temperature OF
iOi degrees for several days. There n
are many cases Of typhoid in this city. 4
ne said, and influenza Is being frequently II
diagnosed as typhoid The Board OF
Health sends an investigator out on | a
every case Of typhoid now reported TO :
llnd out II II is influenza. There is also a
a good bit Of diphtheria and scarlet fever \
IN ihe city at this time Dr. EllegOod
urged that an Investigation be made 10 /.
ma out how many cases OF influenza
tnere are IN The city. An inspectorship
ulat can enter The homes and learn the
situation, he declared. Is what is need
ed. Tie suggested a trained man COM
petent TO do such work, who could be
hired by the city
While no definite plans have been
made for the campaign pending in
structlons which are expected from ihe a
Uniied states Health Department in "
Washington. Dr. Ellegnod iniimated Il
maj an extensive campaign OF pub- r
licily should be carried out 10 educate ID
inc public There is no question. no ".
said that one patient passes II IN the
'ther through eXpectoraliOn. coughing n,
md the use Of eating utensils at home co
ma in restaurants. Strict superyision IN
md more than supervision. he said on
hould be maintained over the restaur- "
mis-. ~,
4 do feel that we owe IL 10 The nuh-
u. make a campaign Of protection 4.
r llfe sense Of security if would give ~
lem, II nothing else" said Or. Ellie ."
ood
mere VIII be more poor people this ",
ear than ever before In my opinion .''
ated DR. Ellegood. FOR ali the high In'
ages, they have purchased diamonds W.
nd monographs on the inslalImeni 10
IAN and when they find themselves Out In
work, have nothing put by in case rc'
sickness. They manage TO live. and ro'
nat is all" ba
nr Ellegood portrayed the work done pic
the clinic at the Peoples settlement we
mere ~ or 30 cases are treated at each
mic The work To be done among Go
cople VINO are unable 10 afford medi- lac
ri treatment, he said. was tremendous an
nd said he would have at least four Of
inics in The city Go
The inability OF people yithoui XII
inds TO get proper treatment Is worse ad
IAN is generally realized. he continued sec
This is not mere hearsay but facts" Sc,
e said' "and ! wish you would think Co
out" M
Dr. Ellegood impressed Council That No
oihing should be left undone 10 pro
.et the citizens Of Wilmington. At the clu
'nclusion the Councilmen thanked him Ma
II his information. and stated that sell Ra
)m had such valuable observations vo
zen placed in their hands. ~
The difficulty in obtaining information 7
the exact number OF cases was en- No
lasized by Dr. Bllegood, owing TO the rce
ilure Of physicians 10 report those Ioc
lder treatment. lie spends hours every -,
ght calling up doctors personally. he Iia,
i'd. which is the only way he can get .,
e information Physicians often say ~,
ey have no cases, he continued. hut So
pressing. admit they have treated 80
oplc who may have had something S,a
,e it." va
The disposition OF the medica sup. -
les left over from the influenza ~ ~,
idem,c last year was taken up by ~
ty Council. These supplies have been no,, Dor
bred with the dupont Company FOR ~ ~
e past year. Expansion OF the com '''''
ny demands that some other DISPOSE
N be made OF them. The supplies
We been turned over to the city and ,he
effort is being made 10 store them scb,
the Public Building. hc
robert Forman, superintendent Of the pre-,
bic Building, appeared before Coun- nias
and stated he thought there was arc
'nty OF room in the building. which win
ght have TO bel enclosed at som, eX- who
nse. He was instructed TO confer iuni
IN the health committee OF Council expe
'ore reporting back to the PubH,
ildng Commission 1T
The place under consideration is in tn
garage in the basement. II vas Wis miss
| by President OF Council >Georg, Nay
y, Councilman Abrahams. chairman not
the health committee. and Mr.. For giver
n after the meeting II was pointed ton
that sufficient space in the corner pany
be turned into a stOreroom to con- icy I
the supplies. II can be made dust g.