Arizona republican., 1919-01-12
MAKE HEADWAY IN FIGHT TO END
 FLU EPIDEMIC
With 60 New Cases Report
 ed Yesterday The Releases
 Reduced the Net Gain To But Two; The Total "A

By far the most favorable, and all most the only encouraging, influenza report in the last two weeks, since the second flu wave began, was made last night by the city health department. Only GO new cases were reported for the day and at the same time 51 old eases were released from quarantine One death was reported. For the day the epidemic scored net increase of only two cases, bringing the total number of cases in the city up to 7i4, all re- leases and deaths being deducted
 The most satisfactory feature of the days report. according to health off cialS, was the number of releases. Yes terday was the first day in two weeks when the releases came anywhere near 1 equalling the, number of new cases. | From now on, the number of releases is expected to increase daily as now ! persons who took the disease when it began to rise two weeks go, are re covering. II is said to be only ques ton of days until the number of re i leases will be apprecably larger than the number of new cases
 End Closing Regulations.
 Yesterdays encouraging report, how 1 ever, caused no let-up in the efforts of i the health department to check the dis l ease. Strict quarantine regulatioSs continued in force, with 90 special po- ! lice deputies to help enforce them. . Closing regulations were practically removed, however. by the finding by [ Judge Stanford that the ordinance GOV erinS them was unconstitutional, and some of the moving picture shows opened last night Others will open today. and dance halls will probably also open. \ number of churches will be open today, although several will remain closed of their own accord.
 John D. Loper superintendent ot schools, announced last night that the public schools of the city would not re- open tomorrow. but might do so some time his week. if the situation improves sufficiently When the schools were closed last Monday the action was talk en for one week, but it was decided yesterday to extend the period The
 influenza situation will be watched
 closely from day to day and the school: , reopened as soon as it k felt safe tt
 do so.
 Situation Still Serious. The high school will also remain . closed, with correspondence course, . under way, until the epidemic i, | checked.
 Notwithstanding the increasing mum
 Der of releases and the decreasing mum 5 Der of new cases, health officials founC
 no reason last nisnt to consider the sit 7 nation anything but serious With mor actual influenza cases now in the cit,
 than ever before, at any one time, tn
 epidemic is recognized as a menace Although it is true that deaths from tn
 disease average no more than one day. officials consider this one death
 day too many. Since the disease frs
 began lasr fall it has caused betweeI
 250 and 300 deaths in this city, accord
 ing to the health department Some estimate of the gravity of tn situation, as taken from figures fur nished by the health department. ma be gained from the effect the secon ] epidemic has had on the schools alonr | January 3 only three children were re | ported with influenza; January G. six l teen reported. January '. 43 childre
 had the flu; January ?, 2 more wer
 reported, and January s, 21.
 ! Open No Hospital Yet l No move was made by the healt - department yesterday toward openin , an emergency hospital. although theI s had been talk of doing SO If the sit f nation demands it, it was. stated a t emergency hospital will be provided C once. but at the present time no nee > of such an institution is felt Und, . present circumstances St. Joseph's hos y pital has been found able, thus far,
 take care of all hospital cases, althoue
 the influenza ward there has been fair - well filled for several days
 e The health department repeated ve. Il terday it's request for the public to e
 operate with it in fighting the epidem
 by reporting violations of quarantir
 regulations The police departmel continued to aid in this work. and wi
 keep on doing so as long as necessar | Issue Precautions.
 IF The city health board last night i. - sued the following precautions to l - observed after the recovery of q ps C tient from influenza:
 9. All beddne including mattresses. q Y rugs and carpets should be taken ot n into the sunshine and left for at lea - two (2) hours.
 All woodwork, furniture and floors
 the sick room should be thorough
 scrubbed with soap and hot water II All walls and ceilings should be tho ,t oughly dry-cleaned.
 r. All outside windows and doors shou ll be left open and rooms thorough
 aired for at least one CD day
 These instructions should be careful
 followed out in order to prevent rectl