Arizona republican., 1919-01-09
A HOURS
 ADDS 102 CASES.
 ID ''FLU'' TOTAL
Whole Number Of Influenza
 Cases In City Now Almost
 Equals Highest Record Of Last Crisis } Months Ago

With the Seconnd influenza epidemic l making steady gains and showing no disposition to relax it's grip on Phoenix. city officials yesterday continued their fight on the disease with the full un- derstandng that the flu wave is q very serious menace. The epidemic was at the height of it's second occurrance yesterday, with q total of new cases amounting to 102 in A hours. d high mark for one day. surpassed only by the day before. when there were l22 new cases.
 With three doctors not reporting for the day, yesterdays gain by the disease was recognized as an indication that the crest of the wave has not yet been reached. after a steady advance of eleven days. Of the new cases reported yesterday, only nine were in hospitals. During the day, only 23 old cases were released from quarantine. ,No deaths were reported.
 Strict Quarantine
 i The quarantine regulations promul- gated by the city health department i were strictly enforced yesterday. and were for the most part obeyed Houses l in which the disease was prevalent were practically segregated and the oc- | cupants forbidden to leave the prem ises, with the exception of the wage earner, who was permitted to go about his or her work on condition of not coming in contact with the disease or sick room.
 Violations of the regulations were re- ported to the police and to the health department several times during the day. and were at once investigated and ended. Good work was performed by the 22 deputies sworn into the police de- partment Tuesday who were aug mented yesterday by additional depI- ties who brought the total number up to well oyer 50. The deputies were sta toned in various parts of the city and took an active part in enforcing health orders.
 Few People on Street
 The downtown sections yesterday af- ternoon showed little ill effects of the
 influenza orders as affecting business. Although the movie theaters were closed, other business seemed almost
 normal and people generally took the regulations as q matter of course Al no place, however, Were crowds noticed.
 Last night, however, the closing or ders were more apparent and night life
 in Phoenix showed up slow and duh and very very quiet. With no shows or dances to attend. most people stayed
 at home when they would in other
 times have come downtown.
 After closing day and half under
 the impression that they were included
 in closing orders. pool hall men discov-
 cred yesterday afternoon they were at
 liberty to open. -aovided no loafing was
 permitted in the halls and not more
 than four players permitted at any
 table. Yesterday afternoon most of the pool halls in the city opened under their new regulations.
 Gain Causes Concern ,, Health officials yesterday renewed requests that the general pdblic of the city back up the fight against the dis ease by obeying the health orders. Per sons knowing of violations of the reg , ulations are asked to notify the health
 board in the city hall. phone number 3Oob. Persons knowing of influenza
 cases which have not been reported tC . the city, or where the quarantine rules are not being obeyed are also requested to notify the health officials It is only with the hearty cooperation of every . citizen of Phoenix, say health author 7 ltles, that the epidemic can be checked The official report issued at o'clock g last night on the influenza situation confirmed the grave danger of the cpl demic. The 102 new cases contained il ,, the report brought the total number O
 cases in the city up to 63S, from whicl the g releases of old cases should bt subtracted, leaving a total of 615 case! : Of influenza at present in the city O l Phoenix. This number comes within | s cases of the record made by the diseas in the last epidemic. when 6S4 case I existed in the city at one time. Indi . cations last night were that this higl 2 mark would be passed in todays reporl n Last Nights Report l New cases in city ....... g3
 New cases in hospitals .. 9 0 Total new cases ........ 10 d Releases in city ......... 1e $ Releases in hospitals }, Total releases ............ ? 0 Cases previously reported 536 a New cases yesterday ... 102 = Total reported cases . gS d Cases released yesterday ,
 Total cases now in city . 61 : /: :: ASK FUR TOWN DITCH