Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-27
FLU IN 70 STATES;
STILL SPREADING;
NEW YORK HARD HIT
Health Director Expects 5000 New
Cases Today; 1858 More Pa
tients in Chicago.
EPIDEMIC GRIPS SOUTH
EPIDEMIC SPREADS IN N. Y.
SCHOOLS TO STAY OPEN

New York, Jan. 27.-There wore
l.712 new cases of influenza reported
Yesterday against 2,S55 on Sunday
The pneumonia cases reported were 23S
compared with 3S6 ON Sunday. Deaths
from both causes show an increase
Eighty-eight deaths from pneumonia
were reported yesterday and seventy
five on Sunday. Influenza deaths re-
ported were forty-three, an increase OF
thirteen over the Sunday report
On October Z, 1918, which DR.. Copeland
has fixed as the day in tho calendar of the
last epidemic with yesterday, In the
calendar OF the present visitation, there
were l70 deaths from both diseases, COM
pared with l3l deaths yesterday. DIR.
Copeland contends that this shows the
present epidemic is less virulent. than tho
former.
The health department sent out 20, 900
placards yesterday warning against spit
ting, to l% displayed in cars, public build
ings, and other places where all may read.
In addition, DIR. Copeland sent letter
to the head of every transportation line
emphasizing certain violations of law that
have been brought to his attention.
If every school teacher in tho city
were taken i'll | would hire entertainers
to keep the public schools opon,' DR..
Copeland said, in reply 20 a question
whether the schools were TO be closed.
Eve have million children in tho
schools, and every minute they are in
school their parents know whoro they arc
and that they are under supervision.
OF the school children, probably zoe, 900
come from tenement homes. We know
what those homes are and how sometimes
several persons are crowded into two
small rooms. Such children are better
off in school. School children are not
allowed to linger In courtyards or halls,
but must go direct to classrooms. There
they are inspected by the teachers. Ii
q child gives evidence of having cold
or feels ILL., that child is separated from
tho others and examined by a doctor,
Washington, Jan. 27.-Influenza is
now prevalent generally throughout more
than twenty States and has appeared
in several others, the Public Health
thousand new cases were reported in
Michigan, while Kansas City recorded
thirty-six deaths.
The new cases of ''f1u' reported in
Chicago numbered LOSS, as compared TO
last Fridays high mark of 2,230. New
cases of pneumonia totalled $50 during
the past twenty-four hours. Deaths
from influenza numbered sixty-three,
while the total deaths from all causes were
$50, new high record for one day.
In Richmond, Va, $50 cases had been
reported up to yesterday noon, the total
for the month being 53s. In Wheeling,
w. Va, 400 cases of influenza have been
reported In Marshall county, 200 in Ohio
county and many In Brooke and Hancock
counties.
One hundred and ninety-fve new cases
were reported to the Boston health de-
partment yesterday. All of the leading
physicians of the stricken towns have
asked the State prohibition authorities
TO relax regulations so that liquor may be
obtained to fight influenza.
The Senate yesterday adopted resohl-
tion to provide $500 900 for a study Of the
causes, transmission, prevention and cure
of Influenza After reducing the appro-
eriation it carried from 5000, 600 TO
-, ZOO, 900 and then to $500, 600.
The resolution provides that the public
health service and colleges and uni-
versities having suitable research facilities
are to be given the money. They are to
yet together all available information,
particularly as to the cause of the disease.