The New York herald., 1920-01-30

Iotdl since Jan. i'.~f.foo o.ico To i'ooo
The decrease today is not significant"
continued DR.. Copeland. "The figures
mean nothing. They will be up one day
and down the next. We are in the midst
icf an epidemic. 1t is important that
Everybody in the city appreciate his per-
ssonal responsibility to do those things
(which will protect his own health, and
Ito refrain from doing anything that may
Hendanger other members of society.
Hand Conveyed Disease.
II can give no better advice at this time
than to call attention to the fact that
ynfluenza is hand conveyed disease and
that it is promoted by personal contact
Physicians are agreed that the disease is
of much mlder form this year than in
1918. and all are agreed in advising persons
to go to bed when the symptoms of the
disease first are observed.
Unless these precautions are taken
there will be q material increase in influ-
enza cases from day to day.
1.-The Health Department is proceeding
with its plans. and is prepared to open
additional hospitals. The one desire is 10
do every possible thing to prevent a
serious invasion of the public health.
IT attended a conference this morning
OF representatives OF the respective bor-
ol,gh organizations of tho department TO
learn whether the effort to control the
disease is uniform throughout the city.
Z 1
lions In each borough thoroughly organ
iHed to combat the spread of the disease
''There. has been a misunderstanding re-
garding the places to which residents ol
the five boroughs should apply when IN
need of physicians, nurses and inspectors
in Influenza and pneumonia cases. we
have been receiving calls at the main
bo.douarters in Manhattan from all the
horoughs. but it would facilitate the work
OF supplying such aid IL persons would
communicate by telephone with their re-
spective borough headquarters.
when to Call for Aid.
'eThe telephone number of the headquar-
ters of the Health Department in Man
haitian is 9400-Worth the Bronx, lsio-
fremont: Brooklyn, 472O-Main; queens
rooO-Jamaica, and Richmond, AO-Tomp-
lSinsvile.
1--WE have the fear that so much has
hoon said about nurses being paid s6
dav that poor persons refuse to ask lot
Gid in obtaining nurses under the penei
that they must pay for a nurse IL ties
want one. I want to make 1t plain that IL
a family is too poor to pay Tor a nurse, .lie
Health Department will furnish physl-
ciar and a nurse without cost, but IL a
.Sam,,v can afford to pay the family Is
expected to do so. :. g, a..
1--WE also want clergymen in all the
horoughs Of the city to inform the otliciais
sn the departments headquarters IN thelr
rosnactive boroughs of any cases OF poor
nersons requiring medical ana nursing az
fention who are unable to pay.
",vo have received many letters from
,~sas offering their services 1t VIII aid
= 4be work of the department II taeSe huIs'T
rvul appIy in person at the heA-4 "a
fha Health Department, NO. 90 rear
street, so that no time VIII pe ioSs - ~
signing them to calls. s
Eve learned today that some nurses
sre charging outra geous prices for thelr
lervices One, male nurse, we were IN
rorr,od charged a family s35 for twenty
four hours service. We are looking into
the matter -,
calls for nurses received by his office
during the day was 125. He was able TO
.upply only eighty, fifty-eight of them be-
trr practical nurses and fourteen OF them
graduate nurses. -
"In order that VIC may have at our dis
posal within ten days an unfailing sup
riv Of specially prepared women sald
pr Copeland 'it is our purpose to cstab-
Iish AZ the Department of Health an in
tonsive course of training. This work
,rui he in charge OF Miss Louisa NJ.
Webster, who had charge OF the war
Service Training School for Women dur
ing the summer of 1918.
wiz Train Nurses.
Miss Webster has take nan office In
Department OF Health headquarters and
Is preparing for the beginning of the
course on Monday, February 2. at three
p VI. Applicants may register at any
time between three and five o'clock in the
afternoon from Monday to Friday, at
Miss Webster's office in the Health De-
partment. Lectures will be given by
Health Department physicians. Prac-
1ical demonstration OF bedroom work will
bc given by professional nurse, and
s(Iontinued ON rngc Three, Gol. Threel