New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
Flu Drops to
4,706 Cases.;
100 Deaths
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Copeland said, indicate that absentees
among teachers and children are al
normal figures. He urged that every
citizen remember that influenza is q
hand conveyed disease, promoted by
intimate, personal contact"
Describing the situation as serious,
he added that physicians contcnded
that while the disease WIS much
midcr than in the 1918 epidemic, there
will be material increases in the raw
ages Of the epidemic unless all pre-
cautions are taken.
"The department" said the Commits
sioncr, "is prepared to open new hos
pitfalls, and 1t is our desire to do every
thing that can be done TO prevent q
serious invasion of the public health
Yesterday | heard COMPLAINT that
the Health Department hospitals in
Brooklyn were not able to take care Of
the patients there. DR.. Peck, in charge
of hat borough. reported that the Cum
berland Street Hospital has Twenty
eight vacant beds, the Greenpoint Hos
pital fifteen beds. St. Mary's Hospital
forty beds and the Methodist Hospital
five beds.
1900 Vacant Beds in Manhattan
"In Mania tan find there are 272
vacant beds outside Of Bellevue Hos
pital and that institution has never re
fused to take in patients because of
crowded conditions in its history.
There are 600 vacant beds in Willard
Parker Hospital and 400 beds in the
Municipal Lodging I1ouse. We have
not had to use either Of these institu
tions. There are at least 1850 vacant
beds in Manhattan"
The Commissioner announced that
J a..
partmcnt laboratories seeking to find
the cause of influenza so that serum
may be developed
J. S. McCu oh. vice prcsidcn Of the
New York Telephone Company, ap-
oealcd to New Workers to use the telo-
nhone only W en- necessary during the
epidemic. With the operating force
depleted by illness, he said. only a
radical decrease in the number Of calls
will save the situation. More than
100000 calls daily have been added to
the already enormous traffic load
About 1000 operators are absent from
Central Offices
The telephone company asks the
public to do two things the appeal
concluded. "Telephone only when it
is absolutely necessary and when yol
do teleph me he'p the operator in every
Dr. Copeland approved this p ca and
reque ted fr the Health Departments
that the telephones in the main head
quarters in Manhattan be relieved a.
much rs possible. Calls for cur es
4octors, supplies or other help sh uld
be made TO the health Offices in the Dor
ough in which the services are needed
The telephone numbers for the Dor.
oughs are:
Manhattan, Worth o40o; Bronx,
fremont 1878; Brooklyn, Ma n 47Zo
Qneens, Jamaica 1900: Richmond,
To,npkinsville 44O.
Sanitary Precautions Enforced
Or. Cope and issued another warming
TO keepers of restaurants, bakeries and
other establishments where food and
drinks are served to the public con
corning sanitary precautions.
Invent men we're arraigned IN Tombs
Court yesterday charged with violating
the sanitary code regulations against
expectorating in the subways They
were fined 81 each
The Fire and Police departments are
suffering. Dr.. Patrick Murray. chief
surgeon of the Police Department. said
that 4t3 members Of the force are off
dut because of influenza DR.. JOS oh
Z. Smith, chief medical officer attached
to the Fire Department, said that ls2
uniformed men were incapacitated br
Influenza
LISTS Of drug stores where whisk
may be had under restrictions were
ssued yesterday by internal revenue
otliclaa.