The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
STATE ASKS AID
TO FIGHT THE FLU
u. S. Health Service and
Red Cross Requested
to Give Assistance

SANTA FE y. NJ, Feb. a-Tho in
nucnzn epidemic In New Mexico has
now reached such proportions that
the state department Of health has
called on the United States public
health service and the Red Cross for
assistance.
The public health ersice has been
requested to detail two officers to or
ranlze relief work IN communities
where h disease goes beyond ron
troll Of the local authorities. The Red
cross has been asked to render all
the aid In the power OF hat organ
l%zatIon. in cooperation with the
ehnlth authorities.
! The unofficial reports that the epi-
demic had gotten n foothold In the
city 81 Gallup and In the county OF
San Miguel. as related In The Herald
81 Yesterday, were confirmed by tele-
grnph late yesterday afternoon. The
reports show that Gallup has approx
imatelv 100 cases. while San Miguel
county has 40 cases. The 40 cases
In san Miguel are an la Rociado, a
small town In the northern part Of
the county Mora county has 20
cases In Gascon. n small own not
far from RoCutdo,
The city OF Albuquerque yesterday
afternoon reported 20 cases. De Bncn
county II and Hidnlgo county g The
ga eases reported after the daily
statement issued at noon, brought the
daV's total number Of cases up TO 292,
which was 32 cases greater than tho
total number Of eases reported last
week. with the exception OF Sierra,
socorro and Torrance. every county
nov has active cases.
ON account OF the epidemic OF In
nuenza. the communicable diseases
last week reached the eNtraordinar-
ily high mark OF ass cases Il Is shown
on the weekly bulletin Issued by the
state department n hcalth. Their
were $50 cases OF influenza scattered
over l6 counties. and % cases or
pneumonia In 10 counties. Berna.
, lilo county reported ] case OF Woo
alcohol poisoning Of group ?; poni
Ana county reported ! case OF IN
fantile paralysis.
The detail OF the diseases is as FOL
lows:
Chancroid, Chaves. /.
ChickeupoN. nernnlilio I. curry 2
De Bnca /. pona Ana q. Eddy 3
Grant e.. Roosevelt 2. Mckinley. Nor
aud Union. 1 each.
piptheria; len ], Roosevelt /, Sai
AiAkNfl y AaNH -
7 German measles; ColfaV l.
Gouorrhea; Beraalnio /, Chave
Z. bona Ana l. Eddy J, Rio Arrih.
Hookworm. Union ].
Influenza: Bernalillo 3S, ChaNc
D. II. DoluN a.. curry 90. DE Baca .
{ pona ANA 2. Eddy ~, Grant a.. Luu
p. RIO Arrihn o, Roosevelt -, Sal
Juan 3. Santa Re e., Taos 10, Dniol
3, Valencia 49,
Measles. ponn Ana 3. Otero ~
QuuvI Roosevelt O.
MuNips. ChaNcs l.. Donn Ana /
Eddy j. Santa Fc /. Taos 2.
p%lratyphoid fever: bona Ana J..
Pneumonia: Chavcs 2 DE Bacn
Eddy &. Grant !. Mora ., Quay
. Rio Arriba ., san Miguel ]. Taos
Torrance /. Union .. Valencia ?.
lufantiie paralysis; nona Ana I.
Scarlet fever: Chaycs g. Curry
. Eddy I. Mckinley ., Union !.
Septic sore throat; Roosevelt /.
Smallpox; B~ernalillo /. ChaV"s
g Doua Ana 3. Grant T. Lincoln L, So
a zorro I. btcro a.
syphilis; Rio Arrlba I.
Tuhcrr Ilosis' Bcrualillo 3. Chav'
4 10. Grant s, Lincoln 4, Roosevelt
o. santa Fc 2.
{ Typhoid fcvor: Bcrnalillo ], QUA
70 I. Otcro .. Rio Arriba 3.
#, WhoopinE cough: Eddy /, Sicrr
IT.