Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-27
287 NEW INFLUENZA
CASES HERE IN DAY
Physicians Report Big Increase
in Plague, With Third Death
in Four Days.
CALL EMPLOYERS TO CONFER
Welfare Director Appeals to Doc
tors and Nurses to Organize
for Service in Emergency.
CALL EMPLOYERS TO CONFER

''SS tAi A~iiiSi ,SilSJ.
With one death from influenza ond
- new cases reported yesterday OF
he city Bureau OF Health swelling
me number Of nu cases TO 57l and the
icaths foT the month 20 four, Director
OF PnDl!c Welfare l.. c. Levy began
'otnDat th. epidemic. and issued II call
'1St night 20" volunteers TO aid.
~ nnPiIoyfi: OF .NeTy class OF labor
MS afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock at the
Ehambsr OF Commerce auditorium to
state their opin.ous OF the bcs, way
- arrange the "sta6Scr' hours OF
s,arit7s and Stopping work.
~. Levy declared yesterday ;hat
'hcsc hours would bc arranged rs
Effectively as possible to keep crowds
from tho streets at al! hours and yet
nc hS convenient Tor en- mpiO$crs as pos
s!ble II IL his plan 70 have the en-
ploycrs themselves sct ,mci. working
hours during the .,sridcmic
Call ON Medical Profession.
Z After holding a conference ycs'o--
day afternoon with The cooperative
rummi,t-c OF physicians appointed by
nc Richmond pract,clm, piysiclans to
aud ham, !tr. Levy decided last night to
All on ."il doctors and nurses and
Nnlunterr for public service :" regis
Fqr,her. Or, Levy asks That all
calling ~ the present time. who will
either volunteer for public service now
or will accept positions a. nurses TO
register :or service.
Undergraduate nurses who will como
ID tho aid OF the city, either for pay
register, as wcli as All women who took
'he iieL Cross home nursing course last
y"ar., The Latter class. however is only
Iskcd to aid AS volunteers.
Any woman WHO will work aa care
t''kcrs are also asked to register. Boil
,or ,his w Work Ey DR.. Levy. Lew" Tn Tho ns. Tesis
, trat!on VIII br in charge OF Miss y. j.
: Minor. OF 'he Instcnctive Visiting
al registration Of nurses VIII pc ~
2@5 south Cherry street.
,crtor !c nt,ro i.Y M"'Gm ohs trs ~ ,i
tdopt, Il central headquarters for ply
Sieians VII nc established a. the city
Han. from which they may be really
90 answer all urgent requests for aid
from any district
Doctors Recommend whisky.
Further, the committee idoNtrl u
resolution .nstructuG Or. Levy TO "a hc
'ae necessary steps to place whisky
within the reach ut victims oi Tho 'iiu"
sho are given prescriptions for IT.
THO resolution roads:
Whereas AT a recently called meet
tns q. the mcdica! profession OF the
~ Of Eichmond a resolution Was
dGpted g, by srEH ma'Sri'y sS5 ,d ,hn5
ras"g 5f iHiiusnza whcrS deemed ncccs-
sary by tn. attending physician. and
whereas this act represents Tho sense
d,
. resolved, That tho Director OF Public
Welfare ho required to take Whatever
s'eps that ho necessary TO carry out
DR.. Lovy stated last night tina, he
was uncertain how TO approach the
;onmond 10 use in n!lins prescrip-
ions, and said that he would have 10
y:hi upon the ,aut!lortiGs an! learn
nat Gi'a no prssGpssd the iiancr ,coa d be
tilndlcd as a drug and sold by drug
glsts on prescription.
Rcd Cross Promises Help.
At a conference ySsiisrday yisSy a,terno2n 1yol,Msn1
and II. Goodwin Boy kin. representing
The Richmond Chapter OF the fsd
ross Director Levy was promiSSed me INC
ross Organization, and was offered all
materials on hand which arc OF use
richmonGd' G' Rcd Gross Motor Corps
WOULD again be called into service;
Among the supplies which tne ksm
arc more than Il thousand sheets, a
.argc number of pil ow slips. special
jackets and other supplies nm masks
vas also made on the Fed Cross yes
terday from officials at Camp Lee,
preparatory to the anticipated cf'-
Il. c. Stearns, OF the War Camp
community Service here. promised pr.
Levy his cooperation during the cpl.
d"mic. and has placed at his disposal
u number OF cots.
Richmond schools both white and
colorcd, were donated 5000 handker-
cncfs yesterday for use OF children by
public spirited woman whose name
has not been made public.
Preparation of the Virginia Hospital
: for, u cases was also made yesterday.
anl several eolorcd .;, convalesce3ts were
FOR eases OF influenza
daed DT t the FSf G,y chs oms OF haG ,hG
!, b. long conference with DIR. Levy yes
with a capacity OF thirty-two beds
have been prepared there for fu cases.
and the othc.' for men;
other hospitals arc being asked how
many patients they can accommodate.
Three OF the four deaths this month
',om influenza here have been within
The past four days There was one
%S the rde"ds SHOW asd
one death was recorded last Saturday.
the first death. this month from in
Although there were more cases re-
ported yesterday than for the entire
month mp to that time; Director Levy
rcau OF Health being closed Sunday
ana that many of the reports were thus
n day old. DR.. Levy advised all pa
IONS of infucnz;. 10 20 TO bed and mt
once summon the best doctor obtain
able. He further advised that the pa
ticnt, once in bed. should not get up
again for any reason until cured.
ronTY-THREE DEATHS FROM FLU
IN NEW YORK IN SINGLE DAY
NEW YORK. Jan. as.@Dea,hs from
aue9za ,,1s,, here SO far this mon.s. total
(, ,a,g tho last twenty-f four hours. an in
,f:fease Of thirteen over the number re-
ported yesterday. Deeths from pneu.