South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-21
EPIDEMIC GAINS
IN SOUTH BEND;
FOUR MORE DIE
influenza Situation Regarded
More Critical by Local
Physicians.

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deaths from pneumonia OF which we
have not as ret had official notice.
while the health conditions OF
the CITY are not serious yet are suf-
heisntly alarming 20 Justify the
health department ta repeat the
warnings that have been SO many
times issued iu The lest month from
This ONCE concerning tine individual
responsibility OF maintaining the
health OF the city
Those suffering from even slight
colds should absent themselves from
their places Of employment remain
in bed in "a weIl-veuuIated room
psrrake slightly or food. abstain es-
peo.auy from heavy diet and drink
freely Of water Thos coming down
with colds should especially avoid
All places OF amusement TO pro-
tect others from Infection.
"A slight cold may If neglected
bring ou pneumonia.
Army Investigates Cases
Iu au effort To relieve the report
81 conditions owing TO the great a
mount OF sickness iu the city the
Salvation Army has sent out three
investigators 10 look up Influenza
ard pneumonia cases and 90 cooper
ate with tine doctors The iuvestiga-
Tors viii make am effort to locate
cases where help cannot .e secured
10 look after the sick members of
the family or where help of any
kline is needed iu the house Peo-
pie or doctors desiring help or know
ing or cases where help IS needed
can secure 90 Dy calling Capt Tire
vitt OF the Salvation ARM at main
1902.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20-Influ-
enza has become epidemic iut sew
eral army camps particularly i'm the
middle west. Surgeon Gen. ireland.
OF the army. announced Tuesday,
III
among the American troops i'm Ger
many While the disease is inCreas-
ing among the civilian population Of
the United States it has nor reached
epidemic form and Surgeon Gen.
Blue. OF the public health service,
said today that there was nothing
In the situation TO cause alarm.
The malady as it has appeared
both among soldiers and civilians is
of mild type and the resulting
death rate proportiOnately has been
far below that of the war time cpl
demiC while the incidence of pneu-
monia also has been much lower.
Surgeon Gen. Blue said the state
health authorities apparently had
the situation i'm hand wherever the
disease had occurred-and i'm many
states IL is not prevalent and that
no request for federal aid had been
received AZ a precautionary meas
urc. however. Or. Blue has represen-
uves IN these states cooperating
with state authorities and a corps
of doctors trained m fighting this
particular malady is available.
from Camps Grant az Rockford,
Tit and Fort sheridan. Love Field
Texas and the Great Lakes naval
training station. nUt the number Of
men i'm those camps IS much small
Ter than Dr. was during the war when
5ufIUeuza caused thousands OF
deaths amous the service men.
CHICAGO. sau go.-The number
OF new influenza cases n Chicago
Today passed the nigh point for any
ono day of last years epidemic. a
total of 2.514 cases was reported go
rhe board of healtr TUESDAY with 26
deaths New pneumonia cases num-
berea 2sT with o. fatalities. The
greatest number Of influenza cases
Tor a single day last year was -.f0H.
Health commissioner Robertson
said tonight that I'M his opinion the
peal OF the epidemic had passed
Although the nursing militia
Ess augmented by many volunteers
Today several hundred more calls
thsu the force of 1000 could care
Tor were received.
Every hospital IS crowded and
$50 cases OF influenza are beine
cared for az the county hospital
The state health department an
nounCed tonight that Rockford, H.,
T. one Of the most seriously affected
sites IN the state having 1890
sases of Influenza and 80 OF pneu-
r1oula But one death has been re-
ported there The disease is sub
siding ar camp Grant and at the
Great Lakes naval training station.
GREAT LAKES. Ill., Jan Co.
One hundred and eighteen cases of
influenza with four deaths were re-
ported az Great lakes naval train
ing station FOR the - hours ending
50 midday This brought the total
number Of cases under treatment at
ne station 20 $50 including 81
pneumonia cases There have been
seven deaths during the epidemic.
station officials reported that the
ssses are Of a milder type than
curing the epidemic q year "a go. and
thev expressed confidence that the