The New York herald., 1920-01-26
Cases Reported


Yesterday corresponded with the date Octo-
Der in the epidemic OF 1918. on that date
III 1918 2,OI3 influenza cases were reported
Dr. Copeland, however, called attention TO
the fact that on October g. 1918, the order
requiring physicians TO report influenza
cases had only just been issued and that
the system was not in full workna, order.
so that many cases probably were unre-
ported on that date. During the 1915 epi-
demc there We're nine days on which IN
fluenza and pneumonia deaths were more
than $50 and the peak was reached on
october 20, when there were so deaths.
All Agencies Co-ordinnted
DR.. Copeland was at his headauartcrs
In Pearl street all day directing the battle
against the disease. In addition To the
Commissioner, the telephone operators in
spectors and sanitary squad remained at
their posts. Or. Copeland is determined
to make the fight against the epidemic
as efficient as possible To this end he
Is endeavoring TO coordinate the efforts
Of all relief agencies. In 1918 many groups
were working independently against the
disease. and consequently there was
duplication. From now on relief work
will be centred entirely at the headquar-
ters of the Health Department and each
relief agency will have its representatives
at work there
Social and community centres pledged
their cooperation at conference with
officials OF the Health Department Those
who attended were Miss Annie Goodrich
Teachers College; Miss Rebecca Schatz.
associate director Henry Street Settle
ment Miss Isabelle Evans, nursing SER
vice American Red Cross and secretary
OF the Nursing Emergency Council, Miss
Elizabeth Gregg, superintendent OF nurses.
Bureau of Preventable Diseases. Miss
RothermUnd, superintendent of nurses.
Bureau of Child Hygiene.
There will be similar meeting this
afternoon Of the Nursing Emergency
Council and all other organizations having
any facilities for the control OF epimedc.
Aside from those already mentioned the
following will attend this conference
Miss Lillian u. Wald. Henry Street Set
tlement chairman Nurses Emergency
Council Homer Folks. chief executive Of
ficer. New York County Red Cross; Miss
Mary Cocord Charity Organization So
ciety; Miss Elizabeth lie Lacheur. 4. I.
c r.. Miss Mary Arnold. Child Welfare;
Mayo Tolman, Community Council: Miss
Mary Daniels, New York Diet Kitchen;
Mrs. William Church Osborne, Nursing
Service at Bellevue; Mrs. Hermann NJ.
BigEs, Tuberculosis Association. Miss
Eleanor Brdgeland, Metropolitan Life In
surance Company Nursing Service. Miss
Mary Parsons, American Red Cross Miss
Miss Emily Perkins. Van Cortlandt Red
Cross; Miss L.. Sears, Day Nurseries AS
sociaton.
Also Miss s. Cummings. Hospital Social
Service Associations Miss Geneveve VIII
son. Association for the Aid OF Crippled
Children Miss Frances Tauslg, United
Hebrew Charities; Colonel Margaret Beau
vile Salvation Army Mother Mary. Do
minican Nursing Sisters; Miss Elizabeth
Strnger, Brooklyn District Nurses As
socation: Mrs. William Wilcox. staten ISL
and Activities; Dr. Edison. associate
superintendent Board OF Education; DR..
Goldberger. Board OF Education; Or. Aid
niger. Physical Training, Department OF
Education Mrs. Frederica Farley. Teach
ing Centre Miss Theresa ODonohue,
League Of Catholic Women and Catholic
Charities; Miss Ann stevens, Maternity
Nursing Centres Association; Mrs. VIII
lam Einstein Federation of Jewish Phil
anthropic Associations Mrs. Elmer Blair
Public Health Committee, Womens city
fCoutfuued on pnCc Five. Col. TUO.D