The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-02-12
THE FLU NOT so
bad HERE AS IS.
INDICATED FROM
Many RUM0Rs.
Only Five Actual Cases Are
Reported to Health Depart
nent on Thursday.

Contrary TO the general belief. there
are comparatively few real cases of in
fuenza in the Canon City district,
4 This statement is based on the re-
ports made by the physicians Of the
community to the county health ori-
Ger, who are required TO file list OF
sau new cases OF the disease coming
under their observation from day 10
day. on Thursday only Ave such
cases were reported. three of them
from families previously infected and
two from families heretofore Tree
from any taint of the epidemic.
There are a good many people sur
fering from colds and similar disor-
ders of varying degrees OF intensity.
but they have not been diagnosed as
influenza "Of course" said the coun-
" health officer this morning, there
may be good many people with
mild form of the disease who have
not called a physician. or are going
about their affairs as usal. unconscious
of the exact nature OF their aiiment
Such cases are not brough, TO the at
tentfon of the authorities and II Is I'M
r,ossfble 10 know how many OF them
there are In the community. but the
number can not be very great
While Canon City physicians are
not disposed TO say that the influenza
Is passing. they agree that the dis
ease is less yiruient here at present
than IL was is months ago and that
there have been fewer cases of II re-
ported to them the last few days than
at any time since the contagion made
is appearance here early In January.
One physician. who has had good
many cases of Influenza TO treat dur
ing the last few weeks. informed the
writer on Thursday that the percent
age of pneumonia developing from
tl,em this year was very much smaller
than during the visitation OF the dis
ease here in 1918.
. last year" he asserted. in my
\ practice here. Ave out OF six cases OF
the influenza showed unmistaka BILE
symptoms OF pneumonia. but this year
only two cases out OF eight have de-
,eloped such an evolution"
In many instances, in the majority
OF them, In fact. people suffering from
influenza have only been treated bN
physician two or three times before
regarding themselves as convalescent.
While those Who have once had the
Influenza are not immune from sec
ond or third attack OF Il. they seem to
be- less susceptible than those who
have never had 81. Most OF the Canon
City people now under treatment for
the cou,aEion escaped Its ravaGes last
year Those who have had II twice.
suffered from II In a milder form In
the second visitation. Data Is being
gathered at the Office OF the county
health officer dealing with this phase
of the disease. and the Information Is
expected to show that those who have
once had the influenza have de
Sreased liability to II In the future.
In discussing the contagion with a
Daily Record reporter today, we'll
known local physician stated that II
was his conviction from n study OF
she disease at first hand that influ-
anza Invariably carries with II the
germ of pneumonia. but that IL does
not manifest itself In every case, and
that only In few of them does pncu-
monia become prominent In view
of this belief he recommends that
;ns,se who have influenza treat the
Msease as serious matter until all
danger OF the development OF pneu-
monia has passed. He Is of the opin-
ion that influenza is sort OF prelude
to pneumonia. although the latter
may not become serious or even ap-
pnrent. to the casual observer.