New-York tribune., 1922-01-29
Copeland Calls
On /. S. to Help
Fightlnfluenza
Surgeon General Says All
Incoming Vessels Arc
Watched: Disease Not
General Through Nation
) Slight Increase Here
Pneumonia Spreads Slowly:
n,i-Naccinc Ready at
City Health Quarters

NitA az increase Of 164 influenza
as5 nineteen pneumonia cases reported
- thc fVc hOroughs Of tho city ycstcr-
d. ofcr those Of Friday. Health Com
missioner Copeland got n communica-
ton 9.itn Surgeon General Hugh s.
Cumming. Of the United states Public
liealth Service. regarding measures TO
be taken in tho event q continued
s7~csd OF the disease.
Ihc Health Commissioner was in
ormed by Or. Cumming that adviccs
he rad received from abroad indicated
an increase but tnat apparently the
diseases had not become widespread ia
frc United State.
Incoming Ships Matched
Pr Cumming told ne nc was giving
w .cAfui attention to incoming ships
- make sure no eases Of active IN
9ucnza were admitted to tho country
the Commissioner SAID. The stua
ton n the city is uncomfortable but
not alarming
"Tnc figure show slight increase
-o-dsv VIC find that since January |.
l422 ,ncre have bcon 2.2oi pneumonia
cases reported. IS against 453 re
ported IA the same period last year
50 far THIS year We have had $50
deaths from pneumonia Is compared
ri.l 1s2 in the same period last year
These figures appear to verify our
views that VIC are dealing with a Ypil1
endemic o. pneumonia rather than IN
fucu.2. The high percentage Of ia
tahtiss lu pneumonia should be
warning to every person who has
cold or symptom OF influenza to take
tnc necessary precautions - avoid Sc
we're complication.'
Six deaths were reported from inf'u-
cnza yesterday, or one more than on
tridag. Yesterdays pneumonia deaths
were forty eight. OF four fewer than
were reported Friday Three hundred
and ciehty-sevon influenza eases were
reported yesterday against 202 Friday.
Tho ppcumon = cas"s reported yester-
DAY were %. and OF FRIDAY. 10.
As the result of the publicity given
'Ho Commissioner announcement Fri
d. tnat the Health Department had
developed an pneumonia vaccine
OF distribution by private physicians
for persons who can afford to pay for
Il and to public dispcnsarics for those
who cannot pay, many inquiries were
nade Of the department yesterday. In
ropif the Commissioner pointed out
that tHo saceiue Wa OF no value to per
sons already afflicted with the disease
and that its field of action was limited
'Y lHt HpSs'plt prevention OF pncU-
monia. and should not be administered
by q lasmau. If any person desired to
have tue vaccine injections used on
himself or member of his OF her fam
y The person should arrange with the
'smiis physician o give it. d. Cope
land eNplained
"lf the doctor vii telephone" sa ID
'hc Commissioner, TO tho head of the
t'ca'tr Departments hcAduuartcrs ia
Lis borough motorcycle policeman
will deliver tho vaccine to the physi
c'an. For persons too poor TO employ a
ply lcian. prov ION will be made az all
'hc horoush headquarters FOR admin
fratlou OF tho vaccine
"IlH..c viii nc i'm attendance
from Monday morning at ia O'Clock
nc, Will hc nm the borough Offices each
dag ftom 10 d. m. tu noon, and from
% q. m.
Mann CASES Of influenza and pncu-