City Winning In Flu Battle

• Inoculation campaign planned for three weeks• 231 cases reported in past two days• 23 deaths reported in last two days• Waggoner: “The outlook is very good. I conferred with representative doctors on Sunday and found that new cases had decreased to about one-tenth of the number when they were at their worst.” • 15,000 serum shots will have been manufactured at the city serum plant by Tuesday afternoon, when inoculation stations are set up• By late in the week, enough to inoculate 45,000 will be ready• Demand by physicians in private practice for the serum has been so great, Waggoner thinks only a few, instead of the planned 16, dispensaries will be needed• He says those who have already had influenza need not be inoculated, but those from homes where influenza is present should be immediately inoculated• Waggoner: “The history of this vaccine is that while the first injection may not prevent an attack of influenza, it will prevent pneumonia or any of its complications.” • Says disease can be prevented by treatments of three injections seven days apart• Dr. Rosenow, Waggoner says, has examined serum being made locally, and declares it is the same as the serum being made for the government in Minn. • Waggoner says deaths are still occurring from influenza patients with lowered resistance getting out of bed too quickly• Physicians outside city asking for serum, but Waggoner says “Toledo must be cared for first, and then we will be very glad to assist outside communities to our utmost.” • Many outside physicians have come to Toledo to be inoculated, and all Health Dept., and many city officials of Toledo have already been inoculated• 127 cases on Saturday• 104 cases on Sunday• Total cases: 4469• Ten influenza deaths, one from pneumonia on Saturday• Seven deaths from influenza and five from pneumonia on Sunday• Combined death toll: 225Newspaper article1,