12 "Flu" Deaths In City; 34 Succumb At Meade

Total of 745 new cases and 12 deaths in the city reported to Health Department, 387 in Counties. All schools may be closed. Dr. Blake given carte blanche by Mayor. Four Baltimore boys victims at Camp Meade. Sparrows Point hit hard. 34 soldiers died at Camp Meade, 90 developed pneumonia, and 687 new cases of flu reported at general headquarters. Deaths at the cantonment since the outbreak are 98 and 7000 soldiers have contracted the disease. Nearly 700 cases reported at Camp Meade. 99 soldiers with pneumonia. Nurses and sisters of mercy in short supply. State Board of Health reported 387 new cases in the counties. Schools, churches and moving-pi cture theatres at Sparrows Point closed, after 450 cases and 1 death. Camp Meade authorities hope epidemic has reached its peak. Many medical personnel there have contracted the disease. Quarantine is being rigidly enforced. City figures grow. Numbers from the Health Department may not represent extend of the disease with overwhelmed doctors not reporting all cases. HC Blake conferred with Mayor Preston on closing the schools, theatres, and other public meeting places. A study of the cases reported to the Health Department shows the young and middle-aged to be more susceptible.Newspaper article1