Influenza Situation Shows Improvement

• Carnes said situation seems to have passed crisis, and thinks epidemic will wane if citizens do not relax vigilance• Mayor announced this morning that pool halls must close, as they fall under the anti-crowd ban• Circus has arrived in town, and will be hosted, but will give no performances• “Just now at this time the man who looks after the health of himself and his family is the man who is doing the most to stamp out influenza in the city.” (Mayor)• Mayor also requests that sweeping be done at night, when danger to pedestrians passing through microbes stirred up by brooms is not so great• Volunteer nurses needed among destitute; 10 nurses caring for 53 cases currently• Volunteers need only be patient, have basic housekeeping skills• Many tales of woe, such as the family with the mother, three children ill, and a girl of 10 attempting to care for them all• Carnes: “I made a survey of the downtown streets and want to commend the care and consideration of many of the pedestrians. The sidewalks were singularly clean of spittle, and almost every man I saw expectorating walked to the curb. This care will help matters greatly, as the sewers are flushed nightly.” • Quarantine at Camp Dick continuing, case load lightNewspaper article1