Big Drop Reported In New "Flu" Cases

Although the number of new cases has declined, there is a large number of pneumonia-related deaths. Nearly 1000 new cases reported to Health Department Saturday. Between 500 and 600 reported yesterday. HC Blake considered this encouraging and no cause for undue excitement. "Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington have closed theatres, movies, and churches, but the disease has continued to increase". Dr. Barker commends course adopted by Dr. Blake, however, Dr. H. J. Moss, superintendent of the Hebrew Hospital took a different view. Dr. Moss wrote to the Sun to express his dismay in the lack of action on the part of the HC "Is Dr. Blake really waiting until every soul is afflicted? There is hardly a home that is not affected. The death rate is increasingly rapidly. The hospitals are filled. Hundreds remain untreated and unattended." Dr. Moss asks whether the Liberty Bond campaign could not be extended to allow for the closing of public places. 64 deaths in army camps from pneumonia: 45 at Camp Meade, 12 at Edgewood Arsenal, and 7 at Fort McHenry. To date 213 have died of pneumonia at Camp Meade. 269 new cases at Camp Meade reported yesterday with 716 new cases of pneumonia. 7 deaths at Fort McHenry, 15 cases of pneumonia at Camp Holabird with 400 cases of flu. 40 cases of flu at Edgewood Arsenal for a total of 800 sufferers at the post. Shortage of nurses. At Camp Holabird 1 new case, 20 previous day, and 76 severe cases dismissed from hospital. A total of 600 cases at the Camp.Newspaper article12,