40 Influenza Patients Leave Hospitals; Many New Cases Reported

• Over 40 soldiers were discharged from the hospitals and sent to the Ft. Ontario hospital.• 422 total soldier patients reported from four city hospitals.• One soldier died at Ft. Ontario.• Military and medical authorities would not release a statement for publication about the situation at the base.• 50 more men expected at the Crouse-Irving.• Offices and rooms have been given up for use for sick men to be cared for.• Half of the 183 cases at the hospital have developed pneumonia, “but none is reported critical.”• Syracuse women who took the first-aid Red Cross course have been assisting the nursing staff.• Dr. Wallace said that one man was discharged last night, and more will be sent to Ft. Ontario today.• Yesterday, 18 patients discharged from the Hospital of the Good Shepherd.• There are 141 patients still in the hospital, and 18 of them have pneumonia, but only six appear to be serious.• 8 more men were admitted to St. Joseph’s Hospital, for a total of 30 patients. 15 men were sent to Ft. Ontario because they are in recovery.• “None of the cases at the hospital is considered extremely serious.”• 14 new cases at Homeopathic Hospital, 8 men discharged, 6 of them sent to Ft. Ontario, 2 stayed as orderlies.• Some of the 14 cases may be bronchitis or grip.• Health Officer Dr. D. N. Totman will be meeting with Commissioner of Public Safety Nicholson to create a plan.• They will likely advise a plan similar to that in NYC, as well as an order requiring all influenza cases be reported to the commissioner of public safety.Newspaper article6,