New influenza cases in the city doubled

*Royal S. Copeland, City Health Commissioner statement: Mass has 50,000 cases so far; for NY situation to be that bad, would need 75,000 cases, and so far we have less than 1,000 [does not specify if this figure applies to state or city]*No intention to close schools/ cancel public gatherings; 900,000 flu circulars distributed to schoolchildren – asked to bring them home to parents*Board of Estimate, Manhattan Borough, headed by President Frank Dowling, voted to appropriate Copeland $25,000 for flu fightNewspaper article1