Influenza Spread Believed To Be Near Its Crest

• 612 new cases in the past 24 hours, 100 more than for the preceding day; total number of cases in the city is 1,374• Chief diagnostician of the health dept. Dr. M.C. Woodruff stated today that he believed the epidemic would reach its crest next Wednesday or Thursday• Woodruff said it could not truly be called an epidemic, since only 3% of the population has been affected, not the 30%-60% usually affected in most epidemics• Starkloff said the apparent checking of the epidemic has been due to the cooperation of the public• 22 additional Red Cross nurses are available for service• Daily average deaths is 12, and has not yet gone above that number, and Starkloff believes this is the best indication that the disease is not spreading as rapidly in St. Louis as it did in other cities• Bishop Tuttle of the Episcopal Church urged parishioners to study their prayer books at home and worship in their homes according to the Book of Common Prayer• A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen will be held Monday (10/14) afternoon to pass an ordinance including influenza as a reportable disease and providing a $5-$500 fine for failure to report• An entire ward at Barnes Hospital at Wash U. has turned over to the treatment of the SATC; accommodations for 50• As soon as students become symptomatic they will be taken to the wardNewspaper article