40,000 Cases Of Influenza In Chicago; You May Help

• It is estimated from the Health Department reports that there are 40,000-50,000 cases of Spanish flu in Chicago. Some doctors estimate the numbers could be 60k-80k.• Public urged not to panic despite the high numbers. They are urged to avoid coughing and sneezing in public. If sick to go to bed immediately and have family seek medical assistance.• 1,053 new cases of flu reported, along with 37 deaths on Sunday Chicago.• 704 new cases of flu and 44 deaths reported for Saturday in Chicago.• 270 cases of pneumonia and 66 deaths attributed to pneumonia on Sunday.• 212 cases of pneumonia and 37 deaths due to pneumonia on Saturday.• Dr. Robertson asked public not to panic. Health authorities will keep schools and other places of public assembly open.• Dr. Drake: “It cannot be too strongly emphasized that it is up to the individual if he wishes to avoid influenza….Health officials have laid down simple rules which should be rigidly followed. Just how soon this epidemic is to be broken in this section depends on the individual citizen.”• Dr. Robertson suggests that many citizens with the flu may be moving about freely in public, exposing the healthy. As such he states, “We must have public co-operation and I am calling on the police to see that this co-operation with individual precaution is forthcoming.”• [I cannot read the remainder of the article because print is too faint.]Newspaper article2-