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Show INFLUENZA CASES IN DECREASE? I j SALT LAKE, Nov. 11. Yesterday's Intluenza development summed only eight new cases, as against thirty-three thirty-three last Sunday and H7 tho weok prior. Six houses were placed under quarantine and three deaths were recorded, re-corded, ! The dcatti8raro: Joseph Iloinsloy, 3S I years of age' died at his "hon.rev 350 West Ninth South street: Rolaud Mc-Mahon, Mc-Mahon, infant son or Mrs. Florence McMahon, at Red Cross Emergency hospital; Jone Minochaco, 37 years Of ago, died at St. Mark's hospital. ' Five of the olght new cusos wore received re-ceived at tho L. D. S. hospital, two at I St. Mark's and ono at tho Holy Cross I hospital. There are now 21 ln-I ln-I fluenza patients at the Red Cross Emergency hospital. Ten wore discharged dis-charged Saturday, and orders have been issued to accept no more unless 1 there is a renewal of the epidemic. Other, hospitals in Salt Lake, t is statod, arc amply able to take caro of all Intluenza patients. Paul is Optimistic. "The influenza epidemic is about cleaned out," said Dr. S. G. Paul, of. the city health department, last evening. even-ing. He ndmitted, however, that he had lookod for a relapse In consequence of the bad weather Inst week. "A chango for the worse naturally was expected Saturday and today," the health officer of-ficer said, ''but since it has not como I am frccto say that with ordinary conditions con-ditions prevailing and the observance of rigid precautions the scourge should be completely stamped out in the coming com-ing week." "As far as I am informed, there is no change whatever In the Intluenza situation from tho Saturdny report," said Dr. T. B. Beatly, secretary of tho stale health board. Inst night. Dr. Beatly, howover. intimated that conditions con-ditions were satisfactory, so much so in fact that he had been able to observe ob-serve Sunday as a day of rest. Help for Dr. Bcatty. To assist the slate health department depart-ment In Its flght against the scourgo, which, according to Dr. Beatty, is still unconquered in many communities about tho state, a physician Is on the way from Sacramento, Cal., and should arrive In Salt Lake some time today. The doctor comes on orders from Surgeon Sur-geon General Rupert Blue, of the United Stales army, and by request of Dr. Beatly, who finds a need for several sev-eral assistants in outlying districts to cope with the disease. Still Need for Caution. Having served the purpose for which It was instituted, serving of meals to needy sick and nurses attending in -lluenza cases, the emergency diet kitchen kit-chen at the community center on Regent Re-gent .street, has been disconlinued. A decision was readied yesterday, when thirty meals were served lo nurses and patients. i This does not mean, however, that' all need for this sort bf help has vanished van-ished with the decadence of the intluenza in-tluenza epidemic. Tho emergency still exists, though In a much minor degree 1 than at any ether time in the past month. Tho suggestion, therefore, has been made that to meet this exigency until the contagion has passod away entirely householders take upon them -solves the lightened burden. A fowl nurses, Including recruits from teacher nnd storo staffs, are still employed em-ployed on serious cases. These workers must be provided for. Philanthropi-cally Philanthropi-cally Inclined persons are .asked to communicate with Rod Cross headquarters head-quarters daily this week and stale how many nurses they can entertain at noonday luncheon, or how many lunches they can provide for patients. Tho motor- corps, directed by Miss Mary Mayne. vill see that the nurses! are taken lo the home for the meal and returned to their posts afterwards, and will also deliver the meals to the sick. The work heretofore done by the kitchen will be In tho hands of the homo service department. Diet Kitchon Opens. Tho emergency diet kitchen opened about a month ago and since that dat has served on an uveragc of sixl meals a day to volunteer nurses anc patients. Its staff was composed entirely en-tirely of Salt Lako school teachers, as was also the staff operating tho moto corps, in the latter department the young women have operated cars at j tholr own expense, supplying gas and oil gratis. One young woman has spent $25 in gasoline alone. Expense of operating op-erating tho kitchen, which has boon in I charge of Mrs. Leah Jennings, has-been has-been mot through donations by mer- chants and citizens, together with, voluntary reimbursements tendered by those who received aid In Iho emer-1 gency, Members of the faculty of the L. D S. domestic science school each alternato day provided all dessort dishes for the moals served. |