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Show ! OTYREADY TO GIYE1WH BATTLE 1 TO INFLUENZA; SUSPICIOUS CASES ARE : REPORTED TO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH m Several cases of supposed influenza were reported to the city board of ;M health this morning, according to m George Shorten, sanitary inspector. With the precautions ordered takeh a yesterday by the city commissioners M the work of checking a possible p spread of the dreaded disease has started. The annex at the Dee hospital has been placed, in readiness for emergencies. emergen-cies. At a local hotel three new cases .Avere reported today. The patients are bring isolated and are under the care ; of physicians. : With the appointment of Miss Schwartz as head nurse for the emergency emer-gency the first steps were taken in preparing a room at the union depot for 8U3picious cases that may come into Ogden. The former Red Cross canteen has been cleaned and was placed in readiness this afternoon for the patients. The expense incurred at' the depot will be borne by the county with the exception of the nurse and doctor. These will be paid by the city. The condition of Judge D. R. Roberts, Rob-erts, removed to his home yesterday, is reorled to be improved today. Judge Roberts became ill yesterday after the morning session of the ctiy court. Commissioner Chris Flygare was also removed to his home yesterday. He is suffering from a severe case of grippe which the physicians term might be a slight case of influenza. This morning shortly after the morning session of the city com'mls- j sioner City Recorder Moyes was taken to his home suffering from a slight ' attack, while his deputy, Miss Helen Eberley, was also removed to her home. Several other cases have been reported re-ported and as the illness is brought on the health department has ordered all physicians to report the cases thought to be influenza. A check on the number of cases will be made and all records will, be kept, ' according to George Shorten, city sanitary inspector. Reports from many cities in Idaho today stated that a number of cities in Miat state were in quarantine for influenza. in-fluenza. Every precaution against the dreaded dread-ed disease will be taken in an attempt to check the spread, said Commissioner Commission-er J. Ray Ward this morning. |