Ogden Daily Standard | 1903-02-25 | Page 1 | Grip Claiming Many Victims in the East

GRIP CLAIMING MANY VICTIMS IN THE EAST the hospitals are overcrowded and an alarming death rate is reported new york feb 25 crowded to its capacity hospital ia able to care for its patients an epidemic of grip has brought the number of patients in the institution up to when alio limit had been reached in order to turn no one away attendant made efforts to set up spring mattresses as temporary beds and every inch of available space used in this way so cerious lias the epidemic of grip in brooklyn become that the health dc apartment part ment liag sent out a special warning to all keepers and janitors of public buildings instructing them to use extraordinary tra ordinary care in keeping alic buildings properly ventilated corps of inspectors and their assistants have started in to disinfect all tho court rooms in the borough this treatment may be extended to the houses twelve deaths from the grip were reported last week since january there have been 46 deaths from the disease in brooklyn which the health officials ron sider an alarming record in view of the fact that only 53 deaths occurred from grip in the 12 months in 1002