Show WARNING to the public from the local 1 I board of health M many 8 ny physicians are telling via it that there will lie be a return of the influenza in this county if it does return doubtless both morbidity and mortality will have an incidence much below the that t of last tall and winter last fall a and d winter we ali 11 saw a great man cases while the epidemic we was on us some much worse than others and the fatality while large was waa exceeded in other places place in a wide spread epidemic of influenza full quarantine I 1 la by no DO means practicable closing Closi nir stores and factories did not stop the spread of the disease but where a rood good local health administration to we was Y veri rl active the outcome we was always us bally encouraging especially where the local health boards had the hearty support and co operation cooperation of their city councils in our view the most important element is 13 a willing and capable local health administration given full command of the situation all other persons working under its supervision if an epidemic comes we believe that the medical men and assistants should us be especially organized and the work districted by the LOCAL HEALTH BOARD so that both physicians and nurses nurse could do more effective work with out being run to death by being hampered and delayed in their work by inadequate help and by differences of opinions as to how the work should be done and be cause it is not done to suit some md indi individual vidal did to in office he should not net be allowed to hinder the efforts effort of the those who have the authority to HANDLE THE conditions AS THEY EXIST some place should be provided to receive transients from hotels etc and all persons who c cannot at be strictly isolated in good domestic surroundings isolation of 0 cases cams seems to us to be vry very necessary in the private home the influenza case should be a as abet strictly I 1 Y is isolated died as is a scarlet fever patient and if it is necessary for far members of the family to enter masks of good construction should be worn at all times and left with the nurse a at t the door when leaving the apartment masks properly made and worn we believe to be a great protection but may even be come a menace if improperly used they are not needed out of d doors antiseptics should be very freely used by both the sick and well during an epidemic and a general cleanup instituted we believe it the d duty uty of every local health board to lay out a plan of campaign NOW so it can b I 1 e in full operation within 24 hours after an outbreak supplies should be on hand nurses of all grades should be listed an available build ing for an open air emergency hospital it if possible and plans made for its ita instant taking over th the whole pers onel should k know n W w what at is expected of them and be ready to report at once at their posts we believe it to be highly nee essary to have COMPETENT help and induce the best beat I 1 local ard men and women absolutely ion oring politics to serve the best protection against a recrudescence of what we had last fall is to prepare ourselves NOW REMEMBER that frequent both bath ing free ventilation of rooms room especially sleeping rooms room are pre venta tives together with proper ram care of the bowels and kidneys kidney etc CLEAN OUT CLEAN UP AND K KEEP CI ZAN but dont go to extremes DR JAMES GREEN I 1 city physician |