Show WARNING to the th public from the local boardl board ol of health many physicians physician ore are telling us ue that the there 1 IP will he be a return of the influenza in this hi county if it does return doubtless both morbidity and morte mortality liti will have an incidence nc dEc much below that of last tall and winter last fall and winter we vors all saw a great many cues cases while the epidemic was waa on us ua some much worse than others othera and the fatality while large was waa exceeded in other p places in in a a widespread wide spread epidemic of influenza full quarantine is by no means practicable lil closing stores store and factories did not top atop the spread of the disease but where a good bir local birl l health administration was waa very active the outcome was always us baliv encouraging especially where the local health boards had the hearty support and cooperation ot of their city councils coun cila inner in our view the most important element 1 is a willing and capable local health administration given full command of the situation all al other persons working g under its we supervision if a an epidemic p do e e c comes we believe that the medical men and assistants should ne de especially organized and tl the work districted district ec by the LOCAL HEALTH BOARD ao an that both physicians and on bursee could do more effective work with out being run to death by being hampered and delayed in their work by inadequate help and by difference a of opinions opi niona as aa to how the work should be done and be cause it is not done to suit auit some individual indi vidal in office he should not bl bi allowed to hinder the efforts ol of those who have the authority to HANDLE THE conditions AS THEY EXIST some place should he be provided to te re eive transients from hotels etc and all persons who cannot be strictly isolated in good domestic surroundings isolation of cases seems to us to be very necessary in the private home the influenza case should be a aa strictly isolated as aa is as a scarlet fever patient and if it is necessary for members of the family to enter masks of good construction should be worn at all times timea and left with wilh the he nurse at the door when leaving the he apartment masks properly made and worn we believe to be a great protection hut but may even be come a menace if improperly used rd they are not needed out of doors antiseptics should be very fro freel used hired by both the sick and well during an epidemic and a general cleanup instituted we believe it the duty of every local health board to lay hy out a apian plan of campaign NOW so it can b bf I 1 in full operation within 24 hunt after our an outbreak S supplies polux should be on hand nurses of all trades grades should be listed an available build ing for an open air emergency hospital if possible and plans made f fr its instant taking over ever the whole personal Dera onel should know what is expected of them and be ready to report at once at their posts we believe it to be highly in necessary hele to have COMPETENT help p and induce the hot best local men and women absolutely ignoring politics to bo serve naive the best beat protect protection li against a recrudescence of what we had last fall is to prepare ourselves NOW REMEMBER that frequent birth bath ing free ventilation lofv of rooms especially sleeping rooms are pro venta tives together with proper care at af the bowels and kidneys kidney etc CLEAN OUT CLEAN UP AND KEEP CI EAN but dont go to extremes DR JAMES GREEN city els physician ad |