Show CITY administration PROVIDES FOR FREE inoculation AGAINST INFLUENZA 0 N DR BEATTY OF THE STATE HE HEALTH ALTH BOARD SAYS ALL VACCINE JS IS FURNISHED TO EVERY COMMUNITY ITY FREE OF N CHARGE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER TO BE FITTED N WHERE FREE inoculation WILL AVILL BE GIVEN BY COMPETENT N PE TENT NURSE N N the city administration has token laken up the matter of Inoc inoculation illation E against influenza spurred on oil by complaint of citizens and the W N published statement of dr bea beatty tty of the state health board who iho 1 is E N rather severe on oil doctors who ulio charge fees for inoculation when ihen M N the vaccine is furnished free and following the lead of other cities a in the state in hi the matter mayor poulsen called dr beatty on the N 01 phone yesterday and asked for information as to the furnish furnishing ag of N vaccine free N dr beatty stated emphatically that every community in ill the I 1 N state is furnished with the influenza vaccine free of charge v mayor poulson had talked with the loc local it doctors about the a vaccine abid was informed that tile vaccine received here would have ia to bo be paid for according to a letter they had bad received from the state N health board X on being told of this jhb letter dr beatty ask asked ed for a copy is as there N I 1 is no ile intention lie says to charge for the vaccine a dr beatty insists that only a fee be paid by citizens for E N inoculation as all vaccine is furnis furnished lied free and stated to mayor N N poulson that hat the health blaid boat would furnish furni sli a competent co n burso who a would do tile the inoculation at a very low cost to tile city N after conferring aith with tile alio local health physician dr dark clark as E to the doctors here cooperating with the nurse whom dr beatty 0 proposes to send and getting no satisfactory answer mayor poulson N made arrangements arrangement 4 for the nursa to come from salt lake 0 0 quarters will bo be arranged in tile city council chamber and inoculation N a will ill be given given free of charge beginning tomorrow sunday Sun ay X el inoculation is s the only means of com batting ia I 1 epou M I 1 which aich doctors agree and tile people will stand back beffi c ma mayor y in N his action of placing tills preventive nic measure asure within reach of the 1 i Cit citizens iLens i ig s r the influenza situation does not seem to improve much in this section each town has lad had new cases break out and whole f families am illes are afflicted probably the worst case is that of mrs irs henry Horne who was haef attacked with the disease dis easu ancher nd en entire tire family ot of eight children childre n were stricken bars mrs horne home at this writing is unconscious and three or four of the children nave pneumonia in aumonia f r an and d are delirio delirious us t r among the young women who volunteered ered cred last week ada thurber hazel henrie vio via ross and clay alred aired rk all were pressed anto service together with loree af of these ada thurber and clay allred were nere stricken with the disease and had to be placed placa under care of others othera miss thurber chube r has been been cared fr for by at the thel home lome of judge hayes while miss allred has been taken into S G alj darks home whre where mrs blar dark k ls is attend ingher P the he other volunteer nurses are at the horne home home twe ot or them on I 1 night shift and one on an day shift there is need ned of a largo large force ot of nurses and now names are being aa added ded to th the list ol of those who sere are willing to make tile the sar sacrifice in this work of mercy here alethe are the names of the additional al youns young women who have offered their to the 1 1 red crassa Cross 5 r 1 i i I 1 irene hsei norms N orma Jl asmussen arlena parker rhoda Ander anderson sod of 0 central clara clam charlab K orth loretta kayoung Young martha parker mrs andrew anderson grace nielsen Nl elsen and miss 13 brugger ot of venice there idohl is one other ather eding yding woman W whose hose name shoals ne be as having done splendid work in nurs tug ine flu cases she is gladys ewing and she has been in attendance atten clance on oil influenza patients ever since the inception ot of ahe the epidemic and is still in service supt bupt ashman has sent lout ut the following leacer letter to teachers regarding the influenza situation dear teacher the influenza situation kin in richfield Is serious there Is no prospect that schools can lie be reopened opened re fl for or some weeks the city health 33 oard board Is doing all it can to stamp the disease out at the request of the board of health I 1 write and ask your cooperation these are some i or of the things you can do some p people eople have been known to have influenza and have through ignorance or careless carelessness neos failed to report it to one of the physicians or to the board of health if you know influenza to io exist in any home and that thai homo home Is not quara quarantined n tined you are asked as a public duty to report the case to the board of health quite a of people who have had influenza have gone out in public too after recovery pat tents should remain inside ten days after affer recovery in order to tc be saie safe and protect the public will you not make lt it your duty duly to report such violations to io the board of health healt h some people people carelessly C gp a into 41 in flu miza h gr creati elt est eat possible caution in some farides families every member of a i the family is down with wi th the disease at a tf 6 sa same me time ln in such cas cases e i 1 J 1 x yo your lir help a as a laurse nurses will ill be greatly a appreciated if f you ar are e prepared to render this assistance to affected afflicted families telephone any oe at the bocal local physicians physician sto jo that effect 4 1 1 in addition addition to do I 1 any 1 I 1 I 1 thing you u can canto ao elm check ck the spread t 1 I 1 of this cont contagion n the ban bail W will X ill not be lifted says the board of health until ahe disease thas has ired you can help will Wll lyou you not f feel a personal responsibility in the M at ter and help stamp InAuen influenza za clue out Assuring you thai your assistance alle will be greatly appreciated I 1 a am m yours A very verv pu sincerely ceray J I 1 A abt J ASHMAN 11 I 1 f district superintend superintendent ten 4 bent t in addition to this letter the offic era 0 of J the ff f aade sent leae oui out i the tollow lnE letter iette r 4 of appeal appia 1 l to e t I 1 f teachers achens te richfield dec 13 1918 1913 twenty ire are ampe imperatively arlve needed to wait spoil upon these within our mil midst a t a afflicted i iniste d sy by spanish I 1 influx n flu enza t are you not willing in ia est cst of to if necessary ary sacrifice your time tim your ale pleasure asure and perhaps even more to alienate ali alleviate elate V I 1 the suffering of those who are stricken with this the red cross appeals to boll fo dolunt volunteer ber as a nurse 1 7 it is absolutely necessary that those unfortunates hay have h help e lp money cannot hire it so there Is s no aler I 1 native but that philanthropic courageous patriotic women dolunt volunteer ce r their services and we m 4 have confidence that you are s uch such a person we are first appealing pealing up to the public school teachers on account of their educational fitness to aper perform the required services five young ladre ladies of our chapter hove have already volunteered and aro arc now actively engaged in the service none of them are arc more able or capable nor under greater obligations to do this work than you in thus addressing you ive wo are not unmindful of the fact that we are asking a sacrifice by those appealed further that it takes fibuch much courage and and fortitude to respond in the affirmative to this appeal but nevertheless we are confident that those thus addressed are bravo brave and patriotic enough to yield their personal interests in favor of their suffering fellow beings who are sorely afflicted certainly no cause could continued on page eight I 1 INFLUENZA SITUATION continued from front page be greater in which you could dedi 1 cate a portion of your time true there is somo some danger attend ing this work yet every precaution will be taken to make it as safe as labor of this character can well be roode made to be and to this end every person who volunteers as a nurse should at once be inoculated as such course is recommended by the best physicians the red cross will make alic necessary arrangements and de y irgy all expenses of such i tion abidi services 1 ces needed will most likely be called for in your own to town wn as it is the desire of the red cross chapter that each branch pro vide its own nursing corps therefore as soon as you report readiness for service to the secretary of the chapter the chairman of the branch to which you belong will be forth with notified please reply to this communication ZA at oneo onea to mrs sarah peterson Pe torson richfield utah very earnestly yours 13 SEVIER EVIER COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS r by H N HAYES chairman SARAH PETERSON see sec f the red cross officers are much chagrined at the uncalled tor for interference t re rence of certain well known kaohn wo men who aho have felt it incumbent on themselves to urge women who were disposed to enroll as nurses nursed against I 1 taking up the work these women are known and theirs their names will be given to the public as persons who hive have tried to block the work of the red cross in helping afflicted cami aes ues and also in helping to stamp out the aisea disease se some have volunteered as nurses and have then permitted busybodies busy bodies to persuade them against helping in this needed work fortunately not many volunteers will listen to these croakers health officers and red cross workers are coming to realize a strict quarantine is the only remedy fo for the prevention of spread of the disease and regardless ot of all precedents and as to the methods of how the s spreads pr ed ds the greatest preventative I 1 i acknowledged to be strict tine I 1 ms 1 rth ri ma i 1 alf |