Problem Is Faced at Hospital
• Superintendent List: "The influenza situation in Cincinnati is precarious."• Superintendent List: "There is no decline in the number of new cases and the death list is mounting daily. Physicians have been unable to determine the cause of the disease or to prescribe an effective treatment. Competent nursing is the only safeguard against the ravages of the disease."• Superintendent List - 25% cases at GH – fatal• Superintendent List - Nurses and attendants have been sick, which has caused problems. Nurses on duty work 14-16 hours a day during epidemic. "Their sacrifice and self-denial have been marvelous."• Superintendent List: "Difficulty in obtaining help is adding additional burden to the nurses who already are overworked. Applicants do not apply for fear of contracting influenza, yet practically every one in Cincinnati has been exposed to the disease."• List – need male attendants, porters, waitresses, laundry assistants• List: "It is the civic duty for those who are able to fill these positions to apply as soon as possible."• 503 cases at GH yesterday, "largest number recorded since the disease became prevalent."• 413 (?) cases with pneumonia• 40 new cases received yesterday, 9 deaths there• Dr. List – saloons and five and ten cent stores should close as a "further precautionary measure against the spread of influenza."• Reports to municipal authorities about people violating the order against parties/gatherings in private homes.• "It is asserted that the epidemic cannot be checked effectually until the public realizes that absolute compliance with the order and requests of the Board of Health are observed."• Tomorrow, Peters will be submitting requests to Board of Health for exceptions to the order, such as requests from churches, football game, etc.• 46 deaths reported yesterday increased total to 530 deaths• 231 new cases, 3,915 total cases• "The emergency military hospital at Music Hall was closed yesterday, the disease apparently having spent its force among the soldier students at the University of Cincinnati and the Ohio Mechanics' Institute."• Dr. Peters will "certify" names of saloon keepers who were convicted yesterday of violating the order. Last week, they voted to allow Safety Director Holmes to close "all places where the order was disregarded." ; Newspaper article ; 8