The Flu Situation
Dr. Smith is out from his recent attack of the flu and so is
Mayor Hill and a meeting was held at 5 o’clock this afternoon to determine
whether to reopen the churches, schools and moving picture shows. The meeting
was too late to give the action of the Board in this afternoon’s paper.
The general opinion seems to be that the trouble is blowing
over here, but that the trouble is worse in the county. We trust, however, if
the health authorities decide to reopen that every one will observe due
precaution since we do not believe the danger is near over.
We trust our people will not congregate any more than
possible and the children in the school should be warned not to play together,
and they should be provided with handkerchiefs and when they sneeze they should
place it over their nose.
In the churches and the moving picture shows, the people should
sit in every other seat and keep as far away as possible from each other. It is
very hard to tell the difference between a cold and the flu at its incipient
stages.
Dr. E.L. Strickland of this city reports two cases.
Dr. Grady, seven cases with three pneumonia.
Dr. Putney of Elm City reports four cases.
The health authorities report to date 1,138 cases in town
and the county. All physicians have not reported, however, and these are of
course not all the cases that have occurred.
Dr. Smith requests us to thank his friends and neighbors for
their kindness to him during his illness.
Flu Conditions at
Middlesex
The flu situation at Middlesex continues bad, and a number
of people are down with the disease.
Several deaths have occurred among them, Messrs. P.H. Lewis
and Mr. Harrington, prominent citizens of the place. Mr. Harrington’s wife and
little girl are in the hospital in this city.
Mr. L.S. Land’s family is also down and three members of
same are sick.
Miss Lessie Taylor and her mother, Mrs. Taylor are down.
Mrs. Joe Taylor is also down with the disease.
Miss Bettie High is sick.
Mr. J.T. Moore and his daughter, Mrs. Phillips, are down
with the flu.
Mr. Cleveland Bissett is sick and has lost his baby with the
flu.
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