Flu Conditions Not
Improved. . . Daily Average of Flu Cases Larger Than for Preceding Week. . . 14
Deaths in County
The flu epidemic appears to be spreading over the city and
county instead of decreasing.
For week ending Feb. 12, the new cases in Rockingham were
25, an average of four a day; for mills and surrounding community, 82 a day, an
average of 12.
For week ending Feb. 19, city 64, daily average 9; mill
etc., 121, daily average 17.
For week ending today, Feb. 26, city 88 new cases, daily
average 13; ills etc. 276, daily average 40.
From this it is seen that the number of new cases in town
and county have steadily increased. The tabulated report given further down
shows the daily increase. Read it.
To date, the total deaths from flu in the county are 14. Two
of these were in Rockingham, and two in Hamlet. The Sandhills, east of town,
appear to have the disease in its worst type.
No doubt the rainy weather of Sunday to Tuesday night
contributed to the spread.
Most of the cases in Rockinham are very mild, though there
are several pneumonia cases. Five in the Hendley family have flu. Mr. and Mrs.
W.P. Odom and four children have it. W.C. Thomas, wife and three children also,
but all are doing satisfactorily.
The conditions are not alarming in town or county, the
number of cases to date not being as many as in the fall of 1918, or as serious.
The school is still closed, except 10th and 11th grades;
nor will the other grades open for 10 days at least yet. And maybe not then.
The picture show is still closed.
Hamlet conditions are improving. Daily averages about five new
cases. Unless a fresh outbreak occurs, the schools there will reopen next
Monday, and the picture shows, too.
Welfare Sup. Reynolds, with the Rockingham Red Cross and
King’s Daughters, are responding to calls and assisting in every way possible.
Both the Red Cross and King’s Daughters are trying to get a community trained
nurse. The nursing, transportation, clothing and nourishment departments of the
Red Cross are functioning smoothly.
Among the numerous cases of flu in town (there are many
whose names the writer simply has not learned) are (and most of these are very
mild, some being free of temperature today): M.H. Fowlkes, Lynwood and Frances
Folkes, R.P. McKeithen, Joe Stephenson, Hill Parsons and young Hill, Walter Covington,
Don Phillips (went to Laurinburg Sunday night), L.G. Fox, Mrs. W.C. Leak, V.J.
McLaurin and wife, Walter L. Scales Sr., Mrs. Steele Lowdermilk, Billy Poplin
and little Elizabeth, R.L. Johnson, Mial W. McRae, Mrs. Roy Allred, W.E.
McNair, June Diggs (Rt. 1). Also, Jack and Willie Covington, two bright young
men of the Post-Dispatch force. And S.W. Covington, B.F. Palmer and Marion Lee
Hinson, W.G. Atkinson, W.O. Doster and wife, Sarah Belle Terry, Mrs. Sam
Wright.
Daily average as follows:
February
|
City
|
Mills & Country
|
4
|
13
|
52
|
5
|
3
|
12
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
7
|
21
|
9
|
2
|
15
|
10
|
3
|
20
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
12
|
3
|
12
|
13
|
10
|
8
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
15
|
12
|
8
|
16
|
5
|
18
|
17
|
4
|
14
|
18
|
10
|
18
|
19
|
15
|
49
|
20
|
9
|
46
|
21
|
12
|
41
|
22
|
16
|
31
|
23
|
13
|
35
|
24
|
16
|
41
|
25
|
14
|
46
|
26
|
8
|
36
|
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