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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Flu Striking Hard in Rockingham and Surrounding Countryside, Feb. 26, 1920

From The Rockingham Post-Dispatch, Thursday afternoon, February 26, 1920

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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