PRINCE    G E G K G Ji    C i T
t
1TC.HTEEN  HUNDRED 1   7-ASKS OF INFLUENZA
IN   NORTHERN   B.C.
l|,(. (,'iii/cn is indebted   to  the
x\ucv.i\ police   for  the   fullow-
, jnll,i niation  relating  to   the
[yj influenza epidemic as it  was
.'.. jn this district:
II,,. first manifestation of   this ¦-jjcjiiic \v;i> noticed in     Prince V.,.    ,,n   ( )ct<>ber   15th,   191K. ivjoAo this its presence had been establishecl at  Lucerne, near   the i'tcrn      provincial      boundary, outbreaks    were   re-rentres often widely variably in proximity f depots, pointing to dishy transients  and rail-^ employees.
Acting on instructions from verinnent agents the provincial lice alteviated the sufferings of rreat nVaiiy in isolated sections. x> officers were frequently call-
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A Delicacy
CORN ON THE COB
in gallon tins Per tin, $1.25
 an;ida Food jBoard License No. 8*7555
Prince George Undertaking Co.
Funeral Directors and
Embaliners \Ambulance in oonnection)
Agents for Monuments and Tomb Stones
Phone 97-2 rings
P. E. WILSON
BARRISTER & SOLICITOR Pnce George, B.C.
ed Upon to serve both as doctor and nurse, and were active day and night, in many instances contracting the disease they were called upon to right.
Qn October i(>th, under provincial auspices, the Connaught Hotel, Prince George, was converted into an emergency hospital. Accommodation thus provided being iiiMii'ficient, further quarters were opened on ( )etober 23rd in the Union Rooms.
At their inception these hospitals were stalled by voluntary helpers, but the strain on this assistance becoming great, owing to illness in the homes of many of the volunteers, thereafter salaried workers  were  employed.
From information obtained from various sources there were approximately 1S00 known cases in the district between Lucerne on the east and Kitselas on the west. < h these 220 succumbed to pneu-mohiac complications. It is noteworthy that those suffering from pulmonary complications were usually men physically robust.
Mortality among Indians was exceedingly heavy and may be attributed to lack of care consequent upon their nomadic tendencies, coupled with a native stoicism when finally prostrated. Prince George Hospitals.
About sixty beds were provided in the two provincial hospitals in Prince George- A fortunate government purchase oi blankets \yas particularly opportune-owing to a general local shortage. A leartii of essential drugs developed early, and the attorney-general*^ conditional assent to the seizure <>f liquor held by the Canadian Express Company was timely.
At both hospitals a superintendent was placed in complete' charge with a necessary staJiKof nurses and orderlies. Mr. AY. 1). Smith, at the Connaught. and Mr. / A. Wright, at the Union— subsequently taken ill and replaced by Mr. F. Tapley—rendered  excellent service.
Tbe entire management  of  the ! two hospitals was in the hands of
I Captaifi ( Dr.)   Lazier, whowork-
g hours in connection with epidemic, besides caring for a Marge number i)i outside patients.
I1 <*y.  Lazier-,was suffering severely from phlebitis during   the   whole
'pMbis period and was able to walk only with the greatest difficulty.
Stony Creek Indians. The epidemic's course ran with exceptional severity on the Stony Reserve near Yanderhoof, and but for the splendid work of Rev. Father Coccolo, many more would have died. Affectionately known throughout the north. Father Coccola has spent the greater part of a long life in this section of the province, and his success in this instance was due to the implicit trust placed in him by the Indians.
CARIBOO LODGE I.O.O.F., No. 65
Meets e\*c»y Tuesday in I.O.O.F. Hall
Kitts-Kifer Building, George Street.
Prince George.
VISITING  BROTHERS WELCOME.
Look tor the
sealed package* but have an eye out also for the name
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Prince George Hay & Grain Co,
Corner George & Third Avenue Flour, Oats, Wheat and  Barley
Feed of Jill kinds    ::    Poultry Foods a Specialty GROCERIES,        ::     Orders taken for WOOD
Phone 22-3 short
The Porter Hay & Grain Co,
Oats, Hay, Chopped Feed Field Seeds and Farm Implements
Warehouse Opposite G.T.P. station.
Phone 40