Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 December 1938 — Page 6

r. Morgan Cites Rising Rate of Pneumonia Deaths;

Warns of Need for Early Diagnosis; U. S. Flu Toll Up 50 Per Cent.

“relatively “high ‘iReidenes of influenza and other respiratory disugh the country this fall has been reflected in Indianapo#s,

- eases thro

: ~ according ot Dr. Herman G. Morgan, Health Board secretary.

Dr. Morgan cited a bulletin of the U, S. Public Health Service which . reported the number of cases of influenza over the country for the month ending Nov. 5 was 50 per cent higher than the average for

the same period in the last five years.

~ “The incidence of respiratory infection has maintained a relatively high Ievel here since the latter part of August,” Dr. Morgan said. “Even t the present time the incidence of influenzal-type Snipntions continues high.”

Deaths Show Yaereste

‘He pointed out that the. infections have been prevalent despite ‘continued mild weather during Sep- ~ tember, October and most | of No- * vember, which should have been

TOWN HALL TO HEAR MRS. KUHN SPEAK

Newspaperwoman to Talk at ~ English’s Saturday.

Mrs. Irene Kuhn, newspaperwoman, and author of “Assigned to Adventure,” will discuss “Adventures in Journalism” at the Town Hall program Saturday morning at English’s. Mrs. Charles Martin will introduce the speaker and preside at the luncheon following her talk at the

Columbia Club. Seated at the speaker’s table with Mrs. Kuhn and Mrs. Martin will be Mesdames Jack A. Goodman, Uz

JUDGE TORULEON INMATE TESTIMONY

State Calls Hospital Patient

In Death Case.

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. “With’ the recent inclement fj weather and the season of the year approaching when the incidence of | pneumonia cases naturally increases, . it behooves the citizen suffering from a respiratory disease to con-

Judge William Fitzgerald was expected to rule today whether an inmate at the Madison State Insane Hospital would be allowed to testify for the State in the trial of two |p former hospital attendants charged | Ei with beating. a patient to death.

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pneumonia and to seek medical

care,” Dr. Morgan said.

He pointed to the local pneumonia

mortality rate which lists 34 pneu

monia deaths in September, 55 in

October and 50 in November. Early Diagnosis Urged

: “It should be remembered,” Dr. * Morgan explained, “that practically ~ every pneumonia case is preceded by

an infection of the upper respiratory

tract, which, through neglect or de-

while Judge ‘Fitzgerald considered

considered a competent witness.

whether John - Coleman could be |H

-| The two men on trial are Byron |H

Craig, 29, of ‘near Madison,

during a scuffle May 6. Earlier yesterday the jury made a trip to view the hospital grounds

and | Everett Zehr, 31, of Marengo. They | are charged with beating to death |§ Everett Devault, 47, of Loogootee|F

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results in pneumonia.”

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pneumonia cases are caused by types “No. 1 and No. 2 of the 32 different types of pneumonia organisms. There is an effective pneumonia serum for these two. If serum is administered early, the death rate may be reduced as much as 45 per cent. Dr. Morgan urged that all respiratory infections be diagnosed early and the type of organism determined.

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