5. Ordinary charitable relief should be handled through the routine
agencies, the service co-ordinated with the other epidemiological
measures. Churches, lodges, etc., should be urged to handle their own
cases, in order to relieve the pressure on the central agency. Aid
should be immediate, without protracted investigation.
6. Recreation facilities (motoring, etc.) should be provided for the
physicians and nurses while off duty.
_VI. Food._
1. Available central cooking facilities should be used so far as is
necessary, such as the dietetic equipment in high schools, normal
schools, colleges, etc., with a delivery system to families and
institutions in need.
2. Individual families should be encouraged to cook additional amounts,
the same to be delivered to central diet kitchens for distribution, a
standard list of prepared foods needed being devised and advertised,
with recognition of racial customs and preferences.
3. It may be necessary to establish canteens in sections of the city.
_VII. Laundry._
1. A special collection and distribution system may be essential both
for homes and institutions.
2. It may be necessary to take over a public laundry with compensation,
or a private non-medical institution laundry.
_VIII. Provision for Fatalities._
1. Death reporting should be prompt (24 hours) and a record kept so as
to ensure prompt disposal of bodies.
2. A daily canvass of available coffins should be made, labor assured
for construction, and possibly no coffins sold without the permit of the
Influenza Administration Office.
3. If morgue facilities are inadequate a central place should be
provided, with embalming facilities, for the temporary disposal of
bodies.
4. A canvass of hearses should be made and regulations issued
prohibiting unnecessarily long hauls, insisting on maximum capacity
loads, etc. A central control will prevent unnecessary duplication as to
routes, etc.
5. A reserve supply of trucks and automobiles should be at hand for use
in various ways in connection with the handling of fatal cases.
6. The number of graves required should be estimated and labor released
from public works or secured through other channels (possibly military)
for digging. Possibly temporary trench interment may be necessary.
_IX. Education, Instruction and Publicity._
Literature and special instructions will be necessary on many phases,
including the following:
1. Instructions to physicians as to reporting, facilities available,
district arrangements, etc.
2. Advice to physicians regarding treatment standards and suggestions.
3. Instructions for families, to be distributed by nurses, physicians,
social workers, druggists, etc., covering the problems of care during
the physician’s absence.
4. Instructions to the public as to where aid may be secured, to be
printed in various languages, and distributed by druggists, displayed in
street cars, used in the press, etc.
5. Instructions for families on “What to do till the doctor comes.”
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