“Resolved, That this committee endorses the rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Health of the City of Wilkes-Barré, and that we ask for the strict enforcement of the same, and that we pledge coöperation in aiding the authorities to bring about such enforcement; and further, that we call upon the entire public, as well as the officials of all communities in Luzerne County, for their coöperation in reducing the number of cases of influenza by obeying to the letter all rules and regulations adopted by the Wilkes-Barré Board of Health; and we also ask the coöperation of every newspaper in Luzerne County in bringing this matter to the attention of the people.”
On December 23 Mayor Kosek of Wilkes-Barré made an official announcement to the people of the city, to the effect that, if they would not voluntarily observe the reasonable quarantine regulations which had been adopted by the city authorities, he would impose a quarantine that would be the most far-reaching and absolute that had yet been ordered, and this without regard to what interests might be thereby affected.
At this time the officers of the Bureau of Health of the city were firmly opposed to the lifting of the ban with respect to public dances, cabarets, Sunday School sessions, and other public assemblages during the approaching holiday season. However, about the first of January, 1919, the ban against moving-picture houses was lifted, and on the 10th of the month the remaining restrictions of the quarantine were removed, and Sunday Schools and the public and private schools of the city resumed their sessions.
The following table, compiled from official records and reports, indicates the total number of known cases of influenza and pneumonia, and the total number of deaths therefrom, that occurred in Luzerne County from October 1, 1918, to January 1, 1919.
| Community | Total Cases | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Borough | 391 | 43 |
| Fairview Twp. | 150 | 8 |
| Avoca Borough | 250 | 26 |
| Courtdale Borough | 32 | 8 |
| Conyngham | 300 | 42 |
| Dallas Borough | 25 | 5 |
| Dorranceton Borough (including Westmoor) | 357 | 80 |
| Duryea Borough | 704 | 65 |
| Edwardsville Borough | 609 | 121 |
| Exeter Borough | 950 | 120 |
| Forty Fort Borough | 138 | 14 |
| Freeland Boro. and Foster Twp. | 1,567 | 104 |
| Hughestown Borough | 169 | 7 |
| Jeddo Borough | 471 | 18 |
| Kingston Borough | 660 | 68 |
| Kingston Twp. | 25 | 4 |
| Laflin Borough | 84 | 0 |
| Larksville Borough | 594 | 82 |
| Laurel Run Boro. | 150 | 4 |
| Luzerne Borough | 520 | 44 |
| Pringle Twp. | 157 | 14 |
| Miners Mills Borough | 546 | 40 |
| Nanticoke Borough | 1,772 | 299 |
| Slocum Twp. | 63 | 6 |
| Hanover Twp. | 359 | 46 |
| Newport Twp. | 3,700 | 192 |
| Nescopeck Twp. | 165 | 17 |
| New Columbus Borough | 30 | 4 |
| Parsons Borough | 575 | 49 |
| Plymouth Boro. and Plymouth Twp. | 1,559 | 95 |
| Shickshinny Borough | 275 | 25 |
| Sugar Notch Borough | 450 | 22 |
| Wright Twp. | 13 | 0 |
| Dorrance Twp. | 62 | 4 |
| Swoyerville Boro. | 2,000 | 81 |
| Warrior Run Borough | 132 | 15 |
| West Hazleton Boro | 479 | 53 |
| West Pittston Boro | 685 | 53 |
| Exeter Twp. | 0 | 1 |
| West Wyoming Boro. | 144 | 22 |
| White Haven Borough | 182 | 3 |
| Wyoming Borough | 325 | 30 |
| Yatesville Borough | 0 | 0 |
| Hazleton | 3,012 | 338 |
| Hazle Twp. | 790 | 77 |
| Butler Twp. | 74 | 6 |
| Pittston, Pittston Twp. and Jenkins Twp. | 1,366 | 261 |
| Wilkes-Barré | 4,817 | 521 |
| Wilkes-Barré Twp. | 531 | 60 |
| Bear Creek Twp. | 5 | 2 |
| Plains Twp. | 1,629 | 133 |
| Bucks Twp. | 0 | 0 |
| Nuangola Borough | 0 | 0 |
| ──── | ──── | |
| Grand totals | 34,043 | 3,332 |
The following table sets forth the number of cases of influenza and pneumonia treated, and the number of deaths occurring, in the Emergency Hospitals in Luzerne County:
| Wanamie | 187 | 49 |
| Exeter | 169 | 42 |
| Hazleton | 109 | 43 |
| Wilkes-Barré Armory | 192 | 69 |
| Nanticoke | 151 | 41 |
| Dupont | 103 | 12 |
| Plains | 50 | 13 |
| ──── | ──── | |
| Grand totals | 961 | 269 |
The following detailed statement indicates very clearly the character and amount of the work done for nurses and patients by the members of the Red Cross Canteen of Wyoming Valley Chapter during the pandemic:
| Number of portions served | October | 1,983 |
| November | 3,714 | |
| December | 3,974 | |
| ──── | ||
| Total | 9,671 | |
| Number of quarts of soup distributed | October | 2,158 |
| November | 3,946 | |
| December | 2,456 | |
| ──── | ||
| Total | 8,560 | |
| Number of quarts of milk distributed | October | 50 |
| November | 560 | |
| December | 805 | |
| ──── | ||
| Total | 1,415 | |
| Number of lunches packed for nurses | October | 532 |
| November | 917 | |
| December | 203 | |
| ──── | ||
| Total | 1,652 | |
| Number of quarts of lemon syrup served | October | 20 |
| November | 18 | |
| ──── | ||
| Total | 38 | |
| Number of quarts of lemon jelly served | October | 51 |
| November | 40 | |
| ──── | ||
| Total | 91 | |
| Number of quarts of pineapple juice served | October | 2 |
| November | 2 | |
| ──── | ||
| Total | 4 |
Desserts were distributed in which the following articles were used: