1. The listing and distribution of resources, including physicians, nurses, social workers, nurses’ aids, clerks, domestics, laundresses, automobiles, chauffeurs, mask makers, and volunteers of all kinds.
All available publicity channels should be used to promote volunteer service.
An appeal should be made for voluntary donors of human blood serum from convalescent influenza patients, to be held in readiness for use in treatment.
2. The centralization of resources, under one control, with central and branch headquarters, the city being districted for medical, nursing and other work.
The central headquarters should be ordinarily under the supervision of a board representative of the most important agencies concerned, the board’s work to be administered through a manager (presumably the health officer) selected for his fitness.
3. The service should be maintained on a 24–hour basis, and a system of outgoing and incoming telephone service is essential.
4. The local authorities should get and keep in touch with state and national agencies.
III. Current and Continuous Analysis of Case Situation.
1. In the smaller communities a canvass should be made of all physicians, soliciting information as follows:
(a) Number of cases under care. (b) Number of cases needing hospital treatment. (c) Number of cases needing home nursing care. (d) Number of cases requesting medical service but not reached.