_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.