Hale. Immediately a comprehensive plan was drafted and an emergency flood committee was created to handle every problem that might arise. An efficient organization was set up and went into action on a 24hour schedule. and by the time that arrivals of refugees reached a daily load of 6.000 persons Memphis was prepared to receive them. The MidSouth Fair Grounds. comprising 125 acres. became an Immense camp. To supplement permanent structures already available. eight 100bed dormitories. 4 bathhouses. kitchens. mess halls. an administration building. and a clinic were built to provide essential facilities. The United States Army sent more than 25.000 cots and 6.000 blankets for the use of the refugees at the camp. The city closed 18 public schools and transformed 12 buildings into hospitals and refugee centers. The new Juvenile Court Building became a hospital for 200 children. many of whom had been separated from their parents during the panic. A "well babies clinic". was established at the fairgrounds camp. .where doctors and nurses experienced in. infant and child hygiene examined. bathed. clothed. and fed the babies and youngsters. . Each refugee was registered and tagged on arrival and was immunized against typhoid fever and smallpox. Many children were also given diphtheria serum. Isolation hospitals were set up to care for cases of communicable diseases. for which the centers were checked daily.
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