New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-19
FEAR 4 SPREAD or DIPHTHERIA.
OVER TWENTY CASES SAID TO BE UNDER
TREATMENT IN BATH BEACH AND
RENSOEHT' RST

Dinhtheria IL slowly spreading in Bath Beach.
Rensonhurst and Gravesend despite the endeavors
10 check H. and there was scarcely day TINS
week in which new cases were not reported Al
though Di Frederick Jewett. VINO is chief OF the
bureau of contagious diseases in the Board o.
Health Office has asserted that there Is nothing
alarming in the reported prevalence OF the disease
two prominent physicians stated yesterday 'hat
they had fears that there would be an epidemic
Many of the people lay the blame TO the packing
up" Of the sewers by the high tides. Inc sewer
system I'm many parts Of the districts named Is eN-
ceedinglv door and II IS likely TO cause any
amount OF contagious disease. Bath Beach, until
extra catch basins placed along Bath-aVe.
week or two ago. one OF the most exposed
places The avenue after every rainstorm was
large puddle and the water remained until IL was
dried ND 10y the sun. DR. Mayne, one OF the leading
nhvs,c,ans In Bath Beach, fought hard against the
condition Of Bath-ave.. and did much toward nav
ing the extra catch basins put in.
II was r,imored yesterday that Public School no
lo In Eighty -sxth-st, near Elghteeh'"-'Ne''
would close It's doors account or the uise"Se NJ
several OF the scholars were already GOWN WIN
diphtheria When Tribune reporter caHed III inc
school yesterday afternoon he was Informed by
princina EdsaU that he did not intend 10 close the
school AT present but he would certainly DO so II
the diphtheria continued spreading. Wheh Inc
school WAS opened on Monday there was an al
tendance OF nearly six hundred pupils, pu' "l''''
rho Two DAYS 100 scholars nave I'Hidi'" """''
seventv-nye per cent Of these Principal Edsall be
ueyed had been kept away by their parents VINO
feared that they would be likely TO eaten the as
case while % per cent were kept away on account
NJ illness There was no doubt that several OF the
nunus we're i'll with diphtheria, he SAID
The report Is sent regularly to town from the
BOARD Of Health and September Il there were
five case OF contagious diseases, including diph-
,bori, and on September 10 there were seven.
Dr +, y Mayne, Of Eghteenth-aVe., "neh se.l
last evening said that he had reporter SN nloie
cases OF diphtheria to the Board or Heath ne -
ot,ending several cases. and is or the OPINION
aithourh he expressed himself IN a somewhat
crarded manner that there is a Likelihood or the
1,"ease snreading He also said that no douDt
much of the diphtheria was caused by the recent
hish tides which have backed up the water IN the
DR. Malone Of Twenty second ave. SAID that ne
had ten GA SEES OF dphtheria. and although NJ taxes
a conservative view of the present conditions ~ Is
evident that ne fears an increase Dr De Munh
and Dr. Voorhees,. OF Cropsey-ave;. have two
more cases and DR. +. Boetzke OF Bay PARKWAY.
Rensonhurst has several patients but ne VIII NOT
as vet express any opinion In regard TO an cpl
demic There IS little doubt that within the
nevf few DAYS many more OF tho children VIII De
taken from the schools by the parents. az they are
row, uneasy i'm regard TO their health Many or the
cases of dphtheria. Il Is said, are among adults
and two deaths have already been reported AT
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