New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
SERUM FOR PATRIOTISM
CITY GETS READY.
Health and Police Departments
Take Steps to Check Slaughter.

Anlpie provision is being made by the Heaiu
Department to care for those who are injured w
morrow in the name OF patriotism The department
has distributed 1850 phials of tetanus anu-ooAli
to its borough offices and to the hospioals i"i o
,n caring for the victims This does not exhaust
the supply of the department, and should more
than this enormous amount be NEEDED II "iii pe
Forthcoming.
Not counting in the holiday murders ana suicloes'
the number of deaths from the abuse OF hte"o' No
and the toz- stol in the last few years shows thal
this provision is most necessary 1t was eslniate
three days after the Fourth of July celenrauoii
last year that thirty-sevsQ deaths had resuieu
the celebration and 2l5S persons had been iiaiiiu
This number was considerably increased the ho4o
Eng week That the death Of a great many aiiiiis
persons from shock and noise also mao oeeIi Nas
ened by the celebration is without oouot' Inv =
tension Of the use of the tetanus anliIoA1" w
doubtedlv kept these figures from beng even iioe
appalling for in 1906 the number of manned t.4
out the country amounted to 2Iss III ti4iS -
alone last year as persons were "ounoeu pS I-.e
deadly toy pistol 80 less than on me lueoeul-s -
dependence Day. -, :,
The offices of the Health Department VIII be
oren 6a1, and night for some time after the tourlh
70 meet the errerg gencies arising after Gay OF eA
piosve patriotism The need or such acuoh -
shown by the twelve deaths from blood poisoning
last wear which were directly traceable TO WOUNDS
received en- the Fourth. In each OF the phhd4s "a
,e+anps antitoxin distributed by the Health De-
partrnent are 20 cubic cenumetres. ID winch are
5oo rni1s Of diluted strength. In where syTnp-
toms of tetanus already are manifest an lnJec-
tion of twice that strength-S.ooO unlts-ls USED
DR. Darlington had the distribution OF anttoAh
made Yesterday, and also gave final instructions 10
the inspectors in charge OF the ln1ecuons- Ane III
spectors will work in relays at The offces ana nos
pitals that some of them may be on duty every
hour of the day and night until the dangers OF the
day over
The antitoxin can be obtained for reasonable
sum at the borough offices" said Dr. Darlington
yesterday; sor if the patients are too poor to
nav they may have it free All the larger hospitals
also have been supplied with the anuto2ln Inc
special inspectors charged with the injection Of the
serum will be on duty day or night to answer
any call"
That proper treatment may be given to wounds
at once and the danger resulting from delay min
irnized the Health Department also issued a bull
letin yesterday saying that thorough cleansing
should be given the wound at once. The wound
should then be wrapped in antiseptie bandage to
keep out any infection. The anttoxin injection
should be made as possible after the dress
ing Of the wound. All shreds Of clothing or bits Of
wadding should be removed from the wound. It
would be best 10 have surgeon treat the wound
delay OF few hours often means either blood
poisoning the dreaded lockjaw.
Commissioner Bingham also has taken cognizance
of the dangers Of the day. All patrolmen will be
held in reserve Tomorrow from ? o'clock IN the
morning until O'Clock the following morning.
Stringent orders against the discharge Of firearms
rest every one found using them A patrolman has
been detailed TO each hospital street to that
the patients not bothered by any noise. Com
nnanders Of excursion steamships cautioned to
have their keep a close tally, TO prevent any
overcrowding.