Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-12
BRAWLEY QUARiR||NES
AGAINST Los ANGELES

The city trustees of Brawley put
into effect Saturday evening quaran-
tine regulations against Los Angeles
with a view to preventing the intro
duction of infantile paralysis. This
action was taken after conference in
which it was sought to establish a
county quarantine.
, Under the regulations all persons
arriving in Brawley from Los Angeles
or that vicinity will be required to
take a bath and submit to the fumiga-
ton of their clothing before being per-
mitted to go free. ~-
All persons passing through on the
train and those leaving the train there
to go outside the corporate limits will
be free from moleStatiOn.
In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles Saturday night the
record showed six new cases for the
day and one death. From June 10
there had been 210 cases, with AZ
deaths and 10S in quarantine.
A special conference was held in
the mayors office Saturday between
the mayor, members of the city coun-
cial, health commissioner and the
special committee appointed by the
mayor to assist in the campaign
against the spread of infantile paraly
sis.
The gravity of the situation was
presented and various means of COM
batting the spread of the epidemic
were discussed. The urgent need of
maintaining the StricteSt quarantine
in all cases was conceded and a plan
for placing this part of the service
under the chief Of police was consid-
cred, but finally it was decided that
full authority should be placed in the
hands of Health Commissioner Powers
to engage quarantine guards for night
and day and that the most rigid quar-
antine rules shall be enforced
DR.. Powers asked for a new ambu-
lance for use in cases of this disease,
and that all unpaved streets be
sprinkled or oiled.
Members of the city council agreed
that they will give the required finan-
cial aid TO carry on forceful campaign
against the spread of the epidemic.
Because of the lack of definite
knowledge of the workings of this
disease in it's various forms, the ply
sicians have been working at a dis
advantage, but Dr. Powers believes
that the steps already taken have
done much to curb its spread and is
hopeful that the disease will soon be
under control.
The special committee appointed by
the mayor made recommendations
yesterday to be observed in eradicat-
ing the disease. They are that parties.
picnics and gatherings of children be
temporarily suspended; that children
be kept at home and allowed plenty
OF air and sunshine; that yards be
kept clean and premises watered to
lay the dust; that children be given
only easily digested foods and plenty
OF pure water between meals: that
children and houses be kept clean:
that flies be destroyed; that children
be not allowed to become exhausted
or overtired, and that those who have
been affected be made to rest. The
last injunction is that every case of
chllds sickness be reported to the
health department.
DR.. Powers, In addition to having
his hands full with the epidemic of
infantile paralysis, has also a prob
lem in the outbreak of smallpox.
which is unusual at this time of the
year.
AT the conference between the
special health commission, Commits
sioner Powers, the mayor and council
men, it was decided that unless the
situation changes materially within
the next few days the health commits
sioner shall establish vaccination
posts at various points throughout the
city, where persons can receive vacci-
nation free of charge, under supervis-
ion OF appointees of the health COM
missioner.
Since July 1 there have been "a
cases of smallpox in virulent form,
and IL of these have been reported