Evening journal., 1916-09-05
MAY ESTABLISH
CAMP HOSPITAL
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and the physicians not know It at the
time. On the other hand, numerous
children i'll and looked on as suspects
have proved to be suffering from or
binary summer complaints.
That the necessity for a camp hos
pital is imperative was shown yester-
day when the parents Of the Livitch
child, found i'll with the plague at No.
213 West Second street, pleaded with
the health board officials to send their
child to hospital. There are other
children in this family, and IL camp
hospital was maintained these chill
dren would be protected.
The case reported in Scott street
today was under observation for three
days, and it was only when the re-
fiex muscles OF the knee became af-
fected that the physician pronounced
1t infantile paralysis. The child Is one
OF several In the family. and the other
children are all placed in danger by
the child being kept at its home.
Those In favor of the establishing
OF camp hospital. claim that there
should be a municipal hospital but
as that is impossible at this time, the
establishing Of a camp hospital would
be the only means to make the fight
against the disease effective.
The condition of the Clark child and
the little O'Boyle boy reported III with
the disease yesterday, was unchange1
today.
The city, in case camp hospital is
established. would be spared the ex-
pense of maintaining guards at the
homes OF the patients, after the prem
ises had been fumigated. II costs
about IS day for the guards and If
the bread winners of the family which
has member III with the disease,
sheuld be home when the house is
placarded and placed under qusran-
tine, these wage earners are prevent
de from working. This means that
the family would have TO be maintain
ed by the city.
Or. s. @. Frederick, president Of the
local Board Of Health, when spoken To
about the field hospital project. today
said that the outbreak of the infantile
paralysis and that of smallpox here
last spring demonstrates clearly the
necessity Of a municipal hospital. AS
Tor the opening OF field hospital DR..
Frederick said he favored such
course II the disease should spread
and get beyond the control OF the
health authorities.
Case Fatal at BOOthWyn.
One Of the quickest deaths In the
country attributed 10 infantile para.
lysis. occurred on Sunday at Booth.
wyn, Pa, few miles north OF this
city. when eleven-year-old Raymond
Greenwood, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Greenwood, OF Bethel road, died at
daybreak, after an illness OF only
comparatively few hours The par
ents were absent from home at the
time. having left for Atlantic City
earlier in the week.
Shortly before midnight Saturday,
the child was taken suddenly i'll. and
his sister. Mrs. Joseph Baker, OF No.
720 Maple terrace. Chester, who was
visiting her parents home, summon
er Or. George r. Baier, OF Booth
wyn. Temporary relief was provided.
but at AS o'clock, the boys condi-
tlDh SANW Noinc anu again MIS-.
Baker rushed TO the ONCE OF DR..
Baier to have him come at once
When the physician and Mrs. Baker
arrived at the Greenwood home, the
boy had expired. He had been Ill less
than six hours.
A telegram was dispatched TO At
lantic City TO the parents and they ar
rived home shortly before noon. The
mother was frantic with grief and
little could be done to comfort her.
Mr.. Greenwood was also broken
hearted, as the boy, who had been i'll
recently, appeared TO have regained
his normal health when they left for
the seashore resort
DR.. ]. william Wood. county medi-
cal inspector. visited the home and in
stituted a strict quarantine UPON the
premises. Mrs. Baker, who had her
two-year-old daughter Helen with her,
will be unable 10 leave the house until |
the quarantine is lifted.
The little victim Of the scourge was
buried yesterday in Fernwood ceme-
terry.