New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24


decrease of four In the number OF
deaths were shown in the reports OF the
Department of Health yesterday, as
compared with Fridays figures. The
new cases were &c, and the deaths I.
Trained nurses will be on duty at
each school building when the public
schools open tomorrow. DR.. John ).
Billings, Deputy Commissioner OF
Health, said yesterday that every child
and teacher will be questioned and ex-
amincd by the nurses, and those who
live at addresses where cases of infan-
tile paralysis have been reported with
in the last two months will be sent
home at once. They will not be per
mitted 20 attend or conduct the schools
until conditions in their homes have
been investigated by the Department
Of Health, and until they have spent
two weeks under seni-quarantine reg
ulations.
The Department OF Health, with the
aid Of and cooperation of DR.. c. Ward
Champion, director of physical train
ing of the Board Of Education, has
made extensive plans TO safeguard the
health of the public school children
and prevent the spread of the infan-
tile paralysis epidemic. In every class
room yesterday afternoon janitors were
busy spraying the walls and ceilings
with the oil vapor which was adopted
after extensive experiments had been
demonstrated its power to destroy dis
ease germs A campaign Of education
also has been conducted among the
teachers by means Of lectures during
tho Teachers Institute, which closed
Saturday, and also by means Of printed
forms and pamphlets of instruction
which have been freely distributed. BY
these methods the teachers have been
taught how to detect the more appar-
ent signs of contagious diseases, and
the Department Of Health hopes by the
new system not only to prevent an out
break of paralysis in the schools, but
TO lessen the incidence of other dis
eases as well.
Cases Are Decreasing.
Heolth Commissioner Haven Elmer
son said yesterday tina: the increase of
six cases over the reports for Friday
should not be considered as an alarm
ing occurrence. lie pointed out that
during the last week there have been
only 100 new cases and - deaths, or
one new case 20 each $4,000 inhabitants,
as compared with 254 eases and 81
deaths for the preceding week.
1.-THE epidemic is subsIding as rap
idly as can be expected said Or. En-
crson. THE cases reported during the
week just ended averaged 10 a day less
than during the preceding week, and II
there is the same decrease next week
the epidemic viii really be at an end.
We expect an average drop OF seven or
eight cases "a day next week, and we
believe the total for the week VIII be
less than 100. This belief is based on
the rate ~ which the epidemic has re-
coded since it reached its crest, about
six weeks ago"
The Department Of Health yesterday
made public figures showing that the
death rate Iu the present epidemic,
based on 1855 cases and 2.233 deaths,
has reached 25.13 per cent, the highest
rate ever recorded for an lnfantllc
paralysis outbreak.
The death rate appears TO be mount
ing as the epidemic recedes. The last
week it was 1925, while for the pre-
ceding week 10 was only a little over
80 per cent. The death rate for the
entire epidemic in the Borough Of
Queens is % per cent. IN Manhattan
between % and 2G per cent, IN Brook
Ign between p and % per cent. in The
Bronx between % and 24 per cent,
and in Richmond between 10 and 20
per cent.
Cases in the State.
The departments Bureau Of Pre-
ventable Diseases is also compiling
figures showing the percentage Of
deaths among those who have been
quarautined and treated in their
homes and those who have been taken
to the hospitals.
The State Board Of Health at Al
bany received reports yesterday Of
twcnty-six new cases in the state out
side the City of New York. They
were from Onondaga County. eight;
Oswego, five; Westchester, five;
Duchess, two; Suffolk. two, and one
each in Warren, jefferson, Saratoga
and Schenectady counties.
Twenty-cight new cases Of paralysis
were reported 20 the state health au
thoritics of New Jersey yesterday.
There are seven in Newark. two each
in Jersey City, Trenton and Franklin,
and one each in Midland Park Bor-
ough. Camden, Ocean City. West Or
ange, Nutley, Hamilton Township,
Ocean Grove, Dover. Bernards. Eliza
beth, Roselle, Plainfeld and Bellevillc.
Seven new cases were reported in
Connecticut. That state now has had
TIC cases since the epidemic began.
The addresses at which new cases
and deaths were discovered in New
York City yesterday are "a follows:
New cases, Manhattan-436 Cherry
st. 531 East Seth ST.. 232 East 7lth ST.,
500 East 10th St., 645 West 49th St,
545 West 133d ST., sos East 18th ST.,
53l East SGth St, 209 East 10th St.
1902 Ave. A; 34l West 10Th St. ll9
West 135th ST., 167 West 129th ST.
Deaths. Manhattan SOP West l4Sth ST.,
545 West l29th 50. New cases, Bronx -
1904 Crotona av., l542 Milford Place
Death, Bronx 4l3 East lG9th ST. New
cases, Brooklyn 1868 Union ST.. 70 Bay
ODD St, Ia Monitor st.. 215 Johnson
av. Deaths, Brooklyn a Bristol ST.,
ga Knckerbocker av New cases,
Queens 81 Armand Place. Ridgewood;
Pierson Place. near 9th st, Woodside;
% Polk av.. Woodsde; Ramsay ST.,
Winfield: 3l6 South st.. jamaica
Deaths, Queens -4sl Steinway av., AS
toria; TAG 18th av., Astoria
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