New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-12
Sock Connection Between
Increased Mortality and
Paralysis Spread.
COOL DAYS SHOW
DECREASE IN CASES
Health Department Heads Hope.
mi as New Works Deaths Fall
OFF to Thirty.one.

:, the belief that the greatly in
.-.ssed mortality among animals IN
N,w York in July, as compared with
,be corresponding month Of 1919 may
,,,s some connection with the infan-
ii. paralysis epidemic, DR.. Haven En-
..,on Health Commissioner, yesterday
o,Sered the veterinary surgeons OF
-. Health Department 30 determine
. .nv animals had been killed by the
plague.
The increase. as reported 70 Commits
sinner Emerson by the Ofal Products
Company, which has the contract for
disposing Of animals collected in the
streets, is more than 100 per cent and
is confined chiefly to cats and dogs.
Tn. report shows that in July. 1915,
N. company collected 9,9SS animals,
while in July Of this year 21.093 were
found in the streets.
The greatest increase was in Brook
lyn. where 1872 we're collected in
1915 and 1O.l5S last month. During
me entire year Of 1915 only $4,000
dead animals were removed from the
streets. while in the first seven months
Of this year the Ofal Products Com
psny took away 117OlS.
Will Hold Autopsies.
Eve do not know how much of this
increase is due to the special efforts
being made TO collect dead animals"
said DR.. Emerson yesterday. "and how
much to q disease which may be pre-
valent among them. Nor do we know
what this disease is, if there is
disease. Heretofore scientists have
been unable TO spread paralysis among
animals. except in monkeys. Our in
vestigation Of the increase in the num-
Der Of dead animals will be as COM
plete as We can make it, and our
veterinary surgeons have orders to
hold autopsies 10 determine the cause
OF their death"
Besides the work Of its veterinarians,
the department yesterday began the
work Of collecting various kinds Of in
sects for the governmental work
which will be conducted by DR.. Charles
T. Rrues, a noted entomologist from
Harvard University. DR.. Brues will
make a particular study of the insect
environment Of children who have
contracted the disease.
Several towns in New Jersey and
Long Island yesterday notified the
United States Public Health Service
that they had adopted the Connecticut
policy of establishing an embargo
against all children under sixteen
years old. Atlantic Highlands, y. j.,
and Babylon, Long Island, followed Is
lips example in refusing to admit any
children under sixteen.
Long Island Club Closes Doors.
At Port Jefferson. Long Island, the ex-
elusive Belle Terre Club announced that
il would close its doors tonight, not 10
reopen until the epidemic has been
checked. The Central Railroad of New
Jersey issued bulletin yesterday stat
Ing that Lakewood, y. j., had promul-
gated an order forbidding any children
under sixteen years old to remain with
out a health certificate.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced
that il had posted this notice in all
stations, waiting rooms and other pub
lie places on its lines east of Pitts
burgh:
"On account Of the prevalence Of in
fantile paralysis, additional quaran-
tines are being established daily and
quarantine officers will stop all children
under sixteen years old who are not
provided with health certificates. 1t is
recommended that certificates be pro-
cured from the proper health officers
for all children under sixteen before
buying transportation to any point.
Compliance with this recommendation