New-York tribune., 1916-07-04
Health Board Action
When Disease Claims
% More.
81 NEW CASES;
POLICE GIVE AID
Epidemic May Last Till
FalI-Parents Urged to
Avoid Crowds.

All motion picture theatres IN th'
FIVE boroughs are to be closed TO chill
dren under sixteen years Of age un-
I'll danger of further spread Of the in
fantile paralysis outbreak is past.
This order, which goes into effect
tomorrow. was given yesterday b.
License Commissioner Bell at the re-
quest of Health Commissioner Emer
son. Violation Of the order by the
stre manager will entail the loss Of hi:
license.
No ray OF hope that the epidemic
would soon end was discernible in thc
Health Departments announcements
Eighteen deaths were reported to the
department from Saturday noon unit
9 o'clock yesterday morning. Sixty
seven new cases thirty-seven ~
Brooklyn, twelve each in Manhattan
and Richmond, FIVE in The Bronx snc
or. in Oueens-were discovered during
the same time.
Outlying Districts Hit.
Four deaths on Staten Island ~er'
reported TOO late to be included n
the Health Departments figures. One
Of these victims. Mrs Edward Ellis
thirty years old. Of Tottenville, IS th'
oldest Of the outbreak.
or reported deaths seventeen were
in Brooklyn. Each victim was chile
under FIVE years old. A boy Of sever
died in Manhattan.
Two new cs-cs IN Flushing and one
in Long Island City were reported TOT
late to be included by the Health De
partment in its figures for Queens. On'
death has also been reported IN Queens
New cases were found in every Dor
ouch yesterday and Sunday. Ever!
part Of Brooklyn has now been touched
by the disease. In Manhattan, whil.'
cases ar. still comparatively few, TN
paralysis has approached the most *
elusive residential district east of Cen
tral Park. a victim bcing found yester
dav at a Madison Avenue address neal
Sevcnty-eighth Street.
Disease May Last Till Fall.
Other steps we're taken yesterday q
prevent crowds Of children from gath
ering in districts where danger Of thu
epidemic is greatest. Commlssione'
Emerson asked the Police Department
TO revoke permits for fifteen lnde
pendence Day neighborhood celebra
tions in Brooklyn.
At the same time il was announce
that the free open motion picture
shows which the Health Department
had planned TO give in Manhattan. Th'
Bronx and Brooklyn about the middle
of July would not be held.
Even more drastic measures than an
vet announced have been discussed by
Health Department officials, who dC
rot conceal their fear that the raw
ages Of the epidemic may not enc
until cool weather. lnfantile paraly
sis IS TO a great extent disease o
the summer months. Inc present epI
demic began in June
with at least two months of warn
weather ahead We must fight the epi
demic at the worst possible time. sai'
one ofcial The Importance OF lso
lation FOR every case cannot be owe
emphasized. Every one should observ
the Health Departments warnings.
Mortality Very High.
The high mortality OF the outbrea
continues 10 cause alarm. There hsv
been II deaths in sl9 reported cases
as compared with only 100 deaths il
$500 cases during the epidemic OF 1907
What further quarantine measure
can be taken has not been decided a
conferences between practising physi
clans and officials OF the Health De
partmcnt. Il was suggested. one o
ihe latter said Yesterday. that ever
child i'm the city be kept within door
for few days. but the idea wa
dropoed as impracticsble More seri
GUS consideration was given 10 pro
posal that an absolute quarantine b
nlaced upon every house in which
case of paralysis is found. Were !
done no one would be permitted t
Leave and only physicians, nurses an
cheers OF the Health Department
would be permitted TO enter the quar-
antined buildings. This suggestion wa
also abandoned because Of the DANCE
of epidemics Of other diseases break
ING out in crowded ouarantined tenc
uen.s
New Warnings Out.
AGAIN and again the Health Depart
ment has enlarged its field staff, II
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