The sun., 1916-08-19
1875 NEW CASES; SO DIE
Authorities FirM - BELIEF That
Epiaemic IL Ebbiag.

Authorities Fir~ II BELIEF That
Epiaemic 10 Ebbing.
Although there was an Increase Of four
new cases OF infantile paralysis yester-
day the health authorities. both local and
Federal. are still arm In their belief that
the epidemic Is ebblnG. Despite the
slight gain the number Of cases. 1875. is
well below the average Of last week.
There was a drop Of twelve cases In
Queens yesterday. but M~anhattan's num-
Der Increased from thirty-nine to forty
four and Brooklyn's from forty to forty
eight. Richmond. which hRd no cases
on Thursday, reported hve yesterday.
The number Of deaths remained at
thirty-two. but seventeen Of these &C.
Cured In Manhattan. an increase Of
seven Brooklyn's total fell from ten on
Thursday to seven yesterday. .
The medical advisory committee OF the
Board Of Health met during the day n
decided to study closely the relationship.
II any. between enlarged tonsils and
adenoids and the susceptibility Of chill.
dren. The effect Of the removal OF ton
sils and adenoids will also be considered.
Health Commissioner Emerson said
yesterday he thought there would be lit
tie or no danger OF spreading the dis
ease by opening the schools for the regis
tration Of new pupils on September 8.
Z n 9.
The Department Of Health Is prepared
to cooperate with the cltixens commit
tee which, has been organised to solicit
donations Of blood from the 200 persons
In the city known to have had the dis
ease, DR.. Emerson announced. The blood
10 needed greatly to treat present SUI
ferers. Letters will he sent TO those who
have had the disease asking them to
give blood. D.. '
Two donors Of blood gave fourteen
ounces for child sufferers yesterday at
the willard Parker Hospital. \ num-
Der Of others volunteered by letter and
telephone. and DIR. Abraham Zingher
made appointments to examine their
blond to-day and Tomorrow.
The twelve nurses from Canada who
started a week ago from their home
TO help fsht the epidemic In New York
are still inside the Canadian boundary
owing to red tape connected with the
! alien labor law. which has not yet been
unraveiled at Washington. although the
Department Of Health has appealed to
several Federal departments. Nurses
are urgently needed in the hospitals.
The FUND to buy braces and supports
for crippled children reached sio.sis.7s
yesterday. Acting Mayor bowling said
he th0:Xht the city should do its share
II helping the crippled children who
wa soon leave the hospitals. He will
Introduce a resolution at the meeting OF
the hoard Of Aldermen in September
anpropriatinK 100000 for this object.
Although New York. with 6s72 cases
and 1851 deaths to date. has been
hard hit by the epidemic the city OF
Newark has suffered even more. Up
TO yesterday there had been reported 10
t,o haoItk opthp,s tteS fbara atnca Inly
3 s63 cases and 2+l deaths. There has
been In New York approximately one
case to every SIS inhabitants. while In
Newark there has been one case "a
every 405. In other words the disease
Ia vice as prevalent in Newark as In
New York.
Thirty-three new ,ases and eigh
deaths were reported yesterday II
Newark.
outside of Newark were reported to tn
state Department 0; Health. Five new
towns have been affected b. the cpl
demic, bringing the total number o
municipalities in New Jersey in whicl
there have been one or more cases 4
1877. The cases yesterday were dis
trlbuted az follows: Jersey City. 8
Bayonne. Kearny. Avon and Plainfeld.
each Bogota. Ridgeheid Park. Noun
Laurel. Millburg. township tEsse'
county,. Montclair. West Orange. Gut
tenburg, Belmar. Asbvry Park. Wal
township (Monmouth county,. Butler
Dover, Paterson. Peapack-Gladston
Hilsboro, Frankford township (Sussei
county,, Fanwood township (Cnio
county,, Hillside township Unioi
county,. Linden township tUnio1
county,. Railway and Ramsey. one each
The state Department of Health a
Albany received reports Of 60 new case
and l death. Twenty-Five OF the new
cases occurred during the last week. bu
were not reported until yesterday by tn
new branch Office OF the State Healtl
Department at Roslyn. L. i. The dealt
was at North T%arrytOwn. There hav
been 1899 cases and $50 deaths In tn
State outside New York city since tn
beginning Of the epidemic.
The new cases were as follows: New
Rochelle and Islip, 8 each Oyster Bay
4; Bayshore. Hampstead. North larry
town and Roslyn Heights, . each Port
chester. Syracuse. Milan, Hopewel
East Rockaway. Bayville and Sayville.
each, and I each from Mount Vernon
Freeport, Irvington. Lincoln. Fulton
Wheatiey Hills. Wawars!ng. Whit
Plains, Auburn. Stamford. Patchogus
Southold. Bayport. Lynbrook. Westbury
Roslyn, Eas. Norwich. Great Neck. Gle
Cove, Seaford and Worthwhile
Minis new cases OF i~nfantlle paralysis
making a total Of 33% since the outbrea
Of the epids mic In Connecticut. were re
ported to the Health Board OF that Stat
yesterday.
This Is the second case among the 80
orphans and the sisters in charge an
} the health officers are cooperating I
prevent the further spread Of the dis
ease.
Thirty new cases were reported yes
} terday in Nassau county. They are dii
tributed as follows: Freeport and MAJ
hasset, three each Hampstead. Pin
Hollow, Oyster Bay and Lynbrook. tw
: each, And one each In Hicksvilie. Ne
Hyde Park, Seaford. Malverne an
! South Hampstead.
In Suffolk county seventeen new cas-
= and one death were reported. One
= the new cases Is Mrs. Carl STEMS, 10.
Sayyille. who a the disease In a ligi
= form. The cases are located as 10
= lows: Islip, Brookhaven, West HAM
ton and Huntington. three each Nortl
: port. two: L~indenhurst. sayville nm
! stony Brook, one each.
PARALYSIS RECORD.