Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-24
NO SPREAD OF |NFANT|LE
PARALYSIS IS EXPECTED
Entire Grade in Barton Heights
Public School Is Under
Quarantine.
AFFECT FoRTY-sEvEN HOUSES
State and City Health Authorities,
After Conference With Barton
Heights Citizens, Decide Against
Closing School at Present.

Whii" Health Department physicians
w"r" d"voting almost their entire time
10 IN" situation yesterday and were
closely Watching for further develop
m"n,s OF infantilc paralysis, they said
last night that no spread OF the disease
from tho case of little Wilmah Boyd
Of 40 Virginia Avenue. who died Fri
day. Was anticipated. The situation in
richmond. they. said was we'll under
control.
y delegation of citizens from Bar
ton Heights. headed by former Mayor
W : Petit. appeared before the
i"aIth Department yesterday. and
urged that the Barton Heights school
b" ordered closed for several days if
department physicians considered there
was the slightest danger of spread
from IN" Boyd case. Citizens said
that they did not wish to spread the
impression that they were unduly
alarmed over conditions. but thsy
wanted whatever steps the Health be
partm"nt deemed advisable to be taken.
After Il conference between state
Health Commissioner Ennion - Will
iiams. Or. Il. l.. Summers. assistant
m"di"aI Inspector Of schools ana Or
II. stern. m"dica! inspector OF tho
Health department.. il was decided that
~ would not he necessary To request
i'r J. y. G. Chandler. superintendent
OF schools. to order the Barton Heights
school closed. \ further conference
viii probably be held to-day.
ENTIRE GRADE: HAS
BEEN GUARANTEED
pr stern pointed out to Barton
Heights citizens that the entire class
OF ~ crah,. ~ which little Wilmah
Boyd was pupil. had been quaran-
tined in their homes for period oi
two weeks. Forty-seven homes in this
section have been uuarantincd, includ-
Ing those Of the thirty-nine in the
class in tn" school. Department ply
Si"ianS said yesterday that they
thought There was little danger OF
contaeion. and that cvcrythin., had
been done TO reduce this danger TO a
minimum
The department was busy early yes
t"rday answering numerous inquiries
about reported case of infantilc
paralysis ~ the West End. This re-
port was untrue. and was the result
of misunderstanding OF the facts in
1t was stated at III. Health Depart
ment the report arose from the illness
OF little Anne. the thrce-ycar-old
daughter OF Mrs. Tom" Armistcad. Of
Cedar Grove. near Bon Air. She has
been sick for the past two weeks. suf-
foring from wha; was first pronounced
nilammatory rheumatism. The child
was brought TO Richmond Thursday
That i, might be examined by pr. Nc
CUR" Newton. who diagnosed the ILL
ness as a mild form of paralysis With
the permission OF the Chesterfield au-
thoriti"s the child was moved back to
Cedar Grove.
80 VIOLATION or
QUARANTINE ORDER
The family of John Armistead. in the
meantime. had returned TO their home
at 1911 West Avenue in an automo-
bile FROM cedar Grove. The four fam
HES were at once Quarantincd, as n
matter of precauton. The depart
'ncnt. IN response to complaints from
nciEhborhoods. Informed them that no
violation Of the quarantine had been
made.
Frances Boyd. sister Of the child
who succumbcd to the disease. was
taken violently i'll Friday night at the
home Of w. L. Austin. where she had
been removed to prevent further cx-
rosurc from paralysis. Physicians
were summoned at once. and stated
yesterday that she had shown no symp-
toms of infantilc paralysis. She was