The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-17
SIX PHOSPHATE WITH PARALYSIS
 IN BRIDGEPORT
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 ter of street sanitation. Afterwards, | the expert said that they planned
 further oiling and outlined plan for flushing every street in the city besides sprinkling more often. Everything depends now on the l manner in which tabs are kept on
 each case,' said pr. Sophian at noon. | We wish also to impress it upon the parents that concealment is the | worst thing for thehm and prompt re- l porting of all suspicious symptoms to a physician of the health department | is deSira ble.,
 "In New York the authorities lost
 control of the epidemic by failing to keep tabs on the cases early in the | epidemic. It is only now that they have begun to c'-,raptine all spspect- | ed cases. We have done that from | the beginning.
 To-day we began quarantining the | families of every suspected case. In- gress or egress of any persons will DC prevented by a policeman. we have placed policemen at the | doors of the moving picture theatres and the same will be done with the stores and the circus tomorrow. We Sndll QlSCOuTdSc dS IHuCn as pOSSADACs grouping of children
 ,"Dr. Sophian said he would confer with the police for the enforcement of ti,e various new measures and he said he will ask for ''plainclothes" men to prevent splitting.
 Three nurses were on duty today at the Isolation hospital and 15 in the outside work. The nurses and po- .licemen stationed at the entry points of the city began today taking the names and car number of every auto- mobile party from out of town, pro- Lvided they plant to stay in Bridgeport. Thirty parties were recorded Saturday as having entered by boat.
 Reports will be kept of all persons who enter the city to stay, either by autom obile or train. Dr. Sophian said today a record of their avowed destin- atiens will be kept and the information will be followed up. Steps to prose- cute will be taken. he said, in tho event false information is given. R Dr. Sophian made tour of the city today in the Public Works Depart ment automobile and examined the sewage outlets Afterward he issued orders that policemen be detailed to keep children from swimming in places near the outlets of sewers Hen- rv street basin, especially will be giv- en attention. A place like the pub- lie baths at Seaside park, he said is all right.
 Lime has been recommended by t,ie expert for sanitizing wells after they have been cleaned.
 Dr. Charles Bolduan, assistant to pr. Ravens Emerson, head of the health department in New York, is spending a vacation at Laurel beach. He has given the local health authorities scme literature for distribution among Po- fish speaking persons. He also sup plies information of the new cases found day by day in New York and in what district they are, so that persons leaving New York and passing this way, may be kept track of.
 Rigid measures were put into ef- feet in some of the towns inN the neighborhood of Bridgeport, particu- larly along the Berkshire line. The authorities in same places are d1sre- garding health certificates and refuse to allow strangers to enter the towns with children.
 A man with his family, who nad closed his New York home and ship ned his furniture to Newtown. couldn't get in the town. by order of the health officers He waited in the offices Of the health department several hours yesterday while efforts were made 10 lift the ban. The Stepney authorl- ties were unbending, however, and the family had to return whence they came.
 The total number of inspectors work ing for the health department today was 15, counting c. Howard Dunbar who is in charge of that branch of the work. Today he gave jobs to Michael