Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-07-13
SCOURCE HAS
APPEARED in
MANY STATES
Scores of Cases OF Infantile
Paralysis Reported From
Various Sections of
the Country.
w DEATHS IN GOTHAM
Physicians Doubt Disease VIII
Be Curbed Until Cold Wealth
er Sets In-U. S.
Gives Aid.
W DEATHS IN GOTHAM

New York. July 10.-Although this
was the hottest day since the begin
ming Of the epidemic of %infantile par
alysis two weeks ago fatalities from
the disease showed a decrease. During
the "a hours preceding 10 O'Clock today
the disease killed Is children in the
greater city, IS Of this number dying in
Brooklyn.
Ninety-five new cases of the disease
were reported in the five b%oroughs.
During the week just ended there were
1926 deaths, 105 of this number in
Brooklyn. More than SOC cases were
reported.
The falling of in the number Of
fatalities and new cases during the last
three days although only slight Is re-
garded as favorable by health experts.
There We're "a deaths during the "a
hours ending at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning. 20 on Friday and Is today.
Many Gases Wrongly Diagnosed.
Assistant Surgeon General w. C.
Rucker,, Of the federal public health
service was in consultation with Health
COMMISSIONS Emerson and other
cent np The casas ranor+ad tn tho health
%authorities as acute Anterior poliom-
lytis OF infant paralysis are genuine
is the statement made today by DR..
Thomas Darlington, formerly president
Of the board of health.
Many physicians who are not eX-
pert in their diagnosis have reported
as infantile paralysis all cases of in
fantile summer disorders which are in
no way allied with anterior poliomy-
let's ne said. He said that recognition
OF this disease is not possible at the
outset or even during the early days OF
Its course.
,
New York, July Stealth authorl-
ties OF New York decided late last
night to abandon for the present at
least plans decided upon in the after,
noon to appeal to the American RED
Cross for nurses to aid in stamping out
tne scourge OF al paralysis IN THIS
clly, which since June l has caused
l96 deaths among children. Health
now OF the opinion, it would not be
necessary to ask for outside aid as the
hospitals OF this city have agreed to
extend their help more freely. Inc Gus.
ease has appeared in other sections OF
the country.
Dr. Emerson frankly admitted that
his department. had been unable to de-
term1ne the actual cause of the cpl
demic. All theories which previously
had been held apparently have been
disproved, he said. Proper isolation OF
the cases seems to be the only rope OF
be dsn,anaa ~ spieao VI ~ o''eA''
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