New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-15
DR.. Emerson Announces
Scientists New Theory
Regarding Paralysis.
SLIGHT INCREASE
IN NEW CASES HERE
Thirty-Six Additional Vic
tins Are Reported, Five
More than Wednesday.

Five more cases Of infantile paralysis
were reported yesterday than on
Wednesday, but the increase is not con
sidered significant though he cases
in Manhattan numbered nineteen, IN
comparison 20 Wednesdays nine. The
total was th.rty-s.x. comfortably below
the daily figure Of forty set by the De-
partment Of Health as a satisfactory
average for the week
For the first five days % this week
the average has been thirt7-four; for
the corresponding period last week 1t
was fifty. Commissioner Emerson does
not think the total for the week will
exceed 240. The total number Of cases
reported g $3.50 and the deaths 2,14s.
One hundred and sixteen patients were
reported yesterday as having recovered,
bringing the total uD 20 1871.
The Department Of Health is active
ly seeking the methods By which the
disease is transmitted and is prosecut-
ing quacks VINO pretend they have found
a cure. Two convictions have been OBJ
tsined, and d campaign is being planned
which viii result IN several arrests
within a few days.
Fleas May Spread Disease.
Although Commissioner Emerson is
/ still convinced that human beings are
the most common means Of spreading
the disease, he announced yesterday
that rats were under suspicion. Narl-
Gus scientific bodies are engaged in ex-
per.merts 20 learn whether teas on
rats can be responsible for the errauc
spread OF the epidemic.
The flea theory said Commissioner
Emerson, rs based on careful observa-
ton. Fleas coming from rats may have
spread intartlle paralysis. ] believe
! the idea came first from DR.. Frank
Richardson. secretary Of the Massachu-
sets Department Of Health. But l.
should be distinctly understood the
theory Of the flea having spread the
disease has not been proved"
CommIss ouer Emerson thinks the
I return of the children 70 school vii be
I accom- plished without great confusion.
I Children who have returned 20 New
+ York within TWO weeks Of the opening
Of school from an infected locality VIII
. have 20 furnish health certificates.
Those living p an apartment where the
disease has developed within two weeks
Of the opening Of school Will be eX-
, cluded. but others IN the same house
will not be barred.
Health Department records for the
state, exclusive Of New York City. yes
te~day showed tfty-four new cases and
/ eight deaths. an increase % fourteen
; cases and i've deaths. New cases were
reported from the following counties:
+ Westchester eleven; suffolk, seven; s..
Lawrence, six; sullivan, five; Onon-
daca. four. Nassau Osweg0 and Erie,
three each; Cayuga. two; Albany.
+ Tompkins Chenango, Delaware, Greene.
+ SchoharIe, Dutchess, Oneida, Rensse-
/ laer and Columbia. one each.
Thirty-one new cases, with four new
/ infected munic qualities. were reported
/ 20 the New Jersey state Health Board
/ Yesterday. The new lpalitles az
fected are haywood Borough, Bergen
I County: Chesterfield and Palmyra town
/ shirs. Burlington County; lndepenc-
/ ence township. Warren County.
TO-oay's new cases are: Newark.
/ FIVE: Elizabeth. three; Trenton. Ocean
/ City, Kearny, Wall township. TWO each;
/ haywood Borough Chesterfield town
ship, Chester township, Lumberton
| township. Palmyra township, Bloom
. field, Orange, Hampton Borough, Bel
mar. Long Branch. Rockaway township,
/ Paterson. BernardsvIlle township, Lin
den township, independence township,
one each.
One new case was that of Constan-
tine ingalls,, the twe.ve-year-old caugh-
ter Of Percy ingalls,, Of Llewellyn Park,
East Orange. who is treasurer Of the
I Public Service Corporation.
Cases and deaths were reported IN
= ors +fr . u
/ the address 1913 Park Avenue helng
correction IN the list given out septem-
Der T. when case was enormously re-
ported a S13 Park Avenue:
New Cases-Borough OF Manhattan.
80 Tenth Avenue. 124 McDoueal
Street. 535 East Nineteenth Street, 1886
East Forty-eighth street, 4l2 East
Fichtv-sixth Street. BOT East Seventy
seventh street. 343 East F.fty-ffth
Street. -a2 Ninth Avenue. 428 West
F.f.y-th.rd Street. SOP West 14sth
street. 22l3 Eighth Avenue, SIT West
1915. Street. 207 Dycknan Street, 81
East Ninety-seventh Street, AL East
18th Street. 16s West 135th Street,
81 last 18th Street. 14i West lllth
Street. 1890 Seventh Avenue.
Deaths-Borough Of Manhattan.
6ll West llbtn ctreet, -NVz second
Avenue. 234 East l09th Street, 3Ol
Tenth Avenue, POI West Sixty-frst
Street. 81 West 18th Street, 354 East
Thirty-second Street. 5l5 East Eighty
hrst Street 1925 Amsterdam Avenue.
New Cases-Borough of Bronx.
1880 Prospect Avenue, 2l2 Willis
Avenue. 500 East 1874 Street, 2325
Prospect Avenue, 12-5 Boston Road,
ga Freeman Street.
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