Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-09
DOCTORS WHO DODGE
QUARANTINE RULES TO
BE HEAVILY PUNISHED
Suppression of Reports to Save
Patients Family Condemned
by Health Commissioner
Dixon
MORE BLOOD FOR SERUM

Suppression Of reports OF cases OF In
fantile paralysis by physicians who wish
20 save the patients family from auaran-
tine viii he dealt with severely by the
health authorities
This announcement was made today by
Dr. Samuel @. Dixon. State Commissioner OF
Health. after he was informed that many
cases of the malady throughout the state
have not been reported.
II don't doubt t. as this practice obtains
In every epidemic" he said. But every
detective the Health Department can mus
ter will he used to run down and punish
these selhsh-mlnded doctors"
Four little girls, who have recovered
from infantile paralysis wrote 10 DR.. Will
mer Krusen. Director OF Public Health and
Charities, today. offering blood for immune
serum, provided the operation of taking
blood could be carried out without the TAX
ing OF ether He informed the snls, whose
names were withheld. that ether was not
necessary.
Taking blood is a painless operation, de-
void of any Inconvenience" said ,he d.
rector.
No cases were reported up to noon
Two deaths were reported the grand totals
In the city now being l96 deaths and 6iS
cases
Today's deaths:
JOHN BOLDONA. II months T3I Cherry street.
JOSEPH KUNG, IL months, 456i North Bouvier
Drinking cups are being removed from
Farmount Park in accordance with the
health authorities order. Il was announced
today by Jesse Nodges. chief engineer of
the Fairmount Park Commission. The ie-
moval of the cups will leave the park vir-
tually dry" unless persons bring their own
cups. as there is not enough pressure in the
springs to permit the instalment Of bubbling
fountains, vodges pointed out.
INCREASE OVER LAST WEEK
An increase of five cases over the previous
week was the record OF infantle paralysis
during the week ending at midnight. ac-
cordng to figures announced by the Bureau
of Health today. The 125 cases of the
malady led the list of communicable dis
eases, there having been eighty-seven cases
OF consumption, thirty of diphtheria, twen
| ty-three of typhoid fever and seven Of
| scarlet fever in the city last week. The
Thirty ninth Ward, with thirteen patients
reported more cases Of anterior poliomyelitis
| than any other ward.
The men on the night shift of the trigger
| department of the Remington Arms Com
pany, at Eddystone. contributed $50 TO the
| infantie paralysis fund of the Emergency
Aid Committee, 1928 Walnut street, today.
| A. b. Comroe and F. c. Wendell who
! brought the money, said II was Just a
| starter" for what the 10000 employees of the
company intend to do.
PECK MEMORIAL
The memorial tablet fund for DR.. Earl c.
| Peck, who gave his life IN the fght against
| the epidemic. was swelled today by s26
| contribution from the Germantown Hospital,
| where Doctor Peck was resident physician
for fifteen months. The memorial will cost
about $500.
Thirty convalescents will be accommo-
dated in the emergency hospital donated by
Samuel, NJ. Vauclain on one Of his estates
near Rosemont
Two of the nine convalescent patients
at the Providence General Hospital. Lin
coin drive and Wissahickon avenue. showed
signs OF recovery today. The hospital. which
is especially equipped for younger children
has made arrangements to care for an ad-
ditional 81 little criples.
The Swarthmore health authorities estab.
llshed a quarantine today, following the
discovery that a child with infantile par
alysis had passed through that town.