New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-24
PARALYSIS AGAIN
SHOWS INCREASE;
13l NEW CASES
Health Chiefs Limit Use of
Serum to Early Stage
of the Disease.
DR.. EMERSON SURE
PLAGUE is CURBED
Fly Traced as Carrier in
Epidemic-Opening of
Schools Postponed.

Thirteen more new cases of infantile
n,r,lysis we're reported by the Depart
r.nt Of Health yesterday than on Tues
s,y. and three more deaths. The new
r,.es numbered 13l and the deaths A.
~The use Of the immune blood serum
- the treatment Of infantile paralysis
,s,esfter will be limited largely to
,uch cases as are discovered in the
,.-,ier stages Of the disease" said DR.
u.vsn Emerson, City Health Commits
,,oner, yesterday. Continued observa-
ton will be made. however, of the re-
.ul,s Of the serum treatment in
selected cases where extending paral-
vsis threatens life.
The decision of the Department OF
Health 70 curtsil the use Of the serum
Gas based on careful analysis of the
Eases At the Willard Parker Hospital
which have been so treated, and was
also Influenced somewhat by the in
ability Of the department to procure an
amount Of blood sufficient 70 treat all
listed cases. Analysis by the depart
meut's medical experts showed very
eonclusiyely that the best results with
the serum are obtained in the first
three days after the onset of the dis
ease.
Fight to Prevent Disease.
aThe department has for some time
been using immune serum in all bor-
oughs Of the city in the field" said Dr.
Emerson, "the serum being given by
the spinal method by the diagnos-
,Ieisns Of the Department Of Health
trained in the delicate procedure OF
lumbar puncture. This method Of max
ins the serum available will be con-
tinued throughout the city, and the de-
psrtment will welcome the cooperation
Of private physicians who see cases in
the period Of early or suspicious symp-
toms"
More blood for the preparation OF
serum was obtained by DR.. Abraham
Ziprher at the Willard Parker yester-
dsy than on any previous day since
the department sent out its appeal
for former paralysis patients. Similar
success was reported by various other
hospitals.
Eleven persons offered their blood 70
Dr.. Zingher yesterday. and from seven
who had very positive histories OF
poliomyelitis he drew ffty-fve ounces,
which will make between twenty-five
and thirty ounces Of serum. Several
ounces of blood were obtained at the
Kingston Avenue Hospital in Brooklyn
BY DR.. Joseph A. Regain, although the
station there will not be officially open
ed until this morning. when the equip
ment will have been installed. Here
tofore IL has been necessary to take
blood drawn in Brooklyn to the vii
lard Parker laboratories for its trans
formation into serum.
Emerson Denies Report.
A report which has been current FOR
several days. that blood is being drawn
from the veins Of convalescent chill
dren at Willard Parker, was charac-
terized as absurd BY Commissioner
Emerson yesterday.
at has even been reported he said,
shat one mother disguised herself and
obtained a position at the hospital to
prevent blood being drawn from her
child. This may have been due TO the
fact that there are mothers of several
patients working as domestics in the
hospitals. Many of them asked us how
they could be near their children, and
we informed them that If they cared
10 do so they could obtain employment
as domestics.
ut is our rule never TO draw blood
IRON any person who weighs less than