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pital from five adult volunteers, all OF
whom had infantile paralysis When
they were less than two years old
Fourteen ounces were taken from one
man who never had the disease. His
blood will make seven ounces OF NOR
NAL" serum. Four other persons vol
unteered
The following appeal for volunteers
willing to give & little Of their blood
in the hope that by so doing they will
save paralyzed children. was issued
yesterday by the Health Department:
zone Of the most promising methods
now being tried for treating the little
victims OF infantile paralysis consists
In the spinal injection of blood serum
obtained from persons who have had
the disease. At the present time large
amounts Of this serum are urgently re-
quired.
Among the residents Of the city
there are many hundreds who have had
infantile paralysis in the past, and who
are, therefore, in a position TO supply
the serum needed 10 treat the patients
now in the hospitals. The Department
of Health is prepared to send trained
physician to the homes Of all who care
to donate blood.
"The blood is collected by means of
a fine hollow needle thrust into vein
at the bend OF the elbow. The pro,
cedure is practically painless and
causes no inconvenience; in fact, g
bandage is not even required.
will you not be one OF those to help
US try to save the children from be-
coming cripples for life?"
II is requested that persons who wish
TO have the department physicians cal
send their names and addresses tC
Lewis L. Delafeld, jr, 20 Exchange
Place, chairman of the volunteer com
mittee of citizens, formed to obtair
immune serum.
Appeals To Be Sent Out.
Mr. Delafeld said last night that tn,
committee was not yet thoroughly or
/ ganized and its plans were still incom
plete. Letters asking for blood will b.
/ sent TO all. persons who had infantil'
paralysis before the present epidemi
and are on the lists of dispensaries
orthopedic hospitals and the Health
Department.
The Health Departments fund 70
braces; necessary for many childrel
who are discharged from the hospitals
has reached total Of Sl4,224.43, it wa
announced yesterday.
The board Of directors of the Hospi
tai for Deformities and Joint Disease
has decided 10 open the new dispen
sary building at 41-43 East 123d Stree
from 9 a. m. TO p. m. daily, for III
after care of paralysis patients. Treat
ment will be given free to all VIII
cannot afford TO pay a private physi
clans fee. The board of directors ais
determined to give free 10 the poo
such braces as may be deemed neces
sary.
Forty mssseurs have been employee
TO give massage treatments under tn
direction of physicians, while a corp
Of graduate nurses will administe
electrical treatments. Competent ply
steal culture teachers have been en-
gagged 10 guide the children in goin
through normal movements before
mirror If the children are not abl
to DO the movements themselves, the
are aided by the teacher until tn
muscles again come under brain con
troll.
The hospital authorities believe III
Institution will have 10 care for zoo
patients, many of whom must renal
in the hospital. 1t is therefore es
pecially hoped that the campaign I
raise S1,000,O00 for a new hospital vii
be successful, so the building can b
begun in few weeks. A capacity o
400 beds will be required for the afte
care of paralyzed children.
Contributions are asked, and may b
sent TO Louis f. Rothschild, treasurer
1919 Madison Avenue.
Thirty nurses-eighteen in Manhat
tan and twelve in Brooklyn-are nov
I engaged in house-to-house inspection:
Last week they visited $500 familie
in about 500 houses. Eight suspecte
paralysis cases were found.
To Extend Fresh Air Work.
Cornelius y. Bliss, president Of tn
| Association for the improvement o
/ the Condition Of the Poor, announce,
| last night that the association is plan
ming to raise $4,000 TO continue il
fresh air work a month longer, be
cause Of the epidemic.
The State Health Department re
ceived reports yesterday Of l0l new
paralysis cases and five deaths a
places outside the greater city. Thii
is the highest number yet recorded, bu
department officials said the figure!
were not alarming, as they virtually
represented the total for two days. Only
two cases were reported Sunday. Since
the outbreak Of the epidemic APO have
been reported, with 1877 deaths.
White Plains reported seven yester
day; Oyster Bay, six; Freeport and Bay
Shore, four each; Mamaroneck, Mont
gomery, North Tarrytown and Florida
three each; Yonkers, Hampstead, Hunt
ington, West Sayville, Pine Hollow, Uti
ca, Lynnbrook, Bayville. Roslyn, Man
hasset and Brookhaven, two each; Port
chester, Huevelton, Greenburgh, Nina
Vile, Columbiaville, Canajoharie, Ith
AGA, Oneida, Hudson, Croghan. Rye
Fishkill, Horizons, Colonie. Eastwood
New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, New
Paltz. Pittsburgh, Suffern, Blooming
Grove Rochester ulster County, Mid
dletown, Liberty, Sands Point. Rock
willie Centre, lnwood. Essthampton
R!verhead, Islip. Increase, Victory
ossining. New Haven. Coxsacke. Wind