Evening journal., 1916-09-15

With the announcement today that
a S-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Semple. OF Edge Moor, had
died during the night Of infantile pa
ralysis after an illness Of several
hours, the city Board Of Health is
sued the above notice. The State
Board of Health, several weeks ago,
issued an order prohibiting the open
ing Of all schools. Sunday schools and
theatres to children under is years
OF age until Monday, September IS,
and It was thought that the fall term
Of the school period would begin here
on that date.
With the discovery Of the case of
WILDER Parry, at No. $40 King street,
on Wednesday, and the case at Edge
Moor yesterday, the local health
board decided that II would be neces-
sary to protect the health OF the 10000
school children here by ordering the
schools to remain closed longer. DR..
s. c. Frederick, president Of the local
board, in speaking Of the orders is
sued today. made II plain that the city
schools would not be opened on Mon
day. September 25. II the disease
should manifest itself in such a man
ner that II was considered dangerous
to reopen the schools.
With the announcement Of the case
at Edge Moor last night n was alsc
reported that the disease had broken
out At Frederick and Lebanon. Del.
In the first named place the 3-year-old
child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Thomas is affected. DR.. Dericlrson of
Frederick. is in charge. At Lebanon
the patient is the S-year-old child of
q Mr.. Vincent and DR.. p. r. Steele of
Dover, is in attendance.
The infantile paralysis situation in
and around Wilmington and the north
ern portion OF the State and in Kent
county does not warrant the opening
Of schools, It is pointed out. whereas
In Sussex county no cases have been
reported at all. and IL is thought un-
wise to keep the schools closed In
that county. There may also be places
in the two northern counties, II is
said. where II would he perfectly safe
to permit the schools to be opened.
Hence the State Board OF Health has
placed the matter of opening the
schools in the hands of the different
local boards. The quarantine regula-
tions throughout the State. however
remain unchanged.
Reports received on existing cases
Of infantile paralysis are to the ef-
feet that the Italian children stricken
with infantile paralysis. one little
baby at No 700 Union street, and the
other a child at No 713 Scott street.
ire doing nicely. II is said that the
baby will probably have the use or
all its limbs. but the other child Is
badly paralyzed. although its Illness
is passing. The No. 1lS Scott
nroperty is being fumigated today.
and both places will be kept under
quarantine for 21 days after fumiga-
The Turner child at Guyencourt is
able 10 move all its limbs somewhat.
The Covington child at Edge Moor Is
faring well. All these homes or
course. are under quarantine
II Is said that paralysis case has
developed al Kennett Square. Pa, the
child being one Of an italian family
II was learned early this morning
that there are al least two more sus-
nected cases Of infantile paralysis
near the home Of the Semple child
that died Of the disease last night.
Residents are much alarmed over
conditions and there is talk OF the
entire town being quarantined One
other child in the Semple home IS
m. and It is feared that this may
az be infantile paralysis.
Nrae son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wilnur
Covington. Of Edge Moor. the first
child to contract the disease there
some days ago. is improving.