The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
Two Weeks Isolation for Viz
GINA Children Returning
From infected Area
HEALTH CERTIFICATES
WILL NOT BE HONORED
System OF Certihcation Has
Failed to Prevent Spread.
Adults May Enter the State
Without l1indrance

Absolute quarantine for the protec-
tion of the State of Virginia from in
santile paralysis was declared yester-
day BY the State Board of Health
against all persons under sixteen years
OF age who are residents of New YORK,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, The
quarantine becomes effective at one
minute after noon today. II may be
by state Health Commits
sioner Ennion G.. Williams in his dis
erection. TO embrace other states,
which may through development or
spread OF infantile paralysis, become
infected area.
Certificates setting forth that the
child arriving from any of the infected
areas has not been exposed 70 the
disease and that II shows no symptoms
of infantile PARALYSIS Will avail nAusht
under the conditions OF the Virginia
quarantine. II Is declared that be-
cause OF a period of incubation which
lasts at least two weeks. a child may
have the germs OF the disease In pro-
cess Of development and Vet appear
20 be not infected showing no symp-
toms when examined, and on the next
day. perhaps be taken sick The sys-
TEN OF certihcation. It Is held, has
failed to prevent the spread OF the dis
ease
As to Virginia Children.
GA anime is esta bltshed also
| aEa4ts. children under sixteen years
No. age whose homes are IN Virginia
and who have been spending any time
In the three states named. This quar-
antine is rot absolute. the children be-
irE permitted to return with parents
or other aGHi: companions under a
segGgstou which requires that they
shall Is Under quarantine for q two
weeks period after Their arrival.
Adults nsaS enter the State without
| hindrance. II having been detes ",ined
that the adult is rarely susceptible to
the disease Or the more than 5000
cases repnrcd In the New York area
but seven were Of adults
Nav Issue Special Orders.
In exceptional cases the health com
missioner may. in his discretion, issue
especial orders 10 meet cases not pro-
yided for under the general quaran-
tine regulations adopted yesterday
These, adopted by the State board. are
embodied In the following resolution,
believing that POLLEN yelit.s among
adults IL rare enough to justify the
feeling that from quarantine stand
point II Is negligible and realizing
that the age Of selection is under
sixteen years. therefore be II
Resolved. That the State Board Of
Health declare quarantine against
infected areas, such areas TO be de-
termined by the commissioner OF
health from time 10 time as he may
deem It necessary
General Provisions.
The provisions OF this quarantine
shall be as follows:
NO child under sixteen years OF age
not resident of the State of Vir-
ginia shall he admitted at all from
infected areas.
oh Hvan 90 Art
and temporarily sojourning in infect
ed areas shall be readmitted TO the
State only on the condition that they
submit to two weeks absolute quar-
Antine
The State health commissioner
shall formulate special rules and or
ders accordingly and shall have dis
cretionary power in issuing supple
mental rules and orders for excep-
tional cases not covered by the quar-
antine."
The board took this action after
Health Commissioner Williams had re-
ported on steps heretofore taken to
protect Virginia againt the appear
ance OF this disease. DR.. L. r. Register,
Of Norfolk. member OF the board from
the Second Congressional District. also
reported on observations made by him
during a recent stay In the North A
thorough discussion, In which all the
members participated, preceded the
formal action of the board.
One question given careful copsid-
erat!cn was whether the board should
Apply quarantine 10 persons over six
,eee years OF axe, 1t was explained
nv members OF the board that the
Number OF infections among persons
over sixteen WIS negliS ele asd that
no direct evidence bad ycN been pre-
sented to show that such persons were
danger to the public health when
coming from infected areas.
VIII Not Honor Certificates.
The system of certiication upon
which some health authorities have
vainiy relied TO prevent the spread
OF infantile paralysis was also discuss
cd. but was rejected by the board on
the ground that this system had not
stopped the spread of infantile paraly-
eis from New York, where the pTe4-
snt outbreak began.
The following statement was given
out by Health Commissioner Will
liams. following the action OF the
board:
.'The quarantine declared .c.,ay la
aimed at those persons whom expert
ence has shown to be most susc pitt
die to infantile paralysis and most
responsible for its spread. AS far
as the public safety permits, no ham
dicap has been put on general traffic
and none will be imposed unless
necessary Virginia children who are
now In areas infected with infantile
paralysis will be allowed TO return to
the State II they submit TO two weeks
quarantine.
Notice OF the quarantine regula-
eions have been sent all health ON