The sun., 1916-09-30
SAYS CITY Is SAFE
FOR CHILDREN NOW
Federal Surgeon Banks Also
1ndorscs View Of New York
Health Officer.
EPIDEMIC NEARLY OVER
Paralysis Development in New
England Greater Than
in Gotham.

T.. Haven Emerson, Commissioner of
Health. expressed the opinion yesterday
,ua. there is now no city In the East
which ID any safer than New York for
children OF an age susceptible to infan-
tie paralysis.
ely and going to school every day is
jus, as secure from c%ontaglon as any
where IN the East we're DIR. Emcrson's
words,
The Health Commissioner pointed out
that although the lumber of cases re-
ported here each day usually exceeds
those of other cities and states. still
In some other municipalities the number
10 pro~portionately greater. lie attached
no significance to the fact that during
each Of the past three days twenty-six
cases have been reported. Boston. with
only $4,000 population. has been having
about eigh; cases a day In September.
pr. Charles l.. Banks. senior surgeon
OF the United States public health SER
,.e. also expressed the opinion that
children were about as safe here as any
where. In september. he said, Providence
tas had thirty cases. Springfield. Mass,
tnirty-ti>c; Willinnantic. twcnty-three {:
r,tsneld. thirty. lIolyokc, tifty-tive (;
Hartford. twenty-five: New Haven.
,cv,ntecn: Trenton. tfty-hve. and many
other cities also have suffered severely In
proportion TO their size.
Disease Virtually spent.
Physicians who have handled many
eases of infantile paralysis believe the
endemic has about burned Itself out
here. 10th the United States Public
Health Service surgeons and tho Health
department physicians who have been
fighting the epidemic for three months
are Of the opinion that In New York
city the disease IL almost entirely spent.
although cases may continue for some
time in other towns and cities only re-
Gently attacked. Cold weather IL an
other factor in the reduction OF the
pow er Of the epidemic in the city.
October ! was the date fixed by Com.
missioner Emerson and his aid. DR..
Billings. as the time when children who
have been In the country most Of the
summer might return without much
danger.
The number OF new cases yesterday,
twenty-s'a. was the same as the number
on the previous day. but the deaths were
Twelve, or two more than on Thursday.
Fifteen thousand children who were
exposed tn infantiie paralysis previou.
70 the opening Of the schools will be per.
m,,ted 10 enter October 2. as Or. Elmer.
son believes there will be no danger
after ~ weeks Of quarantine.
Twelve hundred cents. donated b,
1900 children OF vacation schools Of tn,
Fast Side, We're received yesterday b,
Nrs. william Alexander. president of III,
National Special Md Society OF $50 Fifth
Gg'. TO aid other children h have
eel PARALYSIS and need nurses to instruc
hem and braces to straighten their ben
limbs.
The Health Departments FUND 70
crippled children has 10Y reached $4c,
o..
Anderson Case Goes 20 Court.
Several physicians will be Interviews
to-day by Mrs. Alfred j. Emo. the Queen
suffrage leader. n Lawrence 7. GresseI
with a view 10 having them examine tn
Anderson baby h was taken from hi
mother by a force OF surgeons and police
men to the Greensboro Hospital as
paralysis patient. Mrs. Emo said yester
day she hoped TO have several physician
testify In the Supreme Court Tuesday 1
the habeas corpus proceedings hrougt
BY Mr.. Gresser. as attorney for Mrs. Ar
herson. against tho Department G