Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-13
LEVY GOES TO NEW YORK
TO STUDY BIG EPIDEMIC
Chief Health Officer Will Attend
Council OF Physicians to
Combat Paralysis.
rRoTEcTlvE WORK CONTINUES
Police officers Will Be Furnished
With Printed Instructions for
Carrying Forward Preventive Pro-
gram.

York, where he will tonight attend
a meeting OF tho New York Academy
OF Medicine, which Will be given over
to the discussion of the epidemic Of
nfantile paralysis. DR.. T.. &. Levy.
Chief Health officer forwarded to
Mayor Ainslic IN outline of instruc-
lions to be given to the police to-day
in regard to sanitary inspections in
cidcnt TO the local campaign looking
toward the prevention OF the appear
ance of the disease in Richmond. Mayor
Ainslie directed Chief OF Police Werner
to have the instructions printed In
order that individual copies may be
distributed to each officer of the de-
partmcnt
All city departments are cooperating
with the Health Department. super
intendcnt Knowles, Of the Gas De-
partment. yesterday notified DIR. Levy
that the services OF all of his inspec-
tors whose duties carry them into the
homes and business houses of the city,
will be placed al the disposal Of the
health authorities. The Strect-Clean-
ing Department is already at work
carrying out the cleanup program out
lined by the proclamation issued by the
Mayor To further aid in the work.
Or Levy. at the suggestion of the Ad-
minis,rativc Board. yesterday in
creased his sanitary force by adding
six temporary inspectors. who will con-
;inuc on duty for a, least one month
IOMMENDS CO-OPENATION
OF ALI. CITY DEPARTMENTS
In his communication 10 the Mayor
Or. Levy states: Il express to you my
hearty appreciation of your Immediate
and complete grasp Of the situation
and OF the great help which you are
giving In having the members OF the
police force undertake these inspec-
lions. II is certain that we are doing
everything possible TO ward off any
epidemic of infantile paralysis from
Hichnond. or, should we be unfortu-
nate enough 10 have the disease intro
duced here. TO check It's spread TO
great extent. Fuythermorc. this limo
OF work will mean a lcsscninS OF other
diseases notably typhoid fever. The
cooperation between the different de-
partments Of the city is most crafty
!nE, and should have its own useful
ness. aside from the immediate good
which VIC believe is to be accom-
plished."
BY his visit to Kew York DR.. Levy
hopes to gain ideas and information
which he can put TO use in Richmond.
and by applying them to local condi-
tons. keep the city free from scourge
which has already claimed toll OF
scores Of young lives. He also eH-
poets TO have the opportunity OF study
ing at first hand the plague Itself
in order to further cope with the aitua-
ton here should il be found necessary.
Some or INC foremost pnSSlCldnS anu
scientists will address the meeting 10
be held in New York tonight. Or.
Simon Flcsncr. head Of the Rockefel-
Ter Foundation. Will he among those
10 discuss infantile paralysis and its
probable cause.
Not only have city departments join
cd hands in tho cicau-uD campaign. but
pr. Levy has been assured Of co-opera-
ton and assistance IN this important
work from all quarters.
STATE DEPARTMENT. TO
GUARD AGAINST DISEASE
DR.. Ennion G. Williams. State Health
Commissioner. who had just returned
from Charlottesville last night stated
that the Health Department had not
now taken steps against possible In
vasion of infantile paralysis into Viz
Einia, but thai precautionary meas
urcs were under consideration. He
said that members of the department
had been ordered TO look for AMI re-
port cases at once, SO that a possible
spread OF the disease might be pre-
vented. lie added that the whole en-
crgy OF the department would be used
to guard against an invasion OF the
Infection.
Or. T. l.. Summers. medical inspco-
tor. last night addressed the Richmond
Medical Society. composed OF colored
physicians, which met at the o-lcc Of
Or. r. +. jones'. 53S North Second
Street. and outlined the purposes Of
Dr. Lcvya campaign. Those present
promised their support TO the work
Of preventing the appearance of the
disease, and expressed their apprer!a-
iion OF DIR. Summerss address by elect
Ing him an honorary member nf their
:ociety.
MEMORIAL READY TO
RESERVE ENTIRE WARD
superintendent Moriok. Of the Memo
rial Hospital. yesterday notified pr.
Levy that preparations had been made
by the hospital TO care Immediately
for any case Of the malady should the
accommodations be needed. a ward.
completely isolated from all other pa
ticnts, has been arranged for the
ception OF any victims. DR.. Levy lost
no time in accepting the invitation.
and assured Mr.. Morlok of the appre-
citation Of the authorities and of the
thanks OF the public
DIR. Levy has promised to address the
Federation of Mothers Clubs at a meet
ing to be held tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock in the John Marshall High
School auditorium. The chief health
officer, by leaving New York late to-
night. expects to reach Richmond to-
morrow morning. In his absence. how
ever. there will be no let-up in the
campaign which he has launched for
the protection of the public health.
The temporary sanitary inspectors.
Just named, are j. W. Atkinson. y. l..
McIndoo. Denny O'Dwyer John A.
Donati. Frank Chase and T. w.
Schwegmann.
The inspection committee OF the
Housewives League is also among the
organizations which have promised to
corporate with the Health Department
in Its campaign. I'VE want TO show
the department where the dirty places
in the city are said member Of the
committee.
DRAFT OF INSTRUCTIONS
TO BE FURNISHED POLICE
Instructions which the police will
receive will be as follows:
l. Standing water on premises serves
as a breeding place for mosquitoes
some varieties of which arc directly
inimical to health. while all are indi-
rectly so. small accumulation Of
water. provided it does not dry I'D
within ten days, may serve as breed