New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

INT Of Health yesterday than on
wednesday, and eleven fewer deaths.
The new cases numbered 100, and the
deaths 81.
One million dollars and a thousand
children crippled for life is the price
that New York City will have paid
before the epidemic of infantile paraly-
,s ;s checked. These figures as the
eos. Of the scourge which has been
sweeping through the five boroughs
.pee the latter part of June were
estimated Yesterday by DR.. Charles b.
Rolduan, director Of the Bureau Of
Public Health Education of the De-
psrtmcnt Of Health.
To them must be added $4,000
which Or. Charles +. Banks, senior
surgeon Of the United States Public
Health Service. estimates will have
been spent by the government in in
specting and controlling interstate
travel from New York.
Heavy Cost to Nation.
Health experts familiar with the
cost Of epidemics place at another
nillion-and another thousand Grip
Med children-the price which the rest
81 the United States will have paid
for research work, caring for cases in
HOSPITALS. for the establishment of new
Institutions, for the employment OF ad-
ditional health officers and inspectors,
and for the enforcement of quarantine
regulations.
II there is taken into consideration
the loss 10 business firms, railroads
and traction companies through the
greatly reduced travel, and other items
OF loss. it is believed that the total
throughout the United States will not
fall far short of S4,000,000.
Figures issued Yesterday by the De-
partment of Health sh W that OF the
S5Oc.OOO estimated 70 have been spent
By the city thus far, SlO9, lo4.72 has
been expended by the Department OF
Health This. however, does not in
elude the cost of keeping patients IN
the city hospitals and in private hos
pitals. This expense has been care
day for each patient. At the present
time this item reaches nearly $4,000 a
day.
OF the s1O9.18472 itemized by the
department., S46,756.72 has gone for
the employment Of physicians and
nurses. This sum will be tripled an
perhaps quadrupled before the cpl
demic is over. The remainder was for
extra supplies and equipment The
balance of the half-million already
spent is divided between other city
dcpartmerts, such as Police, Fire,
Street Cleaning, Water and Charities,
and various charitable organizations
which have expended many thousands
Of dollars.
Officials of the Street Cleaning De
partment estimated yesterday that $780,
600 has been expended for additional
equipment and extra men since the
epidemic began, and it is likely that
amount will have been doubled be-
fore the scourge is stopped.
Charities Expense Heavy.
Exact figures on the expenses Of
the Fire. Street Cleaning, Police and
Water departments are now being pre-
pared, and will be available within a
few DAYS. The Charities Department
has expended many thousands Of dol
lars al the Metropolitan, City, Kings
County and Greenpoint hospitals.
While Yesterdays report Of new
cases and deaths. was regarded as IA
vorable by Health Department Off
cials IL contained one disquieting
feature in the fact of an increase in
the number of new cases in Manhat-
nil
fishing d new record for the borough,
but inasmuch as the recent increases
have been steady rather than sudden,
like those which appeared in the
Brooklyn reports during the height of
the epidemic, officials are not inclined
10 view them with much alarm.
Brooklyn showed a decrease Of twelve
new cases and one death, while
The Bronx and Queens showed de-
ereases Of four and thirteen respective
ly IN the number of cases.
The thOroughness with which the De-
partment Of Health has combed the city
IN It's search for paralysis cases and the
quiekness with which they are reported
BY private physicians and parents were
SHOWN yesterday in the report OF the
nurses engaged in the house TO house
visit work under the direction of DR..
John S. Billings. Deputy Health Com
missioner. The nurses, under the su-
peryision Of DR.. Marion McMlllen, who
has been detailed for the work, visited
1900 families and discovered only two
cases Of poliomyelitis that had not been
reported and either quarantined or re-
moved TO hospital.
New cases of infantile paralysis and
ceaths due to the disease were re-
ported yesterday at the following ad-
dresses:
In Manhattan the nurses found nine
ven suspected cases and one positive
case unreported, and in Brooklyn five
suspected cases and one positive case.
The membership of the Citizens
Nonmittee TO obtain Serum for lnfan-
we Paralysis, which was organized by
LEWIS L. Delafeld, jr, was made public
Yesterday. II includes Mr.. Delafield,
sho chairman, and J. Rowland Aueh-
vnNsNoss, II. F. Haddon, jr., Nicholas
Neney, L. Farrar Bateson, Robert ii.
Nelson, Jarvis p. Carter, T. II. Mar
snail, Lawrence b. Gilman, Gordon
fauehincloss, Darragh S. Park, Ellis w.
IIeesyenworth, FRANKLIN W. Palmer, jrp
"0ert Jacket and Fraser Brown.
Places to Give Blood.
>. Any public spirited person willing
give his blood" said Mr.. Delafield
Yesterday, Should go either TO the
,"nlsrd Parker Hospital, at East Six
fehh Street and Avenue b, and ask
vi, s Dr. Abraham Zingher, who will be
SSa.re between 8 and o'clock, and on
ps.sufdsy from 9 TO II o'clock. or to the
g,oyTkkiyn Office Of the Department OF
nc" th, Fleet Street and Flatbush Ave
I'VE eAtcnSlnn md IL fnr Dr Samnpl