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certificates for travellers in and out of the
state were received at the Bureau Of Health
this morning and at the office OF the state
Commissioner Of Health.
They are told that they must get their
certificates from their physicians and bring
them to the Bureau of Health, where they
will be passed upon and stamped in red
ink with the bureaus o. X.
Miss f. Mcknight, head of the municipal
nurses who have examined children in the
public Fairgrounds for symptoms of infan-
tile paralysis, reported today that she found
no unusual condition among the children
except coated tongues and faulty teeth.
Nine alta chGs OF the Philadelphia Depart
ment of Public Health and Charities have
been appointed collaborating special agents
of the Dairy and Food Bureau of the State
Department of Agriculture to help clean
up the food, fruit and candy stalls about
the city.
Heretofore the city authorities have been
handicapped in their campaign by n lack
of proper authority. but through an ar
rangement made between the health direc-
tor and the dairy and food commissioner
the laws can now be enforced.
Charles II. laval, chemist and food ex-
pert OF the Dairy and Food Bureau, says
the greatest menace to the health of chill
dren is in penny candy which they buy from
the pushcart vender and the cheap stalls
He believes the abolition Of venders' carts
| and cheap candy, ice cream and fruit stalls
would help in the fight against infantile
| paralysis.
MOVIES TO CLOSE.
Moving-pIcture theaters will be closed
| today to children under 16 years, and at
| midnight tonight the State quarantine
| against these children from other States,
| especially New York and New Jersey will
| go into effect Dr. Wilmer Krusen, director
| OF the Department of Public Health and
| Charities, will issue orders TO proprietors
| OF the theatres this morning.
The announcement Saturday that the
| State quarantine to prevent the spread of
| infantile paralysis would go into effect to-
night brought back to the city yesterday
| hundreds OF families who had been away
to the shore with their children. Many
more are expected to return today 10 get
back into the State before they are barred
out.
The information bureaus Of railroads re-
| ported that hundreds had made inquiries
| concerning the quarantine. All OF the ques-
| TONERS It was said, were anxious 10 know
/ whether they would have difficulty in bring
| ing their children back into the city.
| LAXITY IN REPORTING CASES.
| Doctor Cairns, whose office carried a full
| working force yesterday for the first Sun
| day since the situation became grave said
there were fragrant examples brought to his
| attention of the laNity of physicians in re-
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| new case of Elsie Corner, of 5339 Duval
| street whose little brother, Howard had
been removed to 1885 Margaret street after
the disease had been diagnosed as infantile
| paralysis
Doctor Cairns ordered a quarantine on
both houses.
Droni DrahanIth, of 2O4l Newcomb street
whose case was reported last Friday, was
picked up, according to Doctor Cairns, while
playing in the street. One of his legs was
paralyzed.
The case of Helen Abry, 10 months old, OF
1426 North Fourth street, who died Satur
day night at 9;45 o'clock, was not reported
| Doctor Cairns said, until s O'Clock yesterday
morning In other words, the case was not
reported at all until IL hours after the
chllds death. although she had been IN since
August /.
James Kesler. Of s7I5 Jasper street, was
taken 70 the Frankford Hospital dispensary
yesterday morning at 2 o'clock. The hos
pital physicians diagnosed the case as In
fantile paralysis at once ana the child
was taken to the Municipal Hospital
AS o'clock last night Blanche Cur
rldan. years old. OF 1925 Carpenter street
| Camden. was supposedly overcome by the
heat She fell while crossing Penn street
at Tenth. At Cooper Hospital her case wa
diagnosed as infantile paralysis. and she
was taken to the Municipal Hospital
Goiug over The cases In this city Doctor
Cairns called attention 70 certain freak
happenings Fer example IN the Forty
third Ward, where l5 easas developed
there were only two deaths. IN German
| town, where only four cases we're reported
there weFe two deaths.