New-York tribune., 1916-07-18
HEALTH MEN HAPPY
AS PLAGUE DROPS
Continued from page 1

seven cases Of infantile paralysis in
the Yorkville district. This embraces
the middle East Side, and includes part
of the better residential district of
the city. 1t has a population of 32O.-
000 This is equivalent to the COM
bined population of Albany, Nashville,
Tenn, and Lowell. Mass. Seven cases
in the Yorkville district in one week
is equivalent 70 two cases in San An
tonic. Tex.
"Only four cases were reported
from the Riverside district, Call of the
West Side of the city. north of For
ty-second Street., having a population
of about $4,000. This is equal to the
combined population of Bridgeport.
Omaha, Paterson, n. j., and Scranton.
Penn. II is as though during the week
one case had occurred in each Of the
four cities named:
an the crowded East Side of Man
haitian, to be sure. the proportion Of
cases has been higher. but even here
comparison shows how absurd it is
TO fear visiting New York. Thus in
the Stuyvesant district twenty-nine
cases were reported in the last week.
With a population Of $4,000, this Is
the same "a though three cases had
been reported in any one of the follow
ing we'll known cities: Brookline.
Mass. Colorado Springs, Columbia, $.
c.. Elgin, H.. Kingston, y. Y. Lynch
burg, Va, Newburgh. y. Y, Mount
Vernon. \. Y. Newport. r. l., New
Rochelle, y. Y. or Poughkeepsie. y. Y.
East Side Had 81 Cases.
ain the lower East Side, the most
densely crowded spot in the world.
there were only thirty-seven cases last
week. from population OF 10000.
This is the same as though city like
Stamford, Conn. had two cases during
the week, or as though Albany, y. y,
had nine cases.
"As a matter Of fact, the danger OF
visitors TO New York City contracting
poliomyelits is almost nil. One hun
dred and eight cases week in Man
haitian may sound alarming. but when
one considers that these are figures for
a population of over 100000 and
from what is probably the high curve
Of the epidemic. they sink into their
proper proportion and can be viewed
without alarm"
Managers OF several large hotels cor
roborated the Mayors view by an
nouncng that, in spite of wide pub
licity, the number of summer visitors
TO the city had been breaking all pre-
vious records.
No i'll effects of the spread of in
fantle paralysis have been noticed Mt
the Waldorf-Astoria, according to
George c. Boldt, its proprietor
From our patrons we have not
heard any talk of the epidemic, except
as a matter of news interest" he said
ssI l.. hall hot q
have had any cancellation Of reserva-
tions on account of II. Ii is seldom
that persons who patronize the Wal
dorf- STORM bring their children to
the city in midsummer Business is
far better than at this time last year,
and the outlook is encouraging"
"The wide and perhaps necessary
publicity given TO the epidemic has
not affected the flow of incoming guests
at the McAlpin and the Claridge no.
tells" said Lucius NJ. Boomer, manag-
ing director. "A glance at the reports
| receive daily showing the gross num-
Der of arrivals will prove my asser--
ton. June at the McAlpin showed
close 10 10000 in excess of the same
month last year. July is running FAR
ahead of 1915. The young women
stenographers who handle correspond
ence relative to reservations haven I
noticed any let-up IN their work.
The management OF the Hotel Astor
authorized the announcement that the
endemic had not caused any anxiety
among its summer patrons.
"Our business has not been affected
in the least" il was said, "and we are
nlanning to entertain several conven-
| tions within the next few weeks. Inc
Astor is having an unusually good
month for July. The fact that we hear
no discussion of infantile paralysis
around the hotel is because adults
have no fear OF the disease"