Evening journal., 1916-09-16
LEVITCH FAMILY
Threatens SUIT
contlnued from 90 paee

AoNlinuEd from fITtI rage
This case has been called TO your At
tention publicly and an expert from
Philadelphia has examined the child.
and declared II not 10 be suffering
from the alleged disease; and yet.
without having had a physician OF
your own 70 make q proper exami-
nation Of the child, you arbitrarily
persist in declining TO remove the
card from the door Of the house IN
question
The Board Of Health on the 4th
day OF September last, sent one OF its
physicians % the house He did not
undress OF examine the child. ! am
told, but simply looked at II. without
even removing his gloves) nd then
started TO walk out The parents OF the
child asked him TO examine H. His
reply was This is Labor Day and
left the house. He never came back
and the Board Of Health never sent
anyone else TO examine the child In
view OF the above do not think
the board has acted In good faith. AS
q result OF your action my clients
have suffered and are now suffering
financial loss. and request that the
removed az once
Very truly.
"Robt G. Harman"
wilmington, Del, Sept 16, 1915
Isaac W Bowers. secretary OF the
Board Of Health. said over the tele-
phone et 1890 o'clock this afternoon
that he had no knowledge Of the re-
ceipt by the board Of such a letter,
and therefore refused 10 state what
action the Board of zealth might
take in the matter.
DR.. s. {. Frederick president OF the
Board OF Health. also had no knowl-
edge OF any such letter and refused to
make any statement as to what action
would be taken by the board. Dr..
Frederick stated, however, that the
Board OF Health is handling the case
precisely like all others that are re-
ported 10 il as infantile paralysis
cases and intimated that the case
would continue 20 be so treated in
spite OF any action that might be taken
by Mt Levitch or his attorney.
The history Of the case, which may
be exploited in the the courts before
the differences between Philip Levitch
and the Board Of Health are settled.
is as follows
DR.. David Rossman upon his re-
turn from Atlantic City, Tuesday, Sep
tember 8, was called 20 the Levitch
house. where q 9-month-old child had
previously been pronounced III with
infantile paralysis by Drs. J. Harvey
Spruance, Joseph w Bastian and Vie
tor NJ Myers. the latter city physician.
DR.. Rossman called Dr. r. Harvey
Lenderman. Of Philadelphia. in con-
sultation. and their decision was that
the child was suffering from a broken
collarbone This they claimed, caused
the childs arm 10 hang limp. Doctors
SprUance. Bastian and Myers said
that the child's leg was affected as
well as the arm, and It had a high
fever when they saw the child Sun
day, September 8
Dr. Bastian. when informed that DIT
Rossmsn was claiming that the Levitcf
/ child was not suffering from infantils
paralysis, sent n letter 10 Dr Frederick
| in which he said that the child was suf
fcring from that disease The Levitch
/ family discharged Dr Spruance, who had
( reported the case 10 the Board Of
Health, and then Dr. Myers went 10 the
house and examined the child Follow
ing this visit the placard was placed on
the house
Dr. Rossman savs that the child's ool-
larbone was broken in fall from a
chair and that DR. Lenderman agreed
with him that the child was not suffer
ing from infantile paralysis Dr Ross
mans request 70 the Board Of Health 10
remove the placard was not complied
with