Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22
PLANNING TO REDUCE
COST OF QUARANTINE


Continued from raee One
the quarantine between the two States
At present each State maintains It's own
corps OF inspectors at railway stations and
roads leading across the state boundary
the work in n large measure being dupli-
Gated. According TO the plan being founu-
lated, simple system cutting the work in
two will result
Three additional deaths and two new
cases were reported today, bringing the
total up to ninety-two deaths and 320
cases.
The hottest weather OF the season, which
has swooped down upon the city, will prove
q handicap in checking the plague, health
officials said In spite Of that they are
satisfied with the knowledge that all known
means OF combating the epidemic have
been taken The quarantine is In full swing
and sanitary obstacles are being placed In
every avenue through which the germs Of
the disease may approach.
The deaths today:
Ferdinand Ritsert, sii years old, 223o
Moore street.
Lena Bubinsky. 2s months old. 1921
South Reese street
Ruth Benner. years old. 453s North
Nineteenth street
The Benner chlld's case developed today
II being the first of two cases to appear In
the same block on North Nineteenth street
The other new case:
Catherine Dawson, years old, 4502
North Nineteenth street
Notification Of Director Krusen's order to
close all motion picture shows and theaters
to children less than 16 years of age was
sent TO every police district I'm the city
today by Superintendent Robinson The
police head instructed the blueCoats to
watch the places of amusement carefully
and IN the event child under 16 was seen
in one of them, TO warn the manager and
make written report
The milk dealers whose licenses were
revoked yesterday by the Board of Health
because of alleged nsanitary conditions in
their handling Of milk protested today to
Director Kruson, asking that their licenses
be ressued. He refused emphaticaly.
You men have had trials after due
warning. and for the sake of the nublic I
cannot revoke this decision" he told them
Some of you took our inspection as n joke
Some of you told the board of health in
spectors to Go TO h You were warned
not once but two and three times. You are
getting your just due"
Between 5000 and $500 was received bo-
day at Emergency Aid Committee head
quarters, 1928 Walnut street, for the con-
valescent hospital. which will be opened at
Wynnefeld.
Doctor Dixon, commenting on children
travelling during the epidemic, advised
against allowing children to take boat trips.
Many OF the river boats, he said, were un-
fit places for children during the crisis
through which the city Is now passing. He
commended the Delaware River Transpor-
tatiOn Company for the cooperation ii is
showing In refusing to allow any passen-
gers to board its boats without presenting
health certificates.
Circulars to all public swimming pools
tary Of the board of recreation, who gave
instructions for the disinfecting of water
during the epidemic Burlap bags, each
containing IL pounds of chloride OF lime, are
to be dragged through the water daily
and the pools are to be closed between 4
and l2 o'clock and and o'clock for this
purpose
The Keystone Telephone Company today
notined Director Krusen that his request
that their booths be cleaned thoroughly and
kept open while not in use would be OBJ
served The Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company also sent n letter saying its cars
were being cleaned with extra diligence
following the Directors request
Doctor Dixon today advocated the use
of destructible milk bottles. as a precaution
against infantile paralysis germs. The bot
ties whlchj he has in mind are of paraffined
paper. with sanitary covers, After use
they are destroyed, thus eliminating the
possibility of gathering germs by constant
use.
DR.. C. Y. White, city bacterlologIst, In
tends to use serum on patients at the Phila-
delphia Hospital for Contagio Diseases as
soon as he has enough volunteers to guar
antee an adequate supply. The latest vol
unteer is Stanley Reddick. son of Herbert
G.. Reddick, chemist, of 432 Courtland
street He writes:
~ am years old and had infantile
paralysis when l was IA months old.
am willing to give my blood TO help some
child"