Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-31

Two cases of infantile paralysis Wa.
brought to this city by children who :.
Gently returned from wildwood ono !,
them received certificate from the be,i,A
authorities stating that he was free fro,.
the disease.
Alfred Newcomb, years old Of ts9s
South Eighth street, arrived here from
wildwood at 4:3O o'clock on the afternoor
of August 2S. He was stricken with tbs
disease that night and is now partisu,,
paralyzed. The case was reported to an.
thorities here on August 80.
The boys parents, 1t Is said had litno
difficulty in obtaining health certificate
from the officials at the seashore He w.,
in wildwood from July 90 until Angus, %
and, according TO the health officials STAYED
at the Cohancey. 140 Schelinger street
The other case, which it is said was CON.
tracted at the resort, is that of John Lewis
10 years old, of Rhawn and .Erdrick streets
He went to Wildwood on August s and
remained there until August 10. The boy
was stricken on August 81.
His mother, who is a trained nurse. said
case of infantle paralysis was taken
from the house at which she was stayine
at 203 East Taylor street. The child taken
from this place, according to Mrs. Lewis
was Howard Davis. The woman told the
officials OF the Health Bureau she be.
lieved the boy was taken to Swarthmore
CAIRNS ASKS PROBE.
The discovery that two cases were al.
lowed to come here from wildwood de-
spite the precautions which have been
taken by the health authorities came az
great surprise to DIR. A. A. Cairns, chief
medical inspector. He communicated i'm
mediately with Jacob C. Price, Health Com
missioner of New Jersey, asking that he
make an immediate investigation
When questioned as to the prospects of
conquering the epidemic, Doctor Cairns
said:
II expect more cases in September than
in August. During August we only had
to contend with the cases in the city.
expect that infantile paralysis will show
the same history as typhoid cases. l.
September, when vacationsts return from
the seashore. many will bring the disease
with them"
Two children died of the disease todar
making the total number of deaths in Phil.
adelphia up to the present time 14e.
Those who succumbed were:
WILLIAM MEEHAN, 4 years old, Of 1908
North Marston street.
JOSEPH COLON, 13 months, 817 Fernon
street.
The number of cases up to the present
time in Philadelphia is 4S5.
Two new cases developed today in tie
suburbs. They are those of Paul McMur-
ray. z years old, of Bethayres. and Cath
crime Jones, years old of Cheltenham.
PLAN FIVE CENTERs
The Bureau of Health and Sanitation an
today through It's chief James S,
that five health centers would
be established Immediately, at 18th and
Carpenter streets where five workers would
be placed; at 3107 Grays Ferry road, five
Front and Tasker streets. four
1885 North Second streets, eleven
workers; Clarlssa street and Hunting Park
avenue. four workers. Later there will be
added milk and meat inspectors apd visit
ing nurses, and this force will save the
poor people of these sections from having
10 visit City Hall, thus saving them money,
time and preventing. too, the danger OF
contagion
d. C. Clegg. chief milk inspector of
announced today that he has
received replies from 1000 milk dealers
testifying that no contagious disease exists
on their farm or dairy.
Mrs. ]. Willis Martin and Mrs. John
2. Groome, acting for the emergency aid
have conferred with Miss E'
Mcknight. superintendent of city nurses.
and the three have arranged for city nurses
10 visit convalescent children after they
ire sent TO their homes from the Phila-
lelphia Hospital for Contagious Diseases
and to see that the convalescents want for
nothing.
Philadelphia. for its fight against infan.
lie paralysis, has 400 cubic centimeters OF
immune serum. 1t has normal serum
amounting to ESQ cubic centimeters when
was furnished Tuesday by 13 policemen
md blood taken yesterday from SO mors
policemen will make almost three times
hat much
The normal serum has not been USED YET,
,ut DR.. Theodore LIE Boutillier is Watching
With interest today the effect the immune
serum has on two of his patients, treated
1t was the first administration
II the immune serum.
Immune serum is the watery portion OIL
he blood taken from persons who nave Is
covered from infantile paralysis; norhai
erum is from persons uncontaminated
In each case yesterday Doctor lie bou,
illier's patients at the Municipal Hosphsi
iad Is cubic centimeters OF spinal hula
withdrawn and replaced with the serum
STOLEN AS SHE PRAlS