The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-13
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 Liebscher, s061 North Main street; Stephen Maher, Fort Trumbull Beach, and Harold Farren, 332 Benham ave- nue. Two more inspectors are sought.
 In the restaurant and meat market inspection made yesterday the condi- tons were generally reported good. One case of gross negligence was re- ported in the Silver Lunch cart. on Main street, opposite the armory, clos ed for week. It was found that in abandoning the stand the former oc- cupant left all meat, fish, groceries, etc., in the place. They had decom- posed and drawn thousands of flies. These are being killed today by fum1- gation.
 Inspectors report that residents Of the city are unable to remove their ashes because of lack of carts. Many piles of ashes have been found to con- tain garbage. The fire department officials reported seven such cases, already in the hands of the health department officials. Mayor Wilson will be asked today to have the city provide carts for such tenants and landlords, the charges for service to be included in the tax bills.
 Conferences between the health of- ficials and the police and fire de- partment heads today resulted in or ders being passed to all f1remen and patrolmen to report sanitary violations to their superiors at once. No prose cutions have yet been begun.
 A meeting of the board of health will be held tonight to greet the new advisory head of the department Prominent citizens and physicians have been invited to attend and make such suggestions as they deem proper" It is proposed to advocate the public rating of meat-markets and restaur- ants by a system of window display placards.
 Main street between North avenue and St. Vincent's hospital was closed today to all children coming into the city except those having proper ere dentials. A nurse and Policeman J. A. Burns will be assigned to the post.
 Albert E. Watts has been assigned to Moody's mill, near Mountain Grove cemetery; Policeman Herbert l.. Stowe at Ash Creek and Policeman J. A. Hanlon at Bruce's Brook.
 All details now continue with relief shifts between g a. m. and midnight.
 Nurses reported only 83 children on the New York boat yesterday. The numbers going by boat and rail 10 other cities, however, were large.
 The advisability of placing all sus- pected children under absolute quar- antine and removing them from homes unless nurses are provided by | the parents in the homes will be con- sidered by the board of health at it's tonight. :
 Dr. Mcclellan, who made all the 1n- spections of children from infected New York districts, now resident in Bridgeport, announced today that no Of the disease had appear ed among these.
 Milford returned to New York through Bridgeport today, 176 colored children who had been sent to that town. This it was announced was in pursuance to the policy adopted yes- terday of restricting incoming chil- dren. No children reached Bridge port yesterday from infected New York districts. The. exodus from New York, it was said today, is diminish ing. | .Dr. W. s. Putney, health officer of Milford, reported that no suspected cases of paralysis had developed in his district. Though there are 15o chill dren at the Schermerhorn home in that town, all have been examined | and found in good condition. Never theless the health authorities ysster- Hay. decided that no more children should be brought from New York or other infected districts at this time. Health Officer Charles w. Evarts of New Haven county, whose position IS m advisory one, had taken no definite steps up to the present time other than to warn all town and city health officers in his jurisdiction to watch closely for violations of the sanitary code and to prosecute with vigor.
 pr. valery Havard, health officer of announced that no suspected cases had yet been located in Fairfield, though there are 20 children in the Fairfield Fresh Air home. These ch11- 1ren will be protected by rule per hitting no one to be taken by the in- ,titution. They are examined daily by k he town officials.
 Steps have been taken to have every ,hild arriving from New York or else- where by train, observed and their ad- iresses taken for future inspection.
 IL IS Oe1Ch III tAS SOAAIAy e~A1N Pe~1 | icularly along the shore where we will rave difficulty in locating the children coming from New York;" said Dr Ha- yard today. The beach resorts will lot be closed unless epidemic breaks ut in force, said the town health off, ial today. Proprietors of bathing houses have been warned to keep chfl- E. lren from the pavir1os as far as may ,e possible.
 A report received at the health de- oartment indicating that among 22 children in the building, one is crying night and day and is apparently very Il. This is being investigated by the authorities this afternoon.
 Another report that Samuel Snow, ! milk dealer of Long Hill has 50 children from New York in his house, s also being investigated to ascer- ain whether possible infection exists |