New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
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were it made known to the department.
Sbould eases not reported come 10 the
knowledge of the department. prosecu-
ton of the physician viii follow, y
GOOD legal case against him can be
made out.
Weather a Big Factor.
Doctors engaged in fight against
the endemic are inclined 70 believe
that the number Of cases will depend
LARGELY upon the weather. lntantlle
paralysis is essentially a hot weather
disease. Following this theory It IS
possible that the decrease in cases re-
ported Yesterday was a result OF the
cool weather earlier in the week.
With the report Of three new cases
and two deaths in The Bronx, hopes OF
The Health Department that the raw
ages Of the disease had been perma-
nently checked i'm that borough van
shed. but especial efforts will be made
to prevent the epidemics further
spread.
There were nineteen deaths in Brook
lyn and one in Queens, making total
since the beginning Of the epidemic oi
1877. a higher figure than has oeeh
reached in any previous epidemic any
where. -,
The shadow Of the disease will fall
upon the gayety of Coney Island ana
Brighton to-day and tomorrow. NOT
only is il probable that children and
adults will be kept away in large num-
hers bv fear of the disease, but under
the order of License Commissioner Bell,
applving TO places of amusement under
his Jurisdiction, children under sixteen
will be barred from most Of the shows
along Surf Avenue and in the amuse-
ment parks. Only roller coaster rail-
WAYS. the chute -the-chutes and similar
outdoor attractions will be open 10
them.
Many pleas that the order barring
children from motion picture theatres
be rescindcd have been made to Com
missioner Bell and Commissioner Em-
erson. Other requests have been maze
that the order be modified so as 10 par
onlv children under fourteen ana 10
Kermit all children TO enter open air
theatres. Commissioner Emerson an,
nounced yesterday that the order wou!d
be in no way changed for at least
week, and not then unless serious dHi
ger Of the further spread Of the cpl
demic had passed.
Movie Men Obey Well.
Commissioner Bell declared that
snlendid cooperation with the Health
Denartment had been shown in every
,yav by theatre managers, many OF
whom will face bankruptcy If the
order is not soon rescinded. A 1ew
minor violations have been reported
bv License Department inspectors Dul
:, bos not been necessary 10 close a
single theatre. In the badly infected
districts of Brooklyn practically every
motion picture theatre has been cIose'
except for evening exhibitions.
Aimost every city department IS
now engaged in combating the spread
of the disease. Sixteen playground
streets in Manhattan and Brooklyn
we're closed yesterday By Acting Police
Commissioner Cooley. while the open
inc NJ thirty-nine more was delayed
Ry order OF the Health Department
cbildren's rooms in the public libra-
nos of Manhattan and Brooklyn have
bcer closed Park Commi ssioner
ward ordered all playground sand
lots closed and oil will be poured on
The surface OF park Fairgrounds 20
make them as dustless as possioie;
shelter houses, comfort stations ana
other public buildings IN the PARIS
were disinfected yesterday.
Neither visitors nor patients 70 tne
Randalps Island Hospitals viii De
admitted until danger that the cpl
demic will spread there IS past. Pa
tients who apply will be kept IN their
homes or sent 10 state institutions
Only thirty-one nurses have answered
the departments frequent calls Ior l2V'
and but one of the applicants was Will