Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
NFANTLE SCOURGE
SHOWS A VRULENT
TYPE IN THIS CITY
Five Deaths and Four No,,,
Cases Reported to Depart.
ment of Public
Health
LARGE MORTALITY RATE
LARGE MORTALITY RATE
Record of Baby Plague
From Midnight to ppm
New cases in Philadelphia.
Deaths in Philadelphia. ...
New cases in New York. ~ a.
Deaths in New York ..... o.

The virulence of the form OF info.,s
paralysis that is present in Philado,ss,'
was shown today by the record Of thu A.
plague toll
Five deaths and four new cases was a..
report. All of the deaths occurred IN 80
that developed within the last two a.
health officials pointed out. Two ~ -.
victims were stricken two DAYS aeo ~.
yesterday and two today The conclus,,~
reached by the authorities was that a.
particular form of infantile paralysis I.
Philadelphia does it's work swiftly and ,h.,
death comes soon, If it is to come.
The vrulence of the disease was lllu,
trated further in the totals which ,as.
raised today to 11S deaths out of 4oa cossr
More than fourth of the victims die ~
cordng to the death rate in this city. whIch
has a higher percentage of deaths thsn
has New York, where the epidemic is Al n.
worst
Today's deaths:
EMILY BOX. ii years old, $500 warrInr,oD
JACoB tSSH's GORDON. year old, 4s2 wh,r,or
EDNA sPIEDEL. 10 months old 1902 Harlan
sANTo sEMINANA, is months old ol2 Fernou
- MCLAUGHLIN, a boy, 3 years old, a,s
The Seminana and Mclaughlin cases do.
veloped today. Other new cases were:
ELIZABETH CANTWELL, II months old s0ls
EtfzARETH scH1ssBLBAuER years old
1O41 Bristol st.
PLAYGROUND CLOSED
Fear among parents that their children
would contract the plague caused the cos.
ing of the Hamilton playground, Fifty.
seventh and Spruce streets, it was an.
nounced at the offices of DR.. Walter a
Cornell, medical supervisor of the public
schools, today. The grounds were not con.
sdered especially dangerous, but, in view
of the parents alarm and the fact that
few children of late have been making us,
of the lot, the recreation park was closed,
ii was said
Threats of criminal prosecution by State
health officials against persons who try to
smuggle children into the State were made
today at Pittsburgh by General Inspector
Charles Webbort, who went to Harrisburg
to confer with Doctor Dixon. Adults found
disobeying the quarantine regulations would
be arrested on criminal charges, he said
MILK SUPPLY GOOD.
Philadelphia's milk supply is extraor.
dinarily good, to judge by the tests 50
far made, under the direction of D, C
Clegg, chief milk inspector.
when all the reports of tests are com
pleted Philadelphia will have a most agree.
able SURPRISE" he said today. "Enough
tests have been made to assure us Tat
the city milk supply is safe. The per0n
tages shown by the hundreds of tests a.
ready made are truly marvellous For er
ample, there is n butter fat percentage
40 H. L..
only 3H per cent Less than 10 per cent
of the samples are not up to the average
which is a fine record in so large city"
Between 1000 and 5000 certificates have
been received from dairy farms supplying
the city, showing that the farms are free
from infantile paralysis. 1t was reported
The results of the demand for certificates
and of the tests made of milk taken In
raids were most gratifying, said Director
Krusen, of the Department of Public Health
and Charities.
One new case, that of Albert Stahl, 5
years old, 2752 Carmen street. was reported
in Camden today. The victim was taken
to the Municipal Hospital
Doctor DiXon's decision to delay the open
ing of schools has been Endorsed by the
of Bala-Cynwyd, according to W,
A. Macon, president of the Bala-Cynwyd
Club.
The usual Saturday rush for certificates
for weekend trips for children was met by
a force of 20 clerks this morning In Room
275, City Hall. After today the certn-
Gates will be issued in the Mayors reception
room, to allow the other room, which n
Judge McMichaels courtroom. to be reno
vated
The Idylewild Chapter OF the Pennsyl-
vania Women's Division for National Fre-
paredness, at Media, sent $50 garments 70.
the little convalescents at the Wynnenea
Hospital today.
Health Commissioner Dixon reiterated MS
intention to force compliance with nlS
order IL 1t should meet win
opposition. Movies are strictly banned, t0o,
for all under 16. He anticipates no troup''
from Sunday school authorities.
Commissioner Dixon has asked the peopls
IF the State to assist in carrying OUT lnY
movie order. because he said 1t was lmpos
sible for him to police the whole ConinVA'
wealth and enforce the rule.