The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-05
Number of Cases Rapidly Nearing 30 Mark Ger trude Dowd Dies Soph- ian Blames Carelessness For Increase in Epidemic < Virulence.
Expert Plans to Bar Cir cuses, Fairs and Carnivals, to Prevent Parades and Stop Band Concerts Would Lessen Church At tendance.

founded sense of security, has combined with the hot weather to cause the great flare in the flame of epidemic that has been observed in the last few days, says pr. Abraham Sophian.
 Bridgeport had its sixth death of infantile paralysis to- day. There are 22 cases under treatment. More new cases have been discovered in the last few days than in any sim liar period since the first week of the epidemic.
 Because there was Hull in the settlement declared pr. sophian, to- day. people began to get too confi- dent. This led to relaxation of the safeguards with a consequent in- crease in the number of cases.
 That is my belief, as result of a study I made of the situation yester- day that q false sense of security and the hot weather have caused the in-
 while aassrtinv that the number of new cases from day to day is likely to fluctuate, pr. Sophian announced q series of new precautions designed to aid in preventing the spread of the contagion.
 For the next month. he said. no cir GUS, fair or carnival will De allowed in the city,. Parades will be pre- vented. If the board of park com missioners agrees, band concerts will be stopped. pr. Sophian said he will send an investigator to communicate with clergymen as to the advisAbility of suspending Sunday congregations.
 pr. sophian issued a warming today arainst raw milk. He advised that no raw milk be used unless. it has been boiled at last three minutes.
 Of 24 stores investigated by the health inspectors. according to their report today, only one was found sat- isfactory. Of 1e barber shops in spected, none was found satisfactory. Of 54 restaurants. 27 were sent mo- tices to improve conditions.
 The stores are checked up. on .in- sanitary ice boxes, soiled fixtures, un- clean windows, dirty back rooms. etc. Improper sterilization or lack of 1t, lack of hot water, toilet locations, etc. was checked up on the barber shops
 Of the restaurants, pr. Sophian said: 'arhe report speaks very well. There has been a tremendous im- provement. Most of the trouble now is in the failure of some to wash dishes properly"
 pr. Sophian and Miss Cartherine Tuite, the supervision of nurses. exam ined the houses in the congested dis trfcts today. They found much clean ing up going on, but the people were throwing the refuse in the streets. Superintendent of Police J. H. Red- gate has agreed to try to. stop this. Throwing it in the streets is as bad as not cleaning at all, according to pr. Sophian. Nurses will be sent on a house to house canvas to educate the people into adopting better meth ] ods
 Gertrude l.. Dowd, aged nine, of 105 Anson street, died at 2 o'clock this morning at Hillside home. She was a definite case of poliomyelitis. Hers was the sixth death. Two new cases were reported today, those of Joseph Coles of 473 Fairview avenue. and Rocco Pappo. aged four months of 200 North Washington ave nue. Two suspected cases are being | examined this afternoon. They are Alice Keating, aged three, of 1,090 Og- den street, and Savario Seratino, aged | 22 months, of s1 Higgins avenue.
 Because of crowded conditions at | Hillside home and the ability of the | family to give the child proper care. Frederick Wheeler of 73 Laurel ave- | nue was taken back to his parents | residence today. The house will be | quarantined again, this time for etsht | weeks.
 Quarantine was lifted today at the homo of Andre Sequin, of 231 State street.