New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-07

offer Of aid 70 a committee of practis-
ing and Health Department physicians.
They met in the Commissioners Office
10 discuss lines Of Investigation TO be
pursued in order to learn more about
the spread of the disease. Those pres
ent were DR.. William II. Park, director
of the departments laboratories; Dr.
Louis c. Ager, DR.. George Draper, of
the Rockefeller Institute; DR.. Abraham
Sophian, DR.. s. Josephine Baker, d.
rector Of the Bureau Of Child Hygiene f;
Dr. Josephine b. Neal and RI. Charles
Bolduan, director Of the Bureau of
Public Health Education.
II was decided that the United
States Health Service should be asked
10 take up the very difficult problem
Of how the disease is carried, and
should make both field archaeological
studies and laboratory studies with
animal NEGOTIATIONS. According to the
decision OF the committee there is
plenty Of work in this field for at
least six trained investigators.
Laboratory Investigations are very
much hampered by the lack of monkeys
TO be used for experimental purposes.
A report was received from the Rookie
Teller Institute that ID was awaiting
the shipment Of 100 OF the animals
from the PHILIPPINE Islands, which are
held there at present by an embargo
against the expectation Of animals, due
10 the existence on the islands of GER
tain animal diseases
Immediately after the meeting tele-
grams were sent 10 Washington, asking
Tor six skilled Investigators to work
on Carrier and diagnosis problems.
II was also asked that the embargo on
monkeys held in the PHILIPPINES be
raised for expectation of the animals
90 this country.
In view Of the large increase Of cases
on Staten Island. IL was thought best
TO request the United States Health
Service to perform the routine labora-
tory diaCnostic work for Staten Island
cases at its laboratory az Quarantine.
The Health Department will probably
request Dr. Leland +. Cofer, Health
officer Of the Port, 10 provide hospital
facilities for isolating Staten Island
cases
"The present epidemic offers IN
equalled opportunities 10 learn what
people may be carriers Of the disease,
said Commissioner Emerson. eve have
no test TO show who they may be nor
how long they may carry the virus
around. We do not even know whether
nurses and doctors in contact with pa
tients carry the disease. Through its
efforts 10 decide these troublesome
questions the services of the Federal
Health Bureau will be Of exceeding aid
and importance"
A long meeting OF the Board Of the
/ Public Health Service was held in
Washington yesterday afternoon after
[ Secretary McAdoo had offered TO place
/ the service at New York's disposal
/ Many Of the surgeons present thought
4 that the New York health authorities
were competent TO handle the situation
/ though they admitted that it was seri-
/ Gus.
"The attitude Of the board is that
unless the disease should spread and
| threaten other states IL will take no
/ action" said Assistant Surgeon General
| W. c. Rucker. 1--WE feel that Commits
/ sioner Emerson is entirely competent
I TO handle the situation, but if he should
/ feel that we can give him any assist
ance and should call on us TO do so We
/ will be more than delighted 10 do
everything IN our power"
In addition 20 Surgeon c. H. LAWN
der. an expert on infantile paralysis,
who has already been detailed to con