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

fer with DR.. Emerson. the service has
two other experts of considerable repu-
tatlon. who might be sent to this city.
They are Dr. J. u. Leake, now i'm
Washington, and DR.. w. II. Frost. at
present IN Cincinnati. There are
fifteen other surgeons in the service.
who have had much experience in fight
ing infantile paralysis.
Danger Of widespread epidemics out
side Of the city caused great concern
yesterday 20 the. state health depart-
ments of New York and New Jersey.
Five cases were discovered in South
Orange, y. j., and two more are under
suspicion. Strict watch is being kept
on all children, and every quarantine
precaution will be taken One case
was found In Paterson, where public
Fairgrounds were al once closed and
children under sixteen were barred
from motion picture theatres. Nine
cases have been found In Weehawken
and Union Hill since Monday.
Yonkers reported one case, and
warning circulars TO parents were at
once sent broadcast through the city.
On Long Island, there are six cases in
Roslyn, FIVE in Farmingdale, four IN
Garden City Park and one each in
Oyster Bay, Lakeville and Copaigue.
Hudson, y. v, Breaks Record.
Hudson, " Y, has broken the record
for upstate towns. 1t now has eleven
cases, and the epidemic is rapidly
spreading. Kingston. POughkeepsie.
Beacon and Athens each have one case.
The disease has also appeared In
Albany. Binghamton's one case ended
fatally.
In their efforts 10 stop the spread Of
paralysis officials Of the State Health
Department are considering the adyisa-
bility of recommending that local au-
thorities bar children under sixteen
years of age from motion picture thea
tres and other places where they gather
in large numbers This would affect
only communities where the disease
exists.
Motion picture theatre proprietors in
Jersey City were ordered yesterday by
the police not to admit children under
sixteen until danger that infantile pa
ralysis would break out in the city had
passed
There are now ESQ cases of paralysis
at the Kingston Avenue Hospital,
Brooklyn, and seventy-two at the
Willard Parker Hospitar in Man
haitian The Health Department now
has six ambulances carrying patients
in Brooklyn and has been unable TO
answer all the calls
The work the epidemic has heaped
upon the departments employees is
enormous The telephone company re-
ported yesterday that in one hour $50
telephone calls were turned away from
the Health Department because It's
switchboards could not meet the de-
mands upon them. Three new trunk
lines to the departments Offices were
being installed last night
Many Offers to Aid.
Offers Of aid are pouring in from
every side. The POSTGRADUATE and
Orthopedic hospitals have offered
wards. and the Brooklyn Bureau of
Charities has placed the services Of its
staff Of nurses at the disposal of the
department
Some fear has been expressed by
physicians that if nurses are taken
from regular child caring work TO help
in the fight against infantile paralysis
the mortality IN other children's dis
eases will be increased. Dr. Ager, a
member Of the Health Departments
advisory board, said children were
being shut in behind closed windows,
and expressed regret that fresh-air
homes were refusing to take children
because Of the epidemic.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Feth-
erston has notified Commissioner
Emerson that the Street Cleaning De-
partment was taking especial care in
collecting rubbish in all parts of the
city.