Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-07
HONEOPATHS ANXIOUS
rOSHARE IN TREATMENT
OF INFANT PARALYSIS
ctote Convention to Take Up
Matter of Participation.
Three Deaths Reported
Today
mn EARL PECK'S FUNERAL
nR. EARL PECK'S FUNERAL
Baby Plague Statistics
Reported Since Midnight

determlned effort by homeopathic phy-
.,e1ans 10 share in the treatment of in
ssn,lIe paralyss at the Philadelphia Hos
sssi for Contagious Disc 4xes is being or
sanIzed. II was annourrA today by
someopaths who are preparing for the an
nual convention OF the state homeopathic
Nedlcal Society.
roIIowinE the convention, at which the
, Sshv plague will be the principal topic Of
5lscussion, application will be made to the
health authorities TO admit homeopaths to
|, ne hospital so that they may administer
their remedies. At present homeopaths
must rent space in the hospital to treat
cases
Al the convention, which will be held in
Reading September 12. l3 and Ia, discus.
slon Of the effectiveness of homeopathy in
checking and treating paralysis will be led
By Dr. W. b. Van Lennep and DR.. w. C.
Hunsicker.
"FoLLow-UP" SYSTEM.
Three deaths and four new cases were re-
ported today. br nglng the totals to Ga
cases and 1856 deaths
The Federal and State Governments have
agreed on "follow-up" system OF quaran-
tine, whereby health officials of both Gov
ernments will cooperate, In effect the CO.
operation according TO State officials, con-
sIsts in Government inspectors stationed at
railway terminals exchanging Federal
state. Government officials will be on
fuard at most of the railway stations, their
small number precuding the possibility of
placing them at all stations or on any of
the automobile routes.
ToDAY's DEATHS.
The deaths today:
cATHARINE KEYsER, II months. 5131 NAL
{SSFTF FzgqEET s64 years ISl 9lIye street,
WIIisLIA,M ,ss1,R S1R ss;r.o,o hohths' SUI North
me- Tsggert and Scott cases were re-
ported today. Additional new cases were:
NORMAN DoRNIAN. months 1877 Morris
SARAH CLARIFIED. ia months, 72O Morris
DOCTOR PECK BURIED
The funeral of Doctor Earl C. Peck, as
sstant resident physician at the Philadel-
\ phia Hospital for Contagious Diseases, who
was killed by infantle paralysis contracted
during his work, was buried today in West
Minister Cemetery after brief Episcopal
services at the hospital. The body, which
was taken to the cemetery in a hermet-
cally sealed casket, will be reinte-red at
his home at Newtown, Conn, as soon as
cold weather sets in.
Doctor Peck's father and mother. Mr. and
Mrs. Elliott Marshal Peck of Newtown, did
not come to Philadelphia for the funeral
services, which were held in the presence
of few physicians and nurses The time
limit Of SO hours for bodies of paralysis
victims was extended by the health au-
thorlties In the case of Doctor Peck, who
died Tuesday.
Renewed hope that the epidemic OF in
fantile paralysis is on the wane was ex-
pressed today by Dr. Samuel G.. Dixon,
State Commissioner of Health. who based
his Encouragement on the fact that al
though September, according to statistics
usually is the month in which the plague
makes its greatest ravages, there is no in
crease In deaths or cases.
Il am hoping that the worst is over" the
commissioner said "Of course. 1t is too
early to feel assured, but we have things
pretty well under control. Pennsylvania
has taken every known precaution, more
than any other State. Because we have
watched all cases closely we are now in
pretty good shape"
The strictness of the quarantine was IL
lnstrated late last night after party of
Phiiadelphians 20 children and is adults.
returning from two months employment
IN canning factories at fredericksburg, Nd,
were quarantined four hours in a train
at Broad Street Station. They were not
allowed to leave the train until a tee-
gram was received from Health Commits
soner Blake, of Maryland, saying that
the fredericksburg section was free from
the plague.
Drastic action against States which are
lax In allowing children certificates TO
come into Pennsylvania was promised by
Doctor Dixon.
1--WE are conducting an investigation to
uetermine whether the reports that improper
s,eriincates have been issued are true" said
Doctor Dixon when we find that the
omcials of cities in other States are de-
ceiving us, we shall put up the bar against
thoir certificates"