New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-26
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
IN ALL BOROUCHS

that the epidemic IL on the wane. On
Friday, August 4, the new cases num-
bered IT'S, and yesterday but "a. In
that period Brooklyn has decreased
from 81 to "a. and Manhattan from 81
to 43. Queens shows a decrease in
the same period of from % to IL, and
Richmond from 3 to 2.
The Bronx, however. shows an in
crease of from s 10 IA, although eight
cases also were reported from that
borough on August ls. The deaths for
the five boroughs have decreased in
the four weeks from as on August to
% yesterday.
Ninety-one persons who have had
paralysis have appeared at the Willard
Parker Hospital thus far and per-
mitted DR.. Abraham Zingher to draw
blood from their veins TO be made into
serum. Four went yesterday, from
whom DR.. Zingher obtained eighteen
ounces. Eight ounces were obtained
from a man who gave six ounces eight
DAYS ago. Two ounces were given by
James Kelley, ten years old, OF "a
Eighth Avenue, who had the disease
when he was one year old. and six
ounces by Carl Frankenbusch, eighteen
years old, of 1412 Charlotte Street, The
Bronx, who had paralysis when he was
three years old. Two ounces were given
by Edith f. Warren, thirteen years
old, of 497 Franklin Avenue. Brooklyn
Joseph Frooks, of 62 East Eighth
Street. an ex-Assemh)yman, was con-
victed in Special Sessions yesterday OF
violating the Sanitary Code in manu-
featuring and selling a neck bag or
amulet labelled "Infantile A. s. Dis
ease Protector" His bail of $1,000 was
continued by Justices Collins, Edwards
and Freschi, and the case put over
to September l for investigation before
sentence. lie was prosecuted by the
Board of Health on the ground that
his neck bag was useless as pre-
ventive of disease, and that he had no
permit to make or sell such article.
t04 New Cases Reported.
One hundred and four new cases Of
paralysis, with sixty-seven OF them
from Long Island, were reported yester-
day to the State Board of Health at
Albany. There have now been l,745
cases and 1870 deaths. The new cases
are: Seven in Patchogue; six in
Oneida, five each in New Rochelle and
OYSTER Bay, four each in East lslip,
OnkeTS anu NhitN N"NA
in Windham, Smithtown, Huntington,
Freeport, Mineola, Babylon, Hicksville;
two each in White Plains, Bayshore,
Rockville Centre, Glen Cove, Half Hol-
low, Hyde Park, lnwood; one each in
Riverhead, South Haven, Kings Park.
Lake Ronkonkoma, Cutchogue, Belle
Terre, Blue Point, Hampstead Manor,
Greet Neck Estates, Seaford, Hemp
stead. Hunter, Governor, Athens,
Washington, Fultonville, Rotterdam,
Richland. Skaneateles, Poughkeepsie,
Millbrook, Deer Park, Port Jefferson,
Lynnbrook, Utica, Wolcott, Hancock,
Sayville. Greenport, Baldwin, Floral
Park. Woodmere. East Williston and
Fayetteville. The Yonkers Board of
Health yesterday closed the public Ii
brary and moving picture theatres to
children under sixteen.
OF the deaths reported in New York
State yesterday two were adults. They
were Miss Ella Boyd Eide, who died
at her home, 2S7 Palissde Avenue,
Yonkers, and Miss Helen Burr, who
died at Fultonville. Miss Edie was
twenty-one years old, junior in Mount
Holyoke College, and hetdaughter OF
Richard Ede, jr.. treasurer of the Alex
ander Smith & Sons Carpet Company.
Miss Burr was seventeen and a pupil
at Wellesley College. She was i'll only
a few hours.