New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
PARALYSIS CASES
 ARE GROWING LESS
Fewer Fatalities in Last Twenty
 Four Hours in New York
SPREADS OVER THE EAST
Several Children Develop Disease in Massachusetts and New Jcrsey-
 vorable-F'ederaI Officers to Aid.


 vorable-FederaI Officers to Aid.
 New York, July S.-Although this was the hottest day since the begin ming of the epidemic of infantiIe paralysis two weeks ago. there were fewer fatalities from the disease than there were yesterday. During the twenty-four hours preceding 10 o'clock this morning the plague killed eighteen children in the greater city. Thirteen of these died in Brooklyn. Ninety-f1Ve new cases of the disease are reported in the five boroughs. During the week just ending there were 126 deaths, 1O5 of this mum Der from Broo klyn. More than 500 cases were reported.
 The falling off in the number of fa talities and new cases during the last three days, although only slight, is regarded as favorable by health eN perts. There were twenty-four deaths during the twenty-four hours ending at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, twenty two on Friday, and eighteen today.
 pr. Thomas Darlington, formerly
  said that in his opinion not half the cases reported are genuine lnfantlle paralysis infections.
 Federal Officers at Work.
 Assistant Surgeon General w. Fucker, of the Federal Public Health Service came here to- day from Washington to confer with the local health officers and fl,o national government to help combat the epidemic of infantile paralysis The federal experts will concentrate their efforts upon preventing the spread of the disease to other states.
 "These inspectors from the public hospital service," said Dr. Haven Emerson, the city health commis- sioner, will not take over our ad- 111inistration. "They are empowered to go anywhere and adopt any measures not allowed the experts of our department. We cannot go be- yond the city limits.''
 To Isolate Cases
 pr. Emerson declared it would be in1pra Cticable to prevent parents and children from leaving the city even though they came from infected dis tricts. No known cases may be moved, however, and none will be per mitted to leave New York city, and all persons in contact with the disease must remain here. The health off, cials attached little significance thus jar to reports of isolated cases in other parts of the country outside New York State.
 Advices from other states, however, showed that state and municipal oH J and taking precautions. The epidemic here has cast it's shadow in many places. Children under sixteen have been barred not only from moving picture shows but from all the omusements at Coney Island except those in the open air. Sixteen play grounds streets were closed today and the opening of thirty-nine more was delayed. The chidrens rooms in the public libraries and all play ground sand lots were closed. Oil will be sprinkled on the surface of the park playgrounds to make them as dustless as possible.
 Hoboken, N J., July S.-The city registered it's first case of infantile paralysis today, found In one of the most thickly congested sections.
 Albany, July S-Only two new cases of infantile paralysis in the state out side New York city were reported to the state health department this fore noon One was reported from Hud- son and the other from Ardsley. Madison, July S.-Six cases of in fantile paralysis and one death in Wisconsin have been reported thus far this month.