Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-15
LEVY SEES NO CAUSE
FOR ALARM OR PANIC
hcaitii Officer Hopes Cican-Up Meas.
ures Will Save City From In
fantile Paralysis.
HOUSE TOULOUSE INSPECTION
Warns Mothers Against Allowing
Children to Participate in kissing
Ghmes or Other Means Whereby
disease May BE Spread.

While there is need for every pre-
| caution to be taken in order to pre-
vent an epidemic of the disease should
IT manifcs, itself here. there is no oc-
casion Of am alarm. said DR. T.. &.
Levy. Chief Health Officer. last night
DR. Levy has just returned from New
York. where he attended a meeting Of
the Academy of Medicine. where plans
were discussed looking toward wipins
out infantilc paralysis. which prevails
there, ana which has cost hundreds of
lives.
Il was struck By tho unnecessary
alarm found on All sides" said DR.
Levy. the public. unfortunately. hav-
ing gained false idea. There were
many indications Of panic There Is
no reason whatsoever for any undue
excitement in Richmond. The disease
does not exist here, and we hope that
II will not appear. but if 1t does. we
want to be ready In order to avoid an
epidemic. That is the object of the
cleanup campaign now In progress"
DR.. Levy found hts visit to New York
helpful in many ways. ne said. To-
day, he VIII submit detailed report
OF his trip and will recommend certain
things 70 the Administrative Board
MOTHERS HEAR
Address Try LEVY
Despite heavy shower, the meeting
of mothers AZ the John Marshall High
School Auditorium. held under the ans.
pices of tho Federation of Mothers
| Clubs, was largely attended Yesterday
afternoon. Or. Levy made an address
| in which he CAV" advice to those pres
ent In tho car. OF children to safe
guard Thorn from being stricken with
the plague.
Keep tho children away from
crowds. especially Indoors" he advised
There is no reason for closing public
fairgrounds or any similar radical
tfn-, - y Fvzls
that large gatherings be avoided" He
also cautioned against permitting
BOYS and girls 10 indulge In kissing
games" believing oscillation TO be re-
s0onsible for the spread II more than
one disease.
While DR.. Levy did not go into de-
tails OF infant hygiene. he did give
| instructions for caring for the mouths
and nasal passages OF children. stress
Ing the necessity for keeping them
clean.
Or. Levy's campaign TO clean up the
city is now In full SWING, but 1t is not
likely that the results will he known
until Monday. Three days were al
lowed citizens in which 10 clean pri-
va,e premises Of all waste material
The work not actually starting until
Thursday. the time limit fixed will not
expire until tonight.
HOUsE-To-HOUsE
INSPECTION OF YARDS
The house-to -house inspection is be-
ing conducted by an augmented force
Of sanitary inspectors OF the Health
Department. and all members OF the
Police Department. assisted by inspec-
tors OF the Gas and Water Depart
ments.
All persons who fail to comply with
instructions TO remove waste accumu-
lat!ons from their houses will be sum-
moned TO Police Court TO show cause
why they should not be fined for vio-
lat!ns health regulations. All city de-
partments are cooperating with DR.
Levy in his work.
Physicians have been notified by the
city Health Department as we'll as the
state Board OF Health TO report at once
the appearance of any case OF poliomy-
elitis should 1t come under their OBJ
servati"n. They are liable for prose
cution for failure to do so.
Much frst-hand information, which
he obtained in New York. DR. Levy
expects 10 be OF great value TO him in
protecting Richmond against a visit
from the dread disease.