Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-11
QUARANTINE CARD
TAKEN FROM House
Health Board TO Investigate
Removal of PIacard From
Levitch Dwelling
PHYSICIANS DIFFER
OVER AILMENT THERE

Incensed because some one. I'M
known to the authorities, removed a
green and black quarantine placarG
from the doorway at No 213 West Sec
ond street, where a quarantine has
been placed on the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Levitch. whose nine
months old son, David. is reported i'll
with infantile paralysis, members of
the Board of Health today took the
matter up with City Solicitor Daniel
o. Hastings The card was removed
early today while the health guard at
the Levitch home was away for a few
minutes.
DR.. David Rossman, the Levitch
family physician. will be requested to
appear before the Board Of Health
Ibis afternoon to discuss the removal
Of the quarantine card in an effort to
place responsibility for tearing it
down.
The removal OF destroying Of a
quarantine card on the home of pa
tient suffering from an infectious or
contagious disease is punishable, on
conviction by a fine ranging from So
20 $50. The Health Board had another
lacard placed on the door of the
levitch home.
Leonard L. Purks. member OF the
3oard Of Health, accompanied by
Isaac W. Bowers, secretary of the
board, visited the Levitch home and
Inspected the rear yards and sanitary
arrangements OF the various stores
and dwellings I'm Second street be-
tween Tatnall and Orange streets
Conditions found in some places in
the block were deplorable. The rear
NJ the yards open onto the courtyard
1f an ahattoir, which is in much bet
,er sanitary condition than the yards
IF the dwellings.
DR.. Rossman on Saturday Informed
DR.. S. c. Frederick. president of the
Board OF Health, that the Levitch
child was not suffering from infan-
tile paralysis and that the quaran-
tine placed on the child's home should
be lifted According to DR.. Frederick
Or. Rossman informed him that the
quarantine card would not remain on
he door of the Levitch home the three
weeks period fixed by the regulations
Or Frederick said II would
The trouble between DR.. Rossman
and the health board started on Tues
day of last week, when Dr. Rossman
returned from Atlantic City. He was
called to the Levitch home, where a
months old child had previously
been pronounced in with infantile pa
ralysis by Drs. J. Harvey Spruance.
Joseph w. Bastian and " NJ Myers,
he latter city physician.
DR.. Rossman called in Dr. f. Harvey
ienderman, and they were of the opin-
ION the child was suffering from a
broken colarbonc This, they claimed,
caused the child's arm TO hang limp.
Irs. SpWancc. 3astian and Myers say
the childs lee was affected as we'll as
The arm. aud If had a high fever when
they saw it ON Sunday OF last week.
DR.. Bastian. when informed that DIR.
Rossman was claiming that the Levitch
child was not suffering from infantile
paralysis, sent a letter to DR.. Frederick,
in which he said that the child was suf-
fering from that disease.
The Levitcli family discharged DR..
Spruance, who reported the case to the
Board of Health and nr. MYERS went to
the house and examined the child. The
placard was then placed on the Levitch
home and a health guard was placed at
the doorway.
On lu9Sudl last III iAO5Slldu re-
turned to this city and was called to
the Levitch home. He says that the
child's collar bone was broken by
a fall from chair and he called Dr..
=. Harvey Lenderman, who agreed
with him that the child was not suf-
fering from infantile paralysis. DR..
Rossman then requested the health
department to lift the quarantine,
which It refused to do
In speaking Of the case. DR.. Ross
man said that he considered it a crime
to keep the Levitch home under
quarantine. and that he wanted to
appear before the Health Board and
state his case DR.. Rossman also
said that he thought the Board OF
Health should secure a specialist
from Philadelphia to make an exami-
nation OF the Levitch child
The meeting Of the Board of Health
today promises to be interesting as
the entire case will be reviewed.