The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-08
Plague of Infantile Paralysis
Continues to Spread, Eight
States Now Affected
TWENTY-FIVE DEATHS IN
NEW YORK YESTERDAY
Numerous Scattered Cases
Throughout New York. New
England and Middle West.
Baltimore Has One Case


increase. but a large increase IN other
cities and States was reported today
in the epidemic Of infantile paralysis
In the Ave boroughs twenty two
deaths end etghty-seven new cases
verified were reported by the health
departm srt- simultaneously. however
the State authorities reported forty.
dve new casee in the State OF New
York. Similarly the United States
government received reports OF the
spreadtn3 OF the plague over etgh.
States. The plague belt now extends
az FIR east - Boston. as far west az
Chicago and as far south as Balti-
more
The apparent decrease In this city
as shown by todays figures means
practically nothing asserted Health
Commissioner Haven Emerson to-
night. You must remember that
there has been great exodus of pa
rents and children from the city, This
is going to be a long. hard fight"
Death Toll Heavier Than in 1907.
The total deaths have now reached
1877 for the Greater City out OF APP
proximately $40 cases, The death toll
In q fortnight has proved TO be so
per cent greater than the toll taken
Ly the plague in the entire 1907 cpl
temic. the greatest outbreak In medi-
cal history.
Medical authorities today unhesi-
t.,tingly expressed their belief that .
daily increase OF cases must be looked
for during the continuance of warm
weather. Allowing for O. run of stxty
days for the disease, one medical
stat,sticia n, ESTIMATED today that the
tots, number of cases the second week
iu September will be ALSO
Drastic Orders Issued.
Two drastic orders were issued by
the authorities today.
The first resulted in the closing ~
the police department OF all play
grounds and play streets"
The second resulted In the sxclu-
sion from al! the city libraries of
all children under the age Of sixteen.
Ia addition TO the question OF as
tabushing a quarantine that Will pre-
vent New Yorks 100000 children
from leaving the city was discussed at
= special conference OF experta
Other cities are obtectinx strenu-
ously to the reception of children
from this city. A general quarantine
was suggested today and seventeen
other experts who met in Commits
stoner Emsrson's once. by DIR, Fran
cis Fronseoa, health commissioner in
Buffalo in lsls whom the upstate
city had $50 cases and i54 deaths
from fnfantile paralysis
Plan Nos Agreed To-
we agreed the plan at this time
was not justified" said DR.. Emerson,
further II was agreed that 1t was
impossible in city like New York.
Reports from Washington stated that
this plan may be suggested by the
six experts from the government pub
lie health service, who will arrive in
this city tomorrow morning TO lend
aid to the local authorities.
The Federal commission will be
hsa0ed BY Assistant Surgeon General
LAvinder and wllliamsCrucker.
Secretary OF Agriculture Houston.
who happened to be In the city.
pledged today the aid OF his depart
mont In releasing for immediate ship
ment the one hundred monkeys IN the
Philippines to the health department.
Commessacner Emerson asked
WAshanG$on - send twenty monkeys
70 the Department for experimental
WORK.
Ths commissioners said also tonight
that Physicians who do not .sport
caeas of pohomyetitts win be pros
DR.. Emerson repeated hts urgent
appeal for more nurses and ply
II u said there are from 400 to
1000 Red Cross nurses available .or
IN emergency call The local Office
~ the Red Cross will take tho mist
ter up tomorrow with Miss jane
: Adelene, chief OF the Bureau of Su.s-
ing Service in Washington.
Several stores were closed These
INCLUDED two bakeries on Staten
IssiNad where the disease was reported
to exist In the families of those con-
Quoting them