Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
STATE BOARD ACTS
Conference Regarding Poliomye-
litis Results in Stringent Rules.
one Fatality and One New Case RE-
ported, Making in All Five in the
state-Fnirs Affected by
New Move.

the most stringent order yet to be
made by the State board Of health in
an effort to keep Vermont free from
an epidemic of tho poliomyelitis or in
fantile paralysis, which Is so much
feared at this time, was made Thurs
day by the members of the state
board of health at Rutland. This or
der especially affects the fairs to be
held IN the state, excluding children
under fifteen years Of age from at
tending them and also excluding them
from theatres and movie shows in four
counties
The order of the board was not is
sued until after lengthy conference
had been held at the Berwick in Rut-
land. At the conference were all Of
the members of the board Of health,
Governor c. W. Gates. officials of the
state fair and OF the Rutland fair and
carnival Among those present were
Mayor James II. Estey, mayor Of
Montpelier, md president of tho State
fair association, Fred l.. Davis Of
Hartford secretary Of the State fair
association. Mayor 3. L. Stafford of
Rutland, Dr. NJ p. Stanley of White
River Junction, members Of the Rut-
land board OF health and officers Of
the Rutland fair and carnival The
conference was called to talk over
whether or not the State fairs should
be abandoned and the order which was
health follows:
In accordance with the Vermont
statutes the following rules and regula-
lions are hereby promulgated by the
State board of health:
ALL children under fifteen years
of age shall be excluded from all fairs
and the Rutland carnival, so-called.
shall be abandoned unless effective
measures can be taken satisfactory to
the local board of health by which
children under fifteen years Of age
can be excluded from public functions
both indoors and out.
2-All motion picture houses and
theatres In Rutland, Bennington,
Windsor and Windham counties shall
exclude all children under fifteen years
Of age from all entertainment.
Gin towns in which there are one or
more cases of infantie paralysis all chill
dren under fifteen years OF age may be
Guiding churches and Sunday schools
in the dispersion of the local boards
of health.
These rules and regulations shall, re-
main in force during the month Of
September. 1916.
The nth case Of paralysis to appear in
this State this year is that Of Jennie
Hoyt young girl Of Poultney, which
resulted in the first fatality August 80.
The other cases are those OF Hopkins
and Thurston Hulet of Arlington. the
q months old son Of Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Bourbon of Woodstock and the four
weeks old infant in the family by the
case being reported at the office of DR..
c. E. Dalton, secretary OF the state
board of health. Thursday. The SQures
family lives about mile from the Lake
SALISBURY Hotel. which is run by II. A.
Hulet, and where his sons contracted the
disease. 1t is thought that If the Squires
child is Ill with pol!omyeltis the disease
was contracted from New York carriers
as in the cases OF the Hulet boys.
The Hoyt girl Is daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Hoyt and had been
caring as nurse maid, for children from
the city who had been guests AZ the
dormtory at Troy Conference Academy.
typhoid fever SYMPTOMS. and was removed
to her home near North Granville, n. Y,
where she died August 30.