New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-08

U INV 'dstN VI diN 80 o"' -
six in the number of deaths were
shown in the reports Of the Depart
ment of Health yesterday. as compared
with Wednesday, figures. The new
( cases were 81. the deaths 2s.
DR.. John s. Billings. Deputy Com
missioner Of Health. announced yester-
day that the Department of Health
/ had rescinded the order prohibiting
i csrnivals. street parades and the Nardi
! Gras at Coney Island. which was pro-
mulgated at the height of the infartile
paralysis epidemic. Notice that such
gatherings should be permitted here
after was sent to Police Commissioner
Arthur Woods late in the afternoon.
The Department Of Health does not
believe that there will now be any
i danger from such assemblies" sand Dr.
Billings, "as we believe the epidemic
is definitely on the wane. We do not
regard as serious the slight increase
. shown in the reports OF to-day
think these occasional jumps IN the
figures can be expected, but the point
is that the number of new cases and
deaths this week is much lower than
last week"
Hospitals Thanked for Aid.
DR.. Billings also announced that
after Monday all paralysis patients
would be sent 20 the hospitals OF the
Department of Health. Formerly some
have gone 10 private hospitals. By
that time. owing TO the numerous dr.
charges of children from the hospitals
there will be plenty Of room for the
new cases. and by sending them to us
own hospitals the city will save about
forty cents dav on each patient.
zone Of the finest things about this
epidemic" said DR.. Billings, has been
the hearty assistance and cooperation
we have received from the private hos
pitals. With their aid the department
has been able to take care OF all the
victims in a proper manner from Inc
standpoint OF public health and mas
ALWAYS been from 300 TO 400 beds
ahead Of the demand. The private hos
pitals have complied with all OF our
regulations and met US more than hali
way"
Sixty-seven ounces of blood were
drawn by DR.. Abraham Zingher, OF VII.
lard Parker Hospital from the veins OF
five persons yesterday. Fourteen ounces
were given by Isaac Sternberger, an
employe of the Northwestern lnsur-
ance Company. in 50 Wall Street. Three
persons gave nineteen ounces oil nor
NAL blood.
Taxis for Blood Giyers.
DR. Zingher announced last night
that hereafter those who wish to 90 10
Willard Parker Hospital and give blood
NAV hire a taxicab from the Four
teenth Street subway or elevated rail
road stations, and that he Will relm'
burse them for the taxi hire out OF
fund raised for that purpose.
81 would also like to get ms mucn
normal blood as possible said DR..
Zinrhcr. "as hereafter intend TO treat
n large number Of cases with norma!
blood serum We have obtained good
results with it thus far, and hope 10
get even better as our quantity OF blood
grows larger. By normal blood ! mean
the blood Of any person who has never
had infantile paralysis
Fifty-ivc new cases of lnfantUe pa
ralysis were reported in the state out
side of New York City yesterday, a De
crease of forty-two from the NUMBER
reported Wednesday. Since the cpl
demic started there have been 2.A9o
cases in the state and 262 deaths. res
Onondaga County. s in Suffolk County,
each in Rockland and Westminster
counties. 3 each in Columbia, Tompkins,
St. Lawrence and jefferson counties;
each in Ulster. Sullivan, Iloga ana
Delaware counties. and one each IN
Madison. Saratoga, Nassau, OsWego'
Chenango and Cayuga counties.
b Forty-cight New Cases in New Jersey.
Yesterdays cases were reported
from: Three each in Westhampton
Township. in Burlington Count; Cam
den. East Orange. Montclair, Orange.
town Of Union; two each in Woodbine.
bloomfield. Livingston Township, Jer-
I sew CITY. Kearny. New Brunswick. Fort
3 Lee: one each in Willngsboro Town
ship. Ocean City. Stow Creek Township,
Glen Ridge. Newark, Nutley, Pitman,
Hoboken. West Hoboken. Hampton,
: Middlesex Borough. Perth Amboy,
Neptune Township. Paterson, Pompton
Township and Summit City.
/ Frank n. Edsall. superintendent OF
the Jersey City Board Of Health, an
nounced yesterday that the quarantine
against the city Fairgrounds and open
7 air band concerts had been lifted. li@
also issued an order permitting emil,
+ dren twelve years and older 10 attend
open air motion picture theatres, ou
continued the order prohibiting them
/ from attending inclosed playhouses'
Jersey City has had lSl cases.
Twenty-Five new cases were reported
! in Connecticut yesterday, bringing the
total in that state TO 5i9.
Yesterdays Cases.
Cases from the following addresses
were reported yesterday;
MANHATTAN.
/ ,9A Mott Street. I46 West Tenth
B c,rent 2lg Bleecker Street, DOL East
/ Flevcnth Street. 1876 West Fifteenth
/ Street 2OG Eighth Avenue, 1870 East
| ceventy-frst Street, APO East Fiity-
/ 6rst Street. $40 East Seventy-iourth
street, l5l East Sixty-hrst street 4io
Fast Seventy fourth street. 30 East
Forty-fourth Street, 4sl East seventy,
1 fourth street. 3Ol East Eighty-third
Street. 1913 East Forty-eighth street
ITO West Sixty-frst Street, 40 west
} I30th Street. l84 Amsterdam Avenue
4 127 Amsterdam Avenue, 45b west
( I25th Street, BIG West 1921 street 80
/ West Sixty-hrst Street, 4O5 west i dstn
/ street, BOZ West l34th street 80 ooo
EIGHTH Avenue, l7l7 Lexington ave
~ deo East I22d Street, 1852 First
ayenue. 30s East 10th Street.