Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-02
'SMUCCLED CHILD INTO NORWICH
People From New York Reported Health Officer and Forced to Leave-Colchester Child Brught in Hospital With Infantle Paralysis Symptoms, But Death Found Due Tuberculosis-Parents Tried to Get Back New York Train.

Tuesday brought two new develop ments in the infantile situation as it touches Norwich, the death of an 18- months'-Old Colchester child at the Baclzus hospital, brought in at o. clock in the morning, suffering with infantile paralysis, and the discovery that child from New York mad been smuggled into the city in an au- tomobile which left New York city at midnight and got into Norwich at 5 in the morning. An autopsy perform ed by Dr. c. c. Gildersleeve upon the infant from Colchester revealed a con- ditiOn of general tuberculosis, which was accordingly given as the primary cause of the child's death, with eX- haustion as a secondary cause.
 Notified of New Arrival.
 Health Officer Dr. Edward J. Bro phys request that he be notified of any strange children or new arrivals in any part of the city led to the in formation that the New York child had by some means gained entrance to Norwich and was with a family on Summit street. Dr. Brophy proceed ed to make an investigation of this suspected violation of the regulations and he found, as had been reported to him, three-year- child, which had been brought from New York by night trip in an automobile, arriving at the boundary of the town before the health guards went on duty. When Dr. BrOphy ordered the child to be at once deported, the relatives offered considerable resistance, but after be- ing shown the law, they decided to be reasonable and the child was taken out of the city toward the east for a period of three weeks, and if it shows no signs of infantile paralysis by the end of that time, will be permitted to return.
 Paralysis in the Lea.
 During the early part of last week Dr. Rowland of Colchester was called to attend Martin GoIdstein, the 18- mOnths-oId son of MT and Mrs. Si- mon GoIdstein, who had come to Fur nerVille from ROckaway avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, three weeks ago. The trouble at that time was tOnsilitis and the child rapidly improved and was apparently well again until the doc tor was called again on Sunday, when the child was in a stupor and had a high fever By Monday paralysis had developed in one leg and at a visit in the afternoon he stated the case to the parents, but they were reluctant to take the child to a hospital.
 Family About to Take Train.
 Dr. Rowland went back after sup per to see the child again and he found that the whole family had gone. He drove to the Anston station and ~et Lt7AIt LLlCiAi JLASL tlS they were GDOu ut to leave on the train for New York He notified Health Officer Dr. J. M. Klein of Colchester and also Health Officer Cyrus E. PendlGaon fdf the town of Colchester where the station is from which the Goldsteins were about to depart and it was decided to bring the child down to the BacIus hospital. Supt. Hutchins sent up the ambulance for he sick baby and Dr. Klein brought the parents down in his automobile.
 Brought in at a. m.
 The child reached the hospital at a. m, but it's condition was so serious tah tIitt!e could be done for it and it passed away at Il o'clock Tuesday right after admission.
 No Signs Of Paralysis.
 Following the child's death, pr. Klein was not satisfied with the cause to which the childs death was attributed and he asked that an autopsy be per formed to make sure. Permission was sought from Coroner Brown and it was performed by Dr. c. c. GiIdersleeve in the mOrgue of Cummings & Ring Dr. Klein and several other physicians wit messed the examination and all were agreed that the condition found was one of general tuberculosis and that