The sun., 1916-08-23
EXPERTS TAKE UP
PARALYSIS STUDY
Country's Noted Research
Workers Seek to Prevent
New Epidemics.
MANY MISTAKES HERE
One.third Of the Cases Re.
ported by Physicians
Wrongly Diagnosed.

Approximately a third OF the number
Of cases Of ~infantiie paralysis that are
reported daily to the Health Department
are not true cases, said Commissioned
Emerson yesterday. These cases are
examined by the department d%iagnosti-
cians. They do not appear In the daily
lists when found not TO be true cases.
diagnosed wrongly by the Health Ne.
partment men. In the early stages of
the epidemic the number OF errors was
greater.
DR.. Charles e. Banks. Of the United
states public health service said yes
terday that Federal surgeons nj wash
ington are studying dust collected from
rooms In which children suffering nom
infantile paralysis have been. with "A
view 60 determining tho possibility OF
dust being a carrier OF the disease.
Should this he proved. l; would explain
a number Of cases OF infection which
have puzsled the physicians.
Throughout the country research
workers and medical experts are he
shining to study the MANI phases OF the
disease with a view Of preventing such
an epidemic In the future as IL now
raging In New York and New Jersey.
where altogether 10 800 cases have tten
reported.
Johns Hopkins studIes II.
A telegram from Baltimore received
yesterday stated that the scientists OF
the pathological department OF the Johns
Hopkins University will begin an extern
sive study Of h disease with the hope
OF producing "A serum to combat II.
In Chicago the Health Department will
undertake original research work such
as Ia being done In the Rockefeller In.
stitute. The situation In Chicago. where
there are e!shty-ive cases. was dis.
cussed at a conference OF sixty physi.
clans.
There was an increase yesterdy in the
number OF new cases as compared will
The hGurc for Monday In every borough
but The Bronx. but the health authorl'
ties-both local and Federal-havs
grown accustomed TO this. attributing II
to a number OF cases which. on account
Of Sunday. are not reported In time fol
the Monday bulletin.
The figures leaped from % on Monda,
to lls yesterday. The jump last weci
was even greater. for the cases increase,
from sj on Monday to 1873 on Tuesday
The health authorities. however, conii
IS SVN' ~ ~ tst "
cases each week until the number dwin
dies In October to the customary two o
three. The number Of deaths yestcrda
was 80 as compared with 80 for the da,
before.
Dr. Emerson said yesterday that de
spite the continued abatement of IN
epidemic the public schools wouid nc
open before September rs.
are not even considering oper
ing them my earlier" he added.
This schools OF Newark will not ope
Of Health has directed the Board ,
Education not to open the schools uni
danger from the epidemic Ia past. II
board has also notified the Morristow
Field Club Horse show that all chlldrc
must be barred from attendance.
More Needed to Duy Braces.
Or. Emerson said yesterday that a
though he originally believed a fui
Of $4,000 would he sufficient to provit
convRlescent children with braces al
supports. he now found that owing
the greater number of children stricke
that at least &?2.ss0 would be require,
as at least 1925 children will nee
braces. The sun OF $l$.911.33 has a
ready been donated.
Lewis Delaheld. Jr.. chairman OF y
} citizens committee which has bee
formed to aid the Health Department
procuring immune serum from pe1soi
who have had lnfantilc paralysis Al
nouncai yesterday that "the commit.'
needed money to carry on the work. ar
would also appreciate thc loan by bus
ness men OF automobiles which arc fr
auently kept waiting In downtown stree
for many hours. These will be used
convey Board OF Health physicians to Il
homes Of serum volunteers The OH.
Of the committee Ia at 20 Exchange plac