The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-09
ANDERSON FIRST ADULT VICTIM OF PLAGUE TO DIE Springfield Young Man Sue cumbs to Poliomyelitis at
 Hillside. CASE ONE OF ARREST TYPE THAT IS KNOWN Sophian Says City Hospital Will Be Established
 Here Soon.

 tile paralysis patient in this state since the beginning of the epidemic, occurred here this morning when Harold Anderson, aged 21, of Spring field, died at Hillside home.
 Anderson's case was one of the rarest and most peculiar of poliomye- litis cases, according to physicians. He was afflicted with the Landrys or as- cending type of the disease, which paralyzes all the limbs after spread ing with great rapidity. Only the most strenuous of measures have kept Anderson alive since Sunday, when he was taken to the home, it is said.
 Anderson came to this city from Springfield. and lived at BOA Colorado avenue. He was taken i'll in the lat ter part of last week, but Sunday his case was diagnosed as actual poliomyelitis.
 His is the eighth death for Bridge port. There have been 36 cases here, making the mortality rate something over 22 per cent. Dr. Sophian said today that this is comparatively low, as in epidemics, the mortality runs as high as 30 per cent. In normal times it Is in the neighborhood of 10 or 12
 
 per cent,
 Excitement reigned in the neigh borhood of 175 Poplar street today when, under stress of emotion, Mrs. George Primavero tainted and her husband created great disturbances. Their two years old child. Alice, was removed to Hillside home yesterday because she was found to have infan- tile paralysis, and this morning the parents became excited. fearing for her. The ambulance corps was called and Dr. J. P. Deery treated Mrs. Primavero.
 The case of the five weeks old son of Walter Blude of 360 Grand street was declared definite today, Another Dorothy Guerro. of 3ss William street.
 Nellie Boywid of 1159 Howard ave- nue. was reported considerably inn proved this morning at Hillside Home. She is expected to recover.
 Quarantines were lifted today at the homes of Rudolph Kore, of 227 Union avenue, who died, and Annie Horvath, of IFS Pine street. The Horvath case, suspected at first to be poliomyelitis. proved to be typhoid fever and the girl has been removed to the Bridge port hospital.
 Dr. Sophian announced today that it looks as if Bridgeport will have a city hospital very soon. Business men of the city have pledged themselves to see that the hospital is established
 Private subscription is expected to finance the institution. It was inti- mated that those who conferred on the project decided it will take too long for the municipality to "start things going"
 Although setting a date on after which no milk but that can pass the test shall be sold in Bridgeport has been postponed severalI times, the health board expects to reach a de- cision next Tuesday. It is explained that the members wish to give the milk dealers every opportunity to un- derstand the situation.
 Dr. Sophian said today that the i'm precision seems to be prevalent that there is a misunderstanding. over the milk situation. He said there isn't
 We don't care whether milk dealers pasteurize or not. What we are try. ing to do is to get wholesome milk and we plan that none but wholesome milk shalll be sold in Bridgeport. Pas. teurization seems to be the logical way of making all milk wholesome.
 However, the milk dealers say theil milk is wholesome and that they don'- want to sell any but wholesome milk They have agreed to the sanitary regu. lations. They have agreed to attain z maximum bacterial count of 0,00O pei c. C.. We have established 10000 a. the limit, but if the dealers are will. ing to observe the 50,o00 limit, vel (Continued on Page 2.)