The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
Infantile Paralysis.


Tho onidonic of ;nfantile narolvsis.
wh;nh is nrnva;linp 50 alarmingly in
Now n yori has cansed fear tbrouqh-
om+ @ tho entire country which varies
IN inv denroe in inverse nronortion TO the
distaaco ii t ~ frnm tha capter Of infection,
n b.s nrod,,ced condition of onx-
;o+,, IN Flor;da tbat has not benn mar
aIie,ad in MANY wears.
70 Eor sovorsI reasons # is the mart
of wisdom that every state and sec
tio,, "iS sbonld nI,,rd AGAINST its nossi-
blo comino however remote that pos
Sib;l;tv nav he II is q disease that
is not wholly understand bv the medi-
c,l nrofass;on and this mystery
eoar,s m ~ cononj;catn tho menace The
disonSo iS " onnnars to he Slow comnarcd
u,i+b ., otbdr m infections in its develop
ment and the patient NAV travel far
boforo tho disa,cn n,ov raoch it's di-
omnosahlo etaoo r. is Int natural
tba+ families With children in tIc in
fnctod % ritv in face Of the prevalent
disooso sLonld fv from thp nest;Ience,
ono44ori,n 'dstf; 'J ~ orerv nart If The conn.,
4r,. rr,'' ''''7 w
T., Wow, of +bosa facts tho State
Roard of Hea1th coonerating with the
boal+b hoards in the varions cities of
TIorid, Of tbn first WARMING of dam
lror ar mr. nrenorad to resist the incoming
- +bn stoto of this disease These
offorts 1T protection have been con-
onn+ra+od ~ a+ tbose norris and cities.
T,hi"b J,I, oro Tho netnra1 en+rv wovs bv
,ra+or "e'tc and rail from The northern in
roc+od noints Jacksonville Kew
WoSt Pensacola live Oak Lake Citv
ord Earnandina In addition the
State Tealth Officer has communicat-
od Win thn nhvsicians of the state,
col1ino thnir attention TO existing con-
ditions and asking their earnest CO.
oneration with the State Board, to
loon central of the situation. nv re-
nortin~ NV teleoranh anv case or sus-
necfpd case of the dseasei.
Esnorial violence has been exer-
cispd at Jacksonville, as through this
gateway to Florida a large portion of
travel TO the state finds entrance.
The Jacksonville Board of Health
has combined with the State Board
70 insnect every train entering the
ci+v witb nassenoers from points
north Of Georgia, All ships enter
inc the mort are stoned at the Nav
mort quarantine and the quarantine
officer makes a careful examination
submitting his report. as that when
the vessel reaches the terminal at
Jacksonville, the health authorities
are forewarned and prepared to act
This inspection of trains and YES
sells however. is confined to the ex-
on,ir tion of children under six wears
Of age On arrival of trains from
tba North passengers who have
voyno children in their charge, arc
SnoniTed 70 remain in their Races
int;l thn annearance Of a nLvsiciln
and rrofessinnaj nurse, who are as
s,;nrad to the work A bripf hut
soo y ,.c chino examination is made the
to,,, o,,, ,,,onraf,ro ~ Of all vonno rbiidrnr
arn srn' 5ol.e~ and tbeir cennra1 nhrsirai
"dn,,;tiar is voted and witL;n a foJy
,.o+- .o,,ol,.tt. 10 ~ noTt,, W ;s roloasnl r. No
nnsn;cions ~ nonJitions ara discovered
'"Iplc.Ur I,3 oa"n . I chiId iS fonnd with . tenn.
rora+,,ro obo1o nor,,oi tba non7a and
Jdro Ji~eure ia "DE Ioo sonI;lia @ ore ~ totnn % @ anG
t:hoi tno eSS onso ~ ;S Lent rnJer ND obSnrvatinr ~ M
fnr enc f',ntto, u"t donofonn'nnts P ~ IF +be dos dos
t;no+;nr ~ 49, , ;s hovonJ TaclSnrvii,o in any
ri~ Ina 'ioi Of - +bo o S+o+o or IN lI Cnba tbe
p"ro . VI +i,,,n NV - uroballa o,.,.;Uo1 OF
doltio+;nm Io'i4e, ;l'r,e oUd a4bor oord;+ans o~e
tod ue4o''r aJ C,J ;rod @ ~ tho ronroson+ o tive
lle'eI ''iIo ooHth M,eb d ~ ''ie nb dast;a
oi o. ,"e itb JalGn ;nstrntonS pUrG % oen 4bo
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