New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
Home Defence Street
Patrols Enforce
Clean Up Rule.
IS MORE DEAD;
95 NEW CASES
Congress Aids City,. S.
Experts Seek Carriers
10000 Flee City.

one more resource Of the city was
narsaalled yesterday 20 contend with
the outbreak Of infantile paralysis,
which in less than a month in the five
borouchs has killed 200 children.
Acting Police Commissioner Cooley
called on 10000 members Of the Home
Defence League, a force of citizens or
can.zed 10 help the police meet excep-
,.onal emergencies. 10 do active ser
wee for the first time. Several hun
Gr,8 of them began last night TO ac-
eom0any patrolmen on their beats, re-
rorang violations of the Sanitary Code
ana assisting thereby in a general
cleanup campaign.
No Check in Epidemic.
so check in the spread Of the epi-
g.mic is apparent in the illness and
mortality figures given out by the
Health Department. Ninety-hve new
cases eight more than on Friday
and eighteen deaths were reported dur
ing the twenty-four hours ended at 10
O'clock yesterday morning.
Every borough felt the touch cf the
disease. Sevcnty-four cases were
found in Brooklyn, twelve in Manhat-
tan. six in Richmond, two in The
Bronx and one in Queens. Brooklyn
reported thirteen deaths, Queens three
and Manhattan TWO.
]. was estimated by railroad officials
tina, 10000 children were taken away
from New York yesterday, at least four
times the normal daily figure half
time OF the year. Four thousand half
fare tickets were sold at the Grand
Central Terminal, 5000 over the Penn
sylvania lines and 5000 by the New
York. Ontario & Western Railroad.
As far West as the Pacific Coast
health officers are keeping watch on
passengers who leave railroad trains
from the East. Yet, despite precau-
toas, many places reported the disease.
From New Jersey came announcements
Yesterday of cases being found in
Newark. Jersey City and Paterson
Fears were growing on the part OF
health authorities that history "oulc
repeat itself, in that the 1907 infantile
paralysis endemic broke out violently
in different parts Of the East few
weeks after the initial appearance IN
New York
United States Crusade Begins.
The work Of the United States Pub
lie Health Service in combating the
disease and preventing, if possible, its
further interstate spread, was begun
a. conference in the Office Of Health
Commissioner Emerson. Those present
were Commissioner Emerson, State
Health Commissioner Hermann NJ.
B.ggs. Assistant Surgeon General w.
G.. Rucker. OF the United States ser
vice; Drs. G. II. Lavinder and }. +.
Leake. of the service, and DR.. W imam
H. Park. chief Of the Bureau OF LAB
oratories Of the Health Department.
ID was decided that the United States
service should have carriers" OF the
disease as its particular problem. Ad-
ministration problems viii be left en-
trely 20 the Health Department.
The advisability Of making inter
state quarantine laws more stringent
was also brought up, and il IS pos
Sible that those persons who have been
near children III with infantile par
arysis will be required 10 get permis-
sion from the Health Department
should they wish to leave the city. Inc
Federal government has already begun
nationwide investigation to deter
mine the number and location OF all
the cases Of the disease in the coun-
Try.
DR.. Rucker returned o Washington
last night 10 direct from there the
governments fight against the cpl
denies spread.
Laboratory Work Ready.
Laboratory work by the Federal ser
vice will be begun tomorrow IN New
York Its headquarters will be IN the
Health Department building pr'
Layinder will be at the head OF hVe
expert Investigators. four of whom nave
already been detailed. They are Dr;
Leake, Dr. Joseph Wilson, Dr. hd"@Iu
Francis and Dr.. Joseph X. Ridlon:, -,
The United States Public heaith
Service is not taking hand IN 'he
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