Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-11
DECIDED CHILD DID
 NOT HAVE PARALYSIS.
Health Authorities Were Called Out Saturday to Examine Child at Nor wich Town,

suspicious case of infantile paraly- sis was reported on Saturday from a house near Peek's Corner. Norwich Town Dr. George Thompson of Taft vile and City Health Officer Edward J. Brophy visited the house and after examining the child decided that it was not g. case of paralysis.
 Health Officer Edwin c. Chipman has issued orders regarding children at tending New London schools both from that city and out of town, in connec- tion with the infantile paralysis sit uation. The orders state that children who are out of town must return inn mediately and secure a permit from the healt hdepartnent to enable them to return to school.
 Children from Salem and Colchester will not be permitted to attend New London schools, and this exclusion ap- plies to any other town or city where infantile paralysis is prevalent. The orders also provide that all children entering New London to attend school, other than these from places where the disease is prevalent, must obtain a health certificate from the health of f1cer of the town in which they reside, stating that they are in good health end have not been in contact with in fantile paralysis victims within four weeks. This certificate must be ob- tained not earlier than A hours before leaving their homes to attend school and must be presented at the New Lon don health department by the appli- cant and a permit obtained from said department to enter school
 At the suggestion of Health Officer Chionan. a copy of the following let ter has been sent to students register ed to enter Connecticut college the end of this month. The letter, which is signed by the college president, reads:
 You are asked to corporate in talk ing all proper precautions in safe- guarding the health of the college.
 ''All resident students coming to New London at the college opening, Sept. 25, are required to bring q cer- tificate of health issued by their phy- sician or the health officer of their place of last residence. This certified te must be issued not earlier than "A hours before the time of departure. It should show:
 That the student is in good health.
 ''2--That the student has not been in contact or association with any case of child paralysis (polionvelitis) for at least four weeks before the date of the certificate.
 Tie student will bring this certifi- cate on her person and show it to the college physician on her arrival Without this certificate no resident student will be received.
 Tt will be a great satisfaction to all of us to have the assurance that this will give that we enter on the new year with a clean bill of health for everybody"
 Three additional cases of infantile paralysis in Stamford have been re- ported to the state board of health and with 19 eases from other towns make P new cases in the state. Ac- cording to the records of the board, the total is 5S6 cases.
 One each was reported from Mil for5. Norwich, Wallingford, Waterbury Windsor Locks, Meriden and Portland New Haven two. The Windsor Locks case is that of the child of Speaker Frank Healy In Milford the patient is i a man g years old, and the case from l Greenwich is that of a woman who is in her 33d year.