Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-14
REACH WTDENS
RETWEEN STATE
and OFFICERS
r,,,monw e a lth Health
BOARD Said to Reject
Federal Proposals
ru,L LIFT BAN SEPT 20

.N between the state Health De-
~ and the United states Bureau OF
'v, accustomed through divergence OF
'.,ops in regard to handling the intantiie
.,v.ls situation. widened today
F closed session OF the state health
-. ,h,s morning, II was learned unof-
v ,ha, a resolution had been adopted,
'p.'.s :, which had been forwarded to
-, pre. surgeon general OF the United
s.... public Health Service, and Dr. NJ. IL.
s..,,r who was sent here by the govern
~, % direct the paralysis problem In this
.rn,s resolution, II was said, rejected
ct's, nroposed by the government to the
~, mat they he supplied with copies OF
~ s.sith certificates issued by the state
"a rss covernment desired three copies or
~ csrtlacate--one for its own records,
& * a. the interstate passenger and one
~ sho town for which he was headed.
aSsn,ple. a child granted clean bill
f~s.ai,b bv state officials would carry
rrsrrrmsnt copy to another State, where
y eso,,,d he compared with one forwarded
n the Government.
PLAN NOT FEASIBLE
our. con,dn't approve of that plan" said
eenual G. Dixon, State Commissioners
4 Health. following the meeting 1T Is
~ feasible"
~ oas,ra Doctor Foster had been notified
:, ,be action Of the State board he had
sxrressed confidence that the Government
"a e,ate officials would be able to get
sa..,hsr,' on the matter He further denied
rsec,or Dixons charge that the Federal
eovsrnment had acted in bad faith In plac-
~ lnspectors in Pennsylvania before the
<lderences were adjusted.
aThe INSPECTORS l have placed here have
~ issued any health certificates" said
nocto. Foster. They merely have been
rathering information about cases that
,rayel and transportation facilities. They
hsve done nothing but gather information.
mere are three inspectors here, and men
Nave been placed also In Delaware, Mary
hnd and New Jersey for the same pur-
nose of gathering information.
Arother small item OF disagreement be-
twaen the two health bodies was the ques-
ticn Of "franking" the copies of the health
sarlncates through the mails. Doctor
Dixon and his associates did not care TO
% this, although urged to do so by the
/ FEDERAL Government.
The state health board expressed graft
fcatlon after the meeting when notified that
Attorney General Francis Skunk Brown
/ kd said their actions were entirely legal
Doctor Dixon also announced today that
opsned to children throughout the State or
esptember 20.
TO LIFT QUARANTINE
/ Doctor Dixon added that the removal o.
ne quarantine was contingent upon the sue
cess Of the health authorities in keeping
the epidemic within bounds.
phlladelphias motiorA)icture houses
barred to children less than sixteen years
Of age, probably will resume their norma
course on that date as the State and
city health officials have been working In
complete harmony. The opening of th'
city schools already has been fixed by Di
rector Krusen of the Department Of Fub
Nc Health and Charities for October 2.
fOf course. l can't predict what old Ma
tufs will do now that we plan to remove tn
quarantine" said Doctor Dixon. III tn
epidemic has not increased by September 2
ue schools and moving picture theatres will
freed from the quarantine. 1t has heel
our aim to reduce the disease to a minimum
With the least possible inconvenience to tn
people. We have taken into consideration
6mmercial, social and civil activity but OH
paramount duty is to cheek the epidemic"
On one new case was reported today
was that of Martin Leonard, eleve
honthS Of III Marlkle street.
There were no deaths up to noon. Their
vas but one day in the last six weeks whe
ue record was less