The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-14
Kansas and Missouri Boards
Agree on "DOn'ts."
Youngsters Gathering in Pub
lie Places Dangerous.
Cleanup Crusades to Better
Sanitary Conditions.
Committees Recommendations
and Symptoms Announced.

Following a conference of Kansas
and Missouri health officials. bulie-
tins were today issued by boards If
health of both states directing a CAM
paign for the protection of children
against infantile paralysis The bulle-
tin urges that all cities and towns
Immediately direct general cleanup
crusades and that the campaign for
sanitary conditions be extended to
general fly swatting and killing OF
germ carrying insects.
N urging a quarantine against all
persons suffering from the disease,
the health officials advised that tha
quarantine be made general against
all members of a household Where
the disease has been found and in
clude all persons who have been ex-
posed. The bulletin admits that no
known medicine or serum can be
administered as a preventive For
that reason the greatest cleanliness is
urged. Parents are also asked to
keep children from public places
where crowds gather and to watch
most carefully the preparation of
food for children.
The health officials in their bulletin
discuss symptoms of the disease and
urge the immediate calling of a physi
indicated in a child. A special COM
mittee of physicians from the two
states was appointed to direct a cam
paign against the disease. Members
of this committee are: DR.. S. j. Crum-
bine, secretary Kansas state board of
! health, Topeka; DR.. C. w. Mclaughlin,
health commissioner, Kansas City,
, Kan; DIR. IA. B. Adcoek. secretary
/ Missouri board of health, Jefferson
i City; Dr. Thomas F. Miller, acting
Mo-; DR.. H. E. Pearse, health service,
Kansas City, Mo.
Recommendations.
The committee made the following
recommendations:
F'irst-Physicians should report i'm
mediately all cases-or suspected
cases-of poliomyelitis to their local
health boards and local health boards
should Immediately telegraph reports
+ to their respective state boards of
health.
Second-Immediate quarantine of
all in any way exposed to the disease.
Third-It is probably safer for the
children to remain at home, where
parents will have better supervision
of their food supply and can take
better care of them than to hurry
away to the mountains and country
districts
Fourth-No known medicines or Sc
/
ease. People should refrain. there
fore, from doping their children.
Fifth-Ckildren should be kept
away from crowds or strangers.
Sixth-Parents should consult
reputable physician in the event of
any unusual illness of their children.
Seventh-The mayor and council
of every city and the county board of
health of every county in Missouri and
Kansas set about immediate city and
county clean-ups, with special refer
ence to the unsanitary outside toilet
and strongly urge that every outside
toilet be made fly-proof.
| Finally, the commission recon-
mends that the people remain calm
being assured that the health authori-
ties are able to cope with any situa-
ton which may arise.
The Symptoms.
The following are some of the
First-The disease may develop
! with symptoms of an ordinary cold in
the head, or bronchitis, or sore
throat, or disturbance of the stor1-
ach or intestines, or as an ordinary
attack of grip. Occasionally with
/ vomiting. In all such cases q doctor
I Second-Spinal irritability with
a desire not to be touched or moved,
and complaining when the legs or
spinal column ere moved.
/ Third-Fever to a moderate degree
/ is usually present.
Fourth-The virus generally enters
the system through the nose or
throat.
F'ifth-Flies, bedbugs. or any blood
sucking insect may be carriers of the
disease.