Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-08-19
NO CHANGE IN
PARALYSIS SITUATION
Norwich Has No Gases But Strict
Quarantine Measures Are Still in
Force.

Force.
There is no change in the paralysis
situation in this city. Norwich still is
free from cases and there are no in
dications that there will be any out
break here. Health Officer Brophy is
seeing that the quarantine measures
adopted are being strictly carried out.
Every new family that arrives here is
visited by the officer and there is nee
essity they be Quarantined. Cars,
trains and automobiles are being
watched closely and children who come
here without certificates will be turn
ed back.
The New London health department
continued its activity in patrolling the
highways leading into New London
Friday to prevent the entrance Of
children under 16 years of age from
the surrounding places. In addition to
guards on the Lyme turnpike. Broad
street extension and the Norwich road
a guard was stationed in Vaux-
EaU street and at the Great Neck road.
Frank Brooks was stationed in turns
in NauXhal street and at the Great
Neck road and Carl Hopf, Jr., has
been stationed in Bank street extern
sion in place of p. T Barrett who
resigned. Arthur Kramer has been
posted at ChappeH Hill in Williams
street.
The town of Waterford is cooper
ating with New London in this pre-
CautiOnary step and Health Officer G.
Maynard Miner has appointed Frank
L hours of the day alternating
with speciay officer from this city
in the Lyme turnpike near the city
line.
Late Thursday afternoon Inspector
Benjamin n Pennel, who was on
in, inf =
three boys who were going to New
London by trolley and they were com
PEELED to turn back. He also sent
back two boys who were going into
the city from Colchester.
SupernumeraTy PatrOTman Samuel
Hyde stopped a mother and 14-year-
Id son who arrived from New Haven
late Thursday afternoon and as she
did not have certificate from the
New Haven health authorities she
was forced to go back to New Haven.
Tony CedrOne, 3 years old, arrived
from New Haven on the 6 O'Clock
express returning to his home in Shaw
street from Bridgeport where he had
been visiting two months He was
help up until the health authorities
Investigated his case.
Friday was the record day for is
suing permits for travelling. A large
number of applications for travelling
cards for children came into the health
Office and Inspector Lawrence J. Nc
Gjnley. who was in charge was kept
busy issuing permits.
The death Of HilIyer ATiTenmac ker
of East Lyme, the , 1-2 year old girl
who died at Memorial hospital, New
London, Tuesday afternoon, was not
caused by infantile paralysis. This
was determined definitely by an au-
topsy performed on the body.
The autopsy was performed at the
! instigatiOn of Health Officer Edwin c.
Chapman because of some doubt which
existed as to the cause of the childs
death. Il was thought at first that the
child died Of infantile paralysis, but
although there were symptoms of the
disease, the medical staff of the hos
pital was not entirely satisfied.
The doubts were confirmed at the
conclusion OF the autopsy, which was
performed by DR.. H. A. Rogers at the
undertaking rooms of James N KEEL
ley. The autopsy revealed that death
was due to an absCess of the groin.
When the child was taken to the hos
pltal about ten days ago it was evil
dent that il was suffering from an alb
dOminal disorder, which was at first
thought to be appendicitis. Appended
tbs did not develop, however, but Mon
day the child showed paralysis of one
of its legs.
The autopsy showed that the abscess
had extended over a considerable area
ana IIlat nerves cOnLTOllQg the muscle
of the leg had been affected, causing
the paralysis which was at first attrib-
uted to infantile paralysis. The spinal
cord was examined under a microscope
and found to be in no way affected.
The result of the autopsy caused
considerable relief to the health officer
and the hospital authorities. When
the child was first stricken by the pa
ralysis it was. in the childrens ward Of
the hospital and not in the contagiOn
ward There had been several cItiI-
dren in the ward at the time ard fear
for a cOntasion of the disease among
the children was felt When it was
determined that infantiIe paralysis
was not the cause of the child's death
the children who had been taken TO the
contagion ward as q matter of pre-
caution were Immediately ordered back
to the children's ward and the child
from Trumbull street who had previ-
Ously been dismissed and then taken
back to the hospital was again allowed
to go home.
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