Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-04
NEED IMMUNE SERUM
TO FIGHT CHILD PLAGUE;
DOCTORS ASK FOR AID
City Bacteriologist Says Citizens
Who Recovered From Infan-
tile Paralysis Must
Give Blood
WILLOW GROVE WATCHED

An appeal for blood to save the lives of
stricken children and others suffering from
infantile paralysis was made today by DR..
c. Y White, city bacteriologist.
Doctor White asks for the blood of those
who have had the disease and said there
are several hundred such persons In Phil
adelphia. He urges them to come to the
city's aid and that of suffering families for
the sake of humanity The health depart
ment already has much normal serum on
hand, he said but declared there Is need of
blood of those who recovered from the
disease in order TO obtain immune serum.
SO far 56 persons who had the disease
have given their blood
Word came to the health authorities to-
day that hundreds of children were going
to Willow Grove and other parks regardless
of the ruling prohibiting children under 16
years in public places. Commissioner Dixon
sent a number of inspectors to the parks
and also to the Geological Garden under
the direction of J. NJ. Campbell. who is in
charge of enforcing the quarantine in the
State. They will prevent any children un-
der 16 from attending the indoor amuse-
ments in these places.
QUARANTINE VIOLATED
State Registrar DR. Wilmer Il. Bait is
making an investigation into the case of
Mary Jones, 5-year.old daughter of DR.. John
+. X. Jones. 1915 Spruce street. whose body
was brought into this city in an automobile
regardless OF the restrictions made by the
health authorities The person who was re-
sponsible for the admittance of the body TO
the State from New Jersey will be prose-
cuted.
Four more children died of infantile paral.
ysis today, as follows:
CLARA NEELY. 3 years. 1882 South Seventy
FRANK BEAcH. is months, 1855 North Mars
cHRRLEs sTENGLE. 3 years. 4s4 Ruscombe
The following new cases were reported:
JOSEPH MoNDRESs. IL months 400 Dickinson
Louise NussIMER, years. $50 RICHTER
Med cal inspectors and Rapid Transit Of
fclals are searching today for the Fox
Chase street car which carried three
year-old child. who was suffering from the
most infectious form Of infantile paralysis,
for several miles last Saturday. The car
was crowded. The passengers, IL found,
will be quarantined as they were exposed
to the disease and the car will be fumi
gated.
BECAME ILL IN HOUSE
Jack Sax, a child of 3, is the sufferer
with whom passengers on the Fox Chase car
were brought into contact. His mother had
been visiting in n house at Asylum pike and
Adams road. The child became ILL., Other
occupants of the house urged the mother
TO leave She decided to do it. and left the
place Saturday morning. carrying the child
in her arms.
She rode to Manton street and went to
her home at number 431. From there the
child was taken to the Philadelphia Hos
pital. When it arrived medical inspectors
set out to learn whether any quarantine
was necessary. From the mother they
learned she had taken the child in the
crowded street car
MANY WERE EXPOSED .,
,,,,h thfngg this dafaat our
best efforts" said Doctor Cairns, chief med |
icaI Inspector people were getting on
and off this trolley all the seven miles, and |
nobody knows how many were exposed |
to infection. The best authorities say that |
the disease may be communicated through |
a third person. so that many who are not |
themselves taken i'll may carry infection |
TO Others
Immune serum, which was used in a |
series of selected cases in the Philadelphia |
Hospital for Contagious Diseases last week |
until the supply was exhausted, was given |
a trial on a patient 21 years old at New |
Britain, Bucks County |
Boy choirs in Philadelphia churches which |
usually start their year the first week In |
September were prevented from organizing |
by the rule that children under 16 may not |
attend Sunday school or church until after |
September 20.
Two OF the new cases reported yesterday |
were negro children. Only five cases of in |
fantlle paralysis among negroes have been |
found in philadelphia this summer and one
In Camden.
INSPECTORS HAVE BUSY DAY
Quarantine inspectors had their busiest |
Sunday afternoon yesterday seeing that |
persons going on outings over Labor Day |
were provided with health certificates for |
their children.
one new case was reported TO the Cam |
den Board of Health. that of Laura Deroga. |
. months old s26 Atlantic-avenue. She |
was taken to the Camden Municipal Hos |
pital. where there are now s3 cases in
all
death was reported from Abingdon |
township the fifth case In the township. |
of which four have died. The latest victim
is Marie Marcia, years old daughter of |
Thomas Marcia, Forrest avenue laBd Fox |
Chase road. near the village Of Mckinley. |
The condition OF Alan H. Reed Jr., at Wyn- /
cote. who on Saturday was not expected TO |
live, was reported much better last night
Immune serum obtained from New York /
city where Il has given good results in /
experimental cases was injected into II.
Conard. 21 years old, at New Britain by Il
Doctor Croft and DR.. +. B. Swartzlander. /
Thirty cubic centimeters OF spinal fluid /
were removed through lumbar puncture L
ana 20 cubic eentimeters OF serum forced /
IN 70 replace it, The stricken young man
Is L son OF Jacob Conard. The family Is /
one well known throughout Bucks County.
New Britaia Is near Doyiestown
According 10 the statistics Of the world.
We should expect September 70 De ths high
est month IN the number Of cases OF IN
fantlle paralysis" said Commissioners 4
Dixon. THAT would also Be according 20
our ex1erience in ls1o Hhen We hao lllz
cases Il the state. and Ia 1897. hut fhe
nanaber seems q he slightly On lhe De-